Our lives as Lebanese

We're all alike. I guess. Across generations, continents, and cultures, certain traits, habits or experiences don't change. Others define certain generations, or cultures. Sadly, not all these experiences are nice ones. Nevertheless, we learn as best we can from them, and move on.

A friend of mine in Lebanon sent me a link to this online questionnaire she had posted about herself. I started answering the questions, some I knew, others I had an inkling about, and others still I guessed. One question sang, from among the throng of 'what's my favorite color?' 'what's my favorite food?' 'what car do I drive?'...

"How many car bombs have been set off near my house?"

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