Breaking records around the world, Lebanese still party on Saturdays and barbecue on Sundays, leaving the week days for work, and by work I mean chatting, commenting on friend’s photos, harvesting the pink carnation and collecting materials to build a horse stable in their Farmville.
A simple cup of coffee and a cigarette pull creativity out of a Lebanese brain. We are born with natural raw skills just like uranium. Once these skills are extracted and enriched, they will result in a “Shakira” or a “Salma Hayek”, or even better a “Tom and Jerry”.
Awarded seven Oscars, Joseph Barbera and William Hanna (creators of Tom and Jerry), originally Lebanese (no need to mention), managed to run the MGM cartoon studios feeding children’s heart and mind as well as adults with laughter, hope and imagination. And the legend started over a cup of coffee on a lazy summer day.
That’s not all! Wherever you see an Einstein duplicate, be sure that he has some Lebanese root somewhere in his family tree. And I can bet you on that taking full responsibility of what I am saying reserving the right to appeal in case any lawsuit is filed!
You all watched Rambo, Terminator and basic instinct, but did you know that Mario Kassar the producer was Lebanese? What about Carlos Ghosn the chairman of Nissan and Renault, the No1 most influential businessman internationally? Rony Saikaly the NBA player, General John Abizaid head of the Us army’s central command, Tony Chalhoub Emmy award winner, Charles Elachi director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Paul Anka, Mika, Massari, Keanu reeves, Carlos Slim Helu with a $60 billion wealth, originally Lebanese born in Mexico and reported by Forbes on March 2010 as the world’s richest man, overtaking Bill Gates by just a few million dollars! Joe Hachem and Joseph Mouawad the International Poker players, Michael Debakey the first heart surgeon, let’s not forget Gibran Khalil Gibran… and I can go on forever and ever.
Stop by for a cup of coffee, you might run into a genius Lebanese, a famous Lebanese or Haifa Wehbe!
Amalia
Laly
3 months ago
Love the style very funny very true PROUD TO BE LEBANESE Thank you Amalia for this lovely article:) (& I love your conclusion:)
Diala
3 months ago
law hal dinyi sa2alit minak illone INNAK LIBNANI.
bravo Amalia
go go go lebanese people.
we only need a lebanese football team to encourage…
ELIE
3 months ago
vERY NICE ARTICLE AMALIA WELL WRITTEN BRAVOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Mary
3 months ago
… and I guess you were writing your amazing article , a cup of coffee in your left and a pen in your right…
As I am at work I enjoyed what you wrote, a Nescafe in my left and a cigarette in my right…. Typical Lebanese, we are proud of you. Inshallah you will join the group of genius you talked about it.
gisele
3 months ago
very nice:)
3 months ago
She is the one Of Genius!:)
Hope again to have cup of coffee … with u Amalia
Boutros Abdallah
3 months ago
nice Amalia………..
Elie
3 months ago
your nationalism and nazi-like fake delusion of grandeur makes me want to puke
BeirutBoy
3 months ago
hehe
Lebanese people rock dude!
Dont forget Elie Saab, Reem Akra, Zuhair Mrad, Nicolas Gebran, and other fashion designers.