In a place as chaotic as Lebanon, a lot of things do not shock us anymore ... until a foreigner comes to visit and starts pointing out how weird, jaw-dropping and illegal some of our daily essentials are.
We must admit though, living without them will really make life in Lebanon pretty impossible.
1. Cable TV subscription?
For 20,000 lira ($13) a month you can connect as many televisions as you wish to one magical cable that brings you access to unlimited channels.
2. Our DVD collections ...
"The unauthorized reproduction of distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal." Hmm ...
3. Who buys real university textbooks?
University books that cost almost as much as your university tuition? No thanks. Let's hit up Malik's!
4. "Borrowing" internet ...
Who has a month to wait for official Internet distributors to come for installation?