10-Star Hotel planned for Beirut

[Shy--Ism]

[Johnny]

Sorry to burst your bubble Crow but you don't live here and it's true I don't live in Dubai either but Beirut ROCKS and can't be even compared to Dubai or any other city in the world. It has it's own culture, crowd, and flavor. sorry but that's the way it is: whoever wants to do something special in Beirut and prefers it to another city in the region/world then he has the right to do so because he truly knows what Beirut is or will be I thought you knew that but unfortunately turns out you don't!! I stand up and say it proudly: WE ROCK!!

[crow]

[DonSerj]

[Shy--Ism]

[crow]

[silver_edge]

[crow]

[TRANCED]

lol....
and check how many are spending it in here..

THEN. COMPARE.

Dubai prevails in job opportunities, and maybe the more luxurious sources of entertainment.
But Beirut has an element which no country has: the people.
That's it.

No city is the best in the WORLD! Each place has it's own charm. Stop the argument people.... You seriously don't have to argue about every single thing... really

[samer]

1st- i think this future hotel is fake! i've got the email a year ago and there was no official announcement in August 2008 whatsoever..

2nd- there's nothing such as 10 star hotel!

3rd- comparing what city is the best is really a silly argument.. it's all relative depending on each one.. for many like Rania, they say that Lebanon is great because of its people.. oh well.. to each his own.. i think the curse of Lebanon is its people!! maybe the weather is the only good thing left in this country put we Lebanese are the worst population in the whole world! and for many reasons!!

[crow]

THERE'S NO ARGUMENT BETWEEN WHICH CITY ROCKS!!! THAT'S MY FUCKING POINT!!!!!

[silver_edge]

hehe crow man chill...every1 has a point u know ...no1 is sayin dubai aint good,but dont forget the climate there,and dont forget wat is dubai without the money invested in it,just another desert no1 could put a foot in...while beirut(lebanon in general)is well known for its weather...
and no1 is sayin lebanon is perfect thats why we,all,were sayin that IF lebanon didnt have the political crysis hes facin,IF...beirut aint the best city in the world,but im my opinion its better than dubai,u may not agree with me,but hey every1 has an opinion and i respect urs as i hope u do respect mine

[crow]

I put out a lot of energy into this thread and it seems that it's going nowhere. I'll just shut up from here onwards.

[[IN]Head-Kay]

Cant be bothered to read all the posts, but i understand the general vibe of this debate. Im not one of those unrealistic Lebanese that keeps boasting about their past, but I am someone who saw both Beirut and Dubai and the clearest distinction you can make is that dubai has no identity or culture, its a place that benifited from the burst of regional natural wealth benifits at a certain point in time, and especially from the big families who live in Abu Dhabi, and became a merger and common benifit for the superpowers all over the globe, a place where money laundered and terrorist cash can both be invested in some mega structure without anyone ever knowing or caring! This place couldve well been Beirut, but the Beirut mosaic that is its society is very different. Crow talks about the present, and in this moment of time a city which is rich in culture like beirut ranks higher on the appeal scale than Dubai, a place that looks like the offspring of Vegas and Disney Land (as a great comedian once said)! I still love Dubai, but im sorry bro Beirut is something else. Cities are not what they if it wasnt for their rich histories. London wouldnt be the awesome place it is today if it isnt for all the events from the romans to the great london fire! Paris wouldnt be the place it is if it wasnt for a timeline of events covering everything from the French revolution while passing over WW2, and so on. Dubai's timeline :

- Used by the Brits to dock their ships before heading to the Indian sub-continet
- Got its name from the brits who used to call it "The Bay"
- Was forgotten tribal lands for like ever
- Families from Saudi and Abu Dhabi decide to invest in it in the 70s
- Nothing major apart from the world trade centers on Sheikh Zaid until 1991
- BOOOOMMM .. And Dubai is born

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[TranceFusion]