Introduce Yourself! (location, occupation, etc.)

[lebgurl]

use this thread to tell us where ur from exactly
Lebanese:
im 1/2 from verdun, rass beirut (my mom) and 1/2 from verdun, beirut (my dad) .. btw yes verdun is rass beirut on 1 half and beirut on the other! also if ur from a small village or a certain area and u wanna share pix, that'd b awesome!

[JPCedars]

well my mom is from Wadi Chahrour, my dad is from El Bwar (by Tabarja), and my parents has a house in Mansoorieh.

[Nadini]

Born in Sodeco, Dad from Niha and mom is from Jounieh

[sargon]

Originally Posted by Nadini

Born in Sodeco, Dad from Niha and mom is from Jounieh

Where is Niha?

[Jayme]

I live in Australia, Melbourne. My Parents are both from the Batroun region.
I studied Tourism Managment.

[grzes]

I'm the only foreigner here, I was born in Baltimore (near Washington), but all my family is from Warsaw, Poland, I am first generation and will move right back to Europe, I've spent enough time in Poland, I can speak the language well, and survive on my own. But I do survive in Europe better than in the US

[lebaneseangel]

im full lebanese. my family is from bhammdoun and dhour el shweir. i was born in california, usa...and moved to lebanon last june

[aezzeddi]

lebanese father and spanish mum....cool ahhh???

[aezzeddi]

btw,my dad is saidewe (from Saida)..beautiful city full of orchards.the pity are the beaches full of shit,but i heard they're kinda cleaning them up or sth...my mum is from Bilbao,Basque Country (spain...not sure really!!) i live here in spain,2nd best country after lebanon...byezz

[Hassoun]

Wow,i like spain,specially BARCELONA.

[NorthPole]

Originally Posted by Nadini

ahhh that's good, you're from Polska , Theres a building in Warsaw I adore!!

Which one? I hope you don't mean the Palace of Culture and Science
OK, Poles hate it or love it, but noone here is neutral on it (it's like La Tour Eiffel in Paris)

BTW. I'm from northern Poland (my nick says so ), port city Gdynia, part of Tricity agglomeration (or 3City/3CT if u are lazy ).

[sargon]

Originally Posted by Nadini

yeah finis, finir est au infinitif , well thats good that you are learning multiple languages!! maybe one day you will learn Lebanese

Is there a language that is called Lebanese ? no offense Nadini, just kidding

[dhamoudi]

Half Lebanese, half Bulgarian
- Trully Lebanese, and trully Bulgarian

[lebaneseangel]

Originally Posted by sargon

Is there a language that is called Lebanese ? no offense Nadini, just kidding

i think youll get a mixed responce on this question.
our national language is arabic..and our secondary languages are french and english
...to start with the lebanese aribic differs from the proper arabic in many ways. most lebanese understand proper arabic well bcz all of our news and movies are in it..but i noticed visitors from other arab countries sometimes having trouble understanding the lebanese dialect....
but that may be bcz..depending on the area you are in..the style of talk changes.
to me ...mountians lebs roll everyword together and sometimes sounds like they are mumbling,.,,,and the peope i am around in the city...use a combination of 2 or more languages to speak in.

as for a lebanese laguage..well there is a speak lebanese insttute here in lebanon...so i am asuming yes..

[Ozcan]

Originally Posted by Nadini

lol yeah, the french language is beautiful and it is a very rich language! I love it a lot and I will also never let it go . Vivre la France!

English is far richer (contrary to what many believe!)

[shayan]

I know lebanese Arabic is different (i can understand it) i was looking Street smarts at Sama dubai today and i taught it was a lebanese program and they mixed french and English in and i totally got the program! It was so cooL!

[Nadini]

Originally Posted by sargon

Is there a language that is called Lebanese ? no offense Nadini, just kidding

yes there is Sargon, as theres a Egyptian language, Saudi Arabian language etc... It is all based on the arabic language but it either has it's own accent, different words or just completely not the same way other arabic speaking nations say it. I don't understand any other arabic but the Egyptian one, the Saudi Arabian or the Gulf language to me is like chinese... kinda weird

[Nadini]

Originally Posted by grzes

I am looking forward to it! I just want to thank everyone here for being tolerant of my poor French lol, I am really pleased and happy that I am able to use it. I love French, I haven't gotten a chance to speak it in 2 years, and I will never let it go. Ever.

I am trying to invite my Lebanese doctor and his family to our home, I know him because when a member of my family had his wife as a client (for a coat store) told him I had a medical problem that prevented me from playing football/soccer (I was devastated), he came out for free (on his own time and free will) and checked it out. He setup the operation and everything, dinner for him and his family is the least I could do. He even gave us a rug from Lebanon (handmade) which was really nice. Even taught me a few things in French I didn't know

That's nice of him to do that I hope right now you are able to play football/soccer.

[shugs]

My parents are both Iranian, from Mazandaran province in the caspian region, and ancestrially from Shamirzad/Sangesar (mountain towns in the Semnan province). I was born in England... little seaside town in the south west called 'Torquay' lived here all my life.

[AntonAmeneiro]

I am from Spain, originally from Galicia but living in Asturias (in Oviedo), I have no ties with Lebanon but I'm becoming more interested in your country each day