Unless you live in one of the “security squares” in Beirut, you would be hard pressed to count to ten before a car honks somewhere within earshot. This is even more true in the Hamra area, where through traffic subsides only after midnight and in the summer heat, fuses tend to blow rather quickly. Given that these are also residential areas, it is easy to lose sleep over this. Someone has decided to express their frustration on Abdel Aziz street in colloquial verse (loosely translated):
Take it easy while you’re waiting
Clever guy, no need for honking
The traffic will flow on its own
Without all this posturing
Signed: Bin Displeased
July 8, 2009 at 6:10 pm
Haha, I wonder if people took note of the sign :)
July 10, 2009 at 9:05 am
Amazing!
July 10, 2009 at 12:07 pm
this is really funny, and expressive,
and courageous from your part to carry a cam and take shots in the streets of Beirut.
July 11, 2009 at 9:55 am
One eye,
the place is teeming with photo-taking tourists. I just pretend to be one of them ;)
July 11, 2009 at 1:10 pm
guess that makes you blonde with blue eyes :-)