Lebanese in UAE

[Fawzi]

I know this has gone off-subject, but this is a really interesting topic.
American universities in Lebanon obviously abuse their power and have over-the-odds fees, but the truth is, the prestige thing really works. No disrespect to other universities, but if an employer has a choice between two applicants, one from an American university and the other from a Lebanese one, I don't think there's any competition anymore. And it's not about education, it's about prestige.
And from personal experience, AUB provides some people with more than just an education (I know that's an over-used cliche). I have talked with people who have seen both sides of the fence, and no offense to anyone, but they have all told me that AUB students and grads are different.
Another plus is that it provides that mix of cultures that not many do, and I really think that's priceless.I've actually had friends telling me that, before enrolling in AUB, they wouldn't have even dared imagining that they would be friends with the .. let's say "kind", of people they are friends with now.

On the downside, you always get those people that look down on others, flaunt their money in people's faces and act superior to others. For supposedly educated people, these really show a wrong image of the rest...

[A-Cube]

We are a great people aren't we??

[Genesis]

we are great because we have gigantic enormous penises, unlike the japanese...

[TranceFusion]

100% agree with Raneem and Gen!

I found this list funny but also to some high degree pathetic. Most of the stuff mentioned is very true and realistic, some are exaggerated just for fun, but still true if you look at them realistically! Yea it concerns Arabs in general but the Lebanese mostly i guess. I hate the level of show-off guys and girls have here! It's just unbearable for me. Simply go to Gemmayzeh or Monot or Skybar in summer (from what i heard) and you'll see by yourself. I've never been in Skybar, stopped going to Monot and i barely go to this freakin place called Gemmayzeh. Full of fakers. They care way much more about the surface (the appearance, the way they look/want to look) than what's beneath the surface (personality, character, soul, heart) and they think that everyone around them admires this behavior. And since it's a music forum, they love the "commercial shit"!
But hey, there are always exceptions and i know a few (better than none at all!).

Gen, concerning LAU's cost, i'm doing my MBA there now, yea it's expensive. And my teacher of Human Resources Development told us that his salary isn't WOW, he doesnt get much. I totally agree that this country is stealing from people the whole time. It keeps getting uglier and uglier.

In Europe you're no different than others, superior or better or bla bla just cuz you have nice clothes, a sexy car and a stunning Rolex. MAYBE that's why Lebanese living abroad miss their homeland only 2 months after they left? Cuz they are at the same level as everyone else? I don't know and don't care

*bleh*


PS: i found on Facebook a group created by 2 Lebanese students in Paris who made a list of 134 points (last time i checked) "How to recognize a Lebanese abroad" and i added 7 points from my own experience here

[Genesis]