tzuka
I don't know what's wrong with me, but for last few days, whenever i have the opportunity to socialize, i find myself talking about the bad situation in the country and day after day life is getting harder here. etc...
Usually, i'm not that kind of person, but i noticed that the others like to talk about these topics, don't know if it's a kind of relief for them but for me it's not.
Anyway, just want to know your opinion and any bright ideas for daily discussions?
NuclearVision
It is relieving, mainly knowing that you share these problems with other people. It turns into a 'situation' and not a problem, which eventually you get used to.
xazbrat
I tend to stay away from people who talk about politics, etc and if people bring up the subject, I find a way to end it and move on to another subject. It's a downer--in my eyes, nothing you can do about it so there is no need to dwell on it. It is hard to do in this country, but even changing the subject about work, school, or new gym routine is better than the endless complaining that many people do around here.
There is nothing wrong with letting out a little steam--you just don't want to stay deflated.
Flakk
With so much going on with our lovely country its hard to stay away from these subjects, especially the trash crisis.
Now for me i I try to talk about movies or any new tech stuff like maybe drone racing, some people seem interested in that.
rolf
It's a downer for me too and I get angry sometimes when I hear too much complaining.
It's good that people complain it's better then other ways of expressing frustration but for me the aim of complaining is to exchange information and hopefully push for change. If I am learning something new then it's OK but if I'm hearing the same shallow complaint with badmouthing, over and over again, just so that someone can feel a little better for a moment, then I don't like that.
To those who complain a lot, I would suggest the following:
Try to watch the reaction of people you're talking to. If they do not jump in then don't push it!
Also hang out with people who are like this, it will force you to come up with other things to discuss, hopefully positive!
Maybe it makes them feel better, like you say, or maybe they don't have much else to do. Maybe if you organize things to do then there is less time for complaining. Also, not everyone is like this. People react differently to the reality around them. I am not a person who complains much even if it's pretty bad.
Sometimes, I like to tell about bad things that happen, and tell how I feel if someone does not know about these things, but that's all.
Totoro
I'll be spending this summer in the mountains next to pretty rivers and lakes because Beirut has become unbearable, and these parts are the only ones where I feel happy and learn to love my country again because of the people there and the beauty of our mountains
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I tried last year to do something about the situation, anything. Got my butt kicked pretty badly.
Noticed that the majority of the Lebanese people don't care and will still follow their leaders blindly (my family members included, not blaming anyone in particular).
So I hope that one day (probably this summer) everyone will just wake up, drowning in his own sweat, no electricity to turn on any air conditioning, no water to shower to take the smell of the horrible trash off his skin and no proper medical help or treatment to treat his destroyed lungs and countless cancerous cells currently swarming their bodies.
This is a reality, the solution isn't closing our car window and holding out breath for 5 seconds.
40 years with the same people in office and they still suck at their job.
hussam
Totoro wroteI'll be spending this summer in the mountains next to pretty rivers and lakes because Beirut has become unbearable, and these parts are the only ones where I feel happy and learn to love my country again because of the people there and the beauty of our mountains
Beirut is getting way to dusty dusty. There is too much trapped heat and fog by August. I would have loved to live somewhere far from the city.
My old house in Ashrafieh had an very wide view to the mountains. I used to stare at the mountains at night and watch the blinking lights.
bermudapineapple
I love the political conversations. Whenever I have an opportunity to join one, I always do. Once I was on a bus and a discussion just happened to start between two people. Then other people joined in and then I joined in. It was very strange but very civil and friendly. We ended up agreeing even though if we knew our different sects/parties, we would probably have made some wrong assumptions about each other.