First Impressions of Lebanon 🇱🇧 (Did not expect this in 2021)
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Beirut, Lebanon ➖ Lebanon is currently in a state of despair. Since 2019, the Lebanese lira has lost 95% of its value putting many families on the brink of survival. Not only this, but the country is facing waves of Covid-19, corruption, and many are still recovering from the horrific Beirut Port Blast that killed more than 200 people.
Having trusted only the mainstream media to get information on Lebanon prior to my trip, I wanted to visit Lebanon to see what it's like on the ground. Talking to the local Lebanese people about the situation and learning about the issues that many face across the country.
Join me as I showcase real-life in Lebanon, showcasing its beauty, history, delicious food, and of course the amazing Lebanese people.
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0:00 Intro
1:16 Exchanging $ Black Market
7:13 Lebanese Breakfast
14:25 Beautiful Waterfront
15:38 Explosion Site
17:19 Uber Driver Thoughts...
21:09 Swarama Hunt
27:57 Our Apartment
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What a beautiful country and what kind people. Too bad they are in such a difficult situation. I am looking forward to traveling to Lebanon. Love and respect from Spain
how can you say that the people are kind when you have never been to Lebanon or even Beirut...
@@antonydaniels7365 you can call people good without meeting them.
They are good people
@@mjzudba5268 so I can call you an idiot based on the fact that you have made that statement.
@@antonydaniels7365 why be negative tho
That's just your mindset
This country went through a lot of terrible things.
May this country find peace. Love and prayers from Cyprus 🇨🇾❤️🇱🇧
Cyprus is really interesting. You guys are only 150 miles/241.402 kilometers away from us. You guys also heard the explosion in Beirut
@@Hadi73142 yes brother, we did. it felt like a
small earthquake
It seems like larnaca city .
@@mohammedunknown2651 it really does
I am from Lebanon , your welcome buddy , Shout out to Cyprus
As an Aussie living in Lebanon I find this country simply amazing and I am so sick of the media only reporting negative news. As far as the lebanese breakfast, what you had doesn't even scratch the surface of a real lebanese breakfast. I hope you went outside of that area you filmed from, so much to see and do in Lebanon! It is steeped in history. Enjoy the country, enjoy the people's hospitality!!
Are you Australian bro
I'm Australian Lebanese in Lebanon to
@@ricko-vf4sx born in Australia, Lebanese roots! You could say I'm an Ausbanese or a Lebaroo!!
Confused?? I just watched a video with a lady doing her vlog and she is almost in tears with the situation in Lebanon!
What do you need to enter the country? Im from Mexico
I went to Lebanon in July with a Lebanese Canadian friend! what a great time, food was so good! parties were amazing and the country is beautiful. I hope Lebanon gets back to normal one day!
Parties are amazing yet half the population is starving.
Thank you. it always does. Phoenicia is there to stay. will rise like a phoenix from the ashes
@@3pierre91 Phoenicia stopped existing 2200 years ago, we are a totally different population now, grow up
@@ovschinikov You grow up Eli, Man yanker aslouhou le asla lahou. Phoenicia is there to stay. It is very important to me to know and be proud of our history. you do not have to agree to it. So grow up
@@3pierre91 you mean to tell me you worship Baal, you work in glass making, you have a ship that you sail and trade with, you speak an extinct Canaanite-Semitic language? Seriously? You still hold on to what history books thought you at school? Boy you’re a sad person, just like every “ khara “ Lebanese person who thinks he is Phoenician xD
Greetings to Lebanese sisters and brothers, (from Morocco 🇲🇦). 🤝🇲🇦 🤝🇱🇧🇱🇧
Lebanon is a wonderful country. It deserves much more than what it has presently.
dont you think its true for all countries?
@@goodfortune4317 yes, but some countries have more unjust situations than others.
Yea well it needs to fight for itself but that's for olden times when people didn't have visas to just leave the problem
It deserves exactly what it has
@@morten1 bruh tf-
Great video ! I came to Lebanon from Norway to study Arabic at the American University of Beirut eight years ago. I just loved every bit of my stay in this gorgeous and hospitable country that has taken more than two million refugees ( Armenians, Palestinians, Iraqis and Syrians who make the largest number). Lebanon is amazing with majestic nature, landscape and climate. What to say about its rich history and the Phoenician civilization who invented the Alphabet we use today and above all gave us the name of our continent Europe named after Princess Europe (ERP) born in the ancient city of Tyre. The history of Tyre is even more ancient than Rome . I learned in an Expo in Genova that Tyrenean sea ( il mare Tirreno ) between Italy and Greece is called after the Phoenicians of Tyre because they have founded many cities in the Western Mediterranean in Italy, Malta, Spain, Portugal and France as well as Greece …
There is no doubt that the Lebanese political elite is disturbingly corrupt, but there is one thing I don’t understand: what is the European Union thinking by enforcing the American financial embargo on Lebanon? Have we, Europeans asked ourselves: how will our countries cope if Lebanon decides to follow Turkey’s Erdogan blackmail approach and demand that the Syrian and Iraqi refugees must go home, and these refugees decide instead to head for Cyprus, Greece, Italy…?
Well said! Thank u very much! Respect from lebanon 🇱🇧
As a lebanese that's trying to build himself a life in france now, I just wanna tell you that you're amazing dropping all that knowledge on people. We appreciate good people like you who talk out of experience and general knowledge and not the images that has long been projected by the media to manipulate everything that's happening rn in the country.
I love AUB. I have many friends who are studying there, it has such an amazing campus!!!
Love my guy from leb
So, I'm french but I live in Lebanon, and just wanted to say, everything you find cheap, is super expensive here and that's why people are struggling and starving, we don't have access to dollars so we can't really escape from this place, I guarantee you that most Lebanese are trying to leave the country sadly, it's a beautiful country itself tho. have fun while you stay there's much to do.
Love and best wishes for lebanon. Hope good days ahead soon.
Because u don't ask help from China, Russia and Iran and u scare from USA , I don't know why, u r under sanctions then leave scaring from sancstions of USA
What do you do in Lebanon?
What are u even doing here? I can’t wait to leave this sh*tty country
@@mathieukhalil7865 stop talking bad about your country
Sending lots of love to Lebanon
Greetings from Poland 🇵🇱❤️🇱🇧
LOVE FROM USA
The guy with the perfume was trying to give you a gift because he closed his shop and is leaving or (willing to leave) to Australia, so he was giving you the last perfumes he has as a gift!!
Very generous gesture from Lebanese guy. He wants to give them two perfumes as a gift, and these two got scared. There is only food...food...food in their heads.
He gave them the gifts then asked them to give him money. He said give me anything you want whether lebanese or american dollar
@@nednesic4238 scared? no way lol, there's a cut in the middle of the conversation, most probably the man was asking for money right there just as at the end. Luke probably cut that part because he doesn't want to make the guy look ''bad'' and to prevent hatred towards the man in the comments since not everyone understand it's a common way of doing business in certain countries. i'm sure that wasn't a gift.
he was a scam
@@milaslalib2 Not at all, he was giving them the perfumes as a Cadeau (gift in french language)... and when the two others insisted to not take them he said that he would accept anything in exchange as a souvenir (he was not trying to sell them the perfumes at all)...
Having been to many countries, Lebanon is by far probably the best country I've been to. The people are beyond amazing. So kind and friendly. They are going through hell and still managed to be so kind and giving. The food was so incredible and the best food i've had. Such an inviting country and you feel so great just being there.
sadly, the 2,150,000 LBP you exchnaged at the beginning of the video is almost the double of a waiters monthly salary (
I have grown up listening to Nancy Ajram's songs. In fact I was listening 🎧 to her song few minutes ago. I used to put Lebanon flag as my computer wallpaper. It's one of the few countries I do like. I hope they come out of bad times. Love & support from Pakistan.
as a pakistani never feed an arab' ego....and have some shame to put another country's flag as ur own
U pashtun already forget how arabs treat your women in afghanistan and in wazristian? Arab throw osama in our nation intead of their own
Thank you Salman, all the love to you and to Pakistan ❤️
Big love for you salman
With Islam, Lebanon, the Paris of the East, is forever damned.
First stop killing street dogs in so called islamic Republic of Pakistan. Shame on you. Children abuse and women violence common! Heeramandi beside masjid. Chinese buying girls. Families killed by police in sahiwal highway quetta karachi. Animals are shot and poisoned. Your country servant of Saudi Arabia China uae.
It's so heartbreaking to see the downfall of what used to be such a beautiful country. A trashy government, a financial crisis, a petrol crisis, starving families and utter destruction everywhere. Truly sad.
I truly hope it gets better
IT IS HEARTBREAKING! IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL. HAD GARDENS EVERYWHERE..MY HUSBAND GREW UP THERE AND HIS PARENTS NEIGHBORHOOD WAS SO SO BEAUTIFUL. NOW THERE ARE LOCKS ON ALL THE GATES AND NEIGHBORHOOD IS ALL FORCLOSED. SAD. CITIZENS COULDN'T GET THEIR HOUSE DEBT PAID OFF BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT CHANED THE ALLOWANCES OF THE BANKS AND MIDDLE CLASS LUXURY AWAY.
مع الاحترام لبلد لبنان الجميل
كنت في بيروت عام 2012 لمدة ثلاثة أشهر
المدينة نظيفة وجميلة اتمنى ان يعود لبنان الى الماضي🇮🇷🇱🇧🇮🇷🇱🇧
ليش خلو فيها شي حلو حزب الله التابع لايران
@@28Justchecking لطالما دمر لبنان !!
لبنان متورط في الحرب الأهلية والفساد منذ عام 1950 ، فضلا عن الفساد والحروب مع إسرائيل
كانت الثورة الإيرانية عام 1980. وهذا يدل على أن الحروب الدائرة في لبنان لا علاقة لها بإيران
لقد دمر النظام الإسرائيلي وحلفاء إسرائيل العرب والعقوبات الغربية لبنان
@@28Justchecking دعني أخمن
ثم الإمارات البحرين المغرب
قد يكون الشخص التالي هو خادم الحرمين🇸🇦🇸🇦🇮🇱🇮🇱
I love this! But being Lebanese, I really wish you had a local showing you around because your experience would've been so different!
Agreed!
Yeah dude
Grew up around a lot of Lebanese people. Awesome culture. Always see the country in the news for the wrong reasons. This is the first time I'm going to see the non political side of Lebanon. Excited for this one Lukey!
I just wrote on youtube to get information about lebanon and a video of this guy came out.This is pretty awesome.Thanks for the amazing video.I wish the kind Lebanese people strength and a happy future♥️
Thank you mate ❤️🇱🇧im lebanese you're welcome when u come ❤️
As a Lebanese I do remember that perfume guy. He has a store but it looks like they are closed due to current situation. Good choice eating at barber restaurant
It's barbar bro barber mean another thing ✂️
Looking forward to your journey in a new country 🇱🇧 🙏
Thankyou, I'm excited!
@@LukeDamant Iv heard the hospitality is real genuine. ❤️
WOW!
The World in Chaos Even You, but
"Be Still "
by Gooden and Cohen
I've come a long way still have a longer way to go it's been a Lonely Road but I know I'm not alone sometimes the going has gotten tough and I was down could not get up but when my Sin I had enough Jesus took me by the hand
Be still and know that I am God
With me there's nothing that's too hard
I'll get you through
I've left it all behind
To find the one above
I had to die inside
To Forgive and learn to love
I've found that letting go
Turns faith into a rope and so now I'm holding on to the only one who gives me hope.
Be still and know that I am God
With me there's nothing that's too hard
I'll get you through it
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My favorite travel youtube channel so far! Can't wait to see the whole series
Luke you're amazing! Love your energy, full of positivity and generosity! 💕
The guy with the perfume was actually really sweet. It's a cultural thing, it's our way of manifesting a trip to Australia into reality. It could sound silly to some but the principle of it being 'if I gift an Australian something thoughtful, maybe it'll be rewarded by God with a trip to Australia.'
I don't mean to sound overtly critical and I'm sure it wasn't your intention at all , but the way you dismissed him was sorta rude and gauche, he clearly understood you were looking for food, I mean...he was just trying to give you a gift and he was so welcoming.
They did not know it was a gift. The guy never said the word "gift" he kept saying "cadeau" which is the French word for gift and so they did not understand him. They obviously thought he was trying to get them to buy from him.
exactly he told them where the food is and they treated him like that i didint quite like there actions
@@abbas1nada your right but he doesnt look like he would know much english words like gift
He mentioned cadeux and "present" as well. Poor guy
This guy is a well known scammer and crook, he gives you some cheap bad perfume, and when you accept, he insists on giving him money
Whenever you guys feel like visiting lebanon id be glad to help any of you explore my beautiful country and be ur guide for ur stay ! ❤️❤️🙏🏾
I grew up visiting lebanon since I was a baby. Family still lives there. I haven’t been in a few years due to all the events that have gone down. I remember the country at it’s almost peak. It hurts to see it like this now 🥺
Finally the long wait is over. We are now going to witness your adventure in Lebanon.
Thanks for watching Jonathan 👍
It’s a miracle the country still exists at all. Since the first Crusade, it’s been like trying to build a civilization in the middle of a freeway.
Welcome to Lebanon 🇱🇧
Thanks Jimmy 😃
Lebanon is famous for its salads, and Mediterranean cuisine is the most healthy.
Exactly finally someone said it most people don't refer to it in that manner you know lebanese recipies is rich with vegan recipie people who doesn't eat mets and we have balanced food
@@clairechami6091 Right. Light, and very tasty.
Him telling him food and Ahmad telling him Fool 😂
Fool is a type of food in lebanon
@Mathew Riachi sherlok
Yeah fool is very tasty😋
Thanks for this video n thanks for sharing your first impressions on Lebanon.
Wow amazing you went to my home country! Please document everything!
Plenty more videos to come 🙏
Next time you come to Lebanon, make sure to make a lebanese friend that would take you on a food tour. Better than being alone 😂❤
SO much love to Lebanon some friends are so nice and very friendly at all. Keep exploring buddy and keep safe as always
I appreciate luke doing alot of research on the places not just for his knowledge but also to tell his viewers about recent events in the country, really knows what he talking about with the blast and everything.
You're younger then me but as a kid people said "Lebanon is the Switzerland of Middle East". I'm from Rome.
You are sensitive to our situation more than our government is! And reading your viewers comments...Thank you beautiful people! Bless your hearts!!!!
it's an amazing country i would love to travel here from morocco
Thank you for visiting my homeland. Such a beautiful place that deserves everything. One of the most kind hearted people 🖤
Ah yes, Fridays and Luke Damant vlogs, perfect combo😩🤚🏻
Perfect combo! Enjoy the weekend 🙂
@@LukeDamant hate that passive aggressive smiley but you too😂
@@ashlee2870 😂 I always wonder what vibe that smiley gives. Noted on that
I feel like Lebanese Zaatar and Labneh will be Luke's new Cheese Paratha equivalent hehe
😂😂 me too
being a pakistani who enjoys levantine food, zaatar" manakish" does not have an equivalent in desi cuisine
🔥👌
I've learned so much, thanks luke!
o wow thank you my friend! Great guide for visiting Lebanon 👍🏻
Feels like im traveling with you, love the videos🤩
Luke: are you the owner?
Fadi: yes
Luke: Are you the restaurant...?
Fadi: yes
Luke : how to say great in arabic ?
Fadi: yes
Luke : fantastic ?
Fadi : ok
How cute
@@mj4253 😂😂😂
😂
he is not the owner i know the place
You just gave me a beautiful moment following you in Beirut. Thank you.
Lebanese people are the kindest, beautiful heart and very friendly ❤️❤️❤️
Great to see a new travel series, this time it's my home country! The pizza-like food you ate is called "Manakish". It's like the Arabic version of pizza but instead of typical ingredients like tomato sauce etc. they just put one or two ingredients. There are sorts like cheese, Zaatar (thyme herbs, the brown one you asked), ground beef (called lahmacun) and so on 😁
I am in love with Manakish 😍 hoepfully you enjoy the series
i think he can get an apartment for one month with 300$ or i am wrong ?
@@yazeedasaad4076 Yes in the most places
@@yazeedasaad4076 You're wrong, you can get it for a lot less than that
@@waelkoubeissy
I thought so, thanks for confirmation.
But where can tourist search cheap rentals on apartments on locals no agencies ?
I prefer to give money to owners that need for living in this hardship times then to speculators.
On online newspapers , Facebook groups?
Monthly rentals .
Problem is that you will rent a space that is in shortage of electricity,heating,etc..
Extreme tourism like locals conditions.
Tayeb is delicious
Bi janin is delicious to the point I get crazy
Welcome to Lebanon! 🇱🇧❤️
Glad to see new vlog from you again, appreciate your content. Cheers from Thailand, enjoy travelling and stay safe & healthy 👍👍 chase the dream
im lebanease and i go to lebanon every summer and its a fantastic country
Finally your video mate, been waiting for a while, saw you in another video with your friend traveller and was happy that you are doing well.
Thanks for waiting, I hope you enjoy the series 😊
We from Campbelltown NSW
I mostly admire this country and the people,, beautiful from the inside
I visited the Lebanon several years ago and loved the country. Superb scenery and a spectacular visit to the Roman remains at Baalbeck.
I found your tour of Beirut very interesting. Thank you.
Oooh finally Luke is here .. long waiting ended up on worth outcome Great video as usual u made bro Friday&Luke perfect composition 😌☺️
Im from Lebanon and I love seeing people going to visit! You should visit Mount Lebanon, weather is much better up in the mountains! Hope you come back and visit!
Love the Arab world ❤️ Lebanon is my favorite Arab country ❤️ 🇱🇧
Stay Safe mate hope you come Brunei 🇧🇳 Borneo island full of adventure
Lebanese people are so kind and friendly.
Such a shame the beautiful country is in turmoil now.
Just hope everything gets better there because the people deserve better in there….
Love and prayer from India.
I love this!! I would really recommend having a local guide or TH-camr take you around to really have a full experience and not be duped by scammers! Btw the man said barbar not baba for the shwarma lol. You guys are amazing and I hope you have a great time in Lebanon. Much love!
Have a great time in new country bro 😍😍
Thanks bro 😎
@@LukeDamant good job
Your so adorable. Your interactions
With everyone is genuine 😊
So, i born in lebanon, sorry to say its easy for you to say everything and im happy that u took good impression about lebanese guys, im not trying to be negative about my people, but ur coming from another realm, u saw the good sidr of lebanon man.
Just subscribed to this guy. Definitely wants me to travel there. Keep doing what you’re doing man!
Yeah if you ever go there just careful on the road, drivers aren’t careful here
Wow would love to visit Lebanon such a beautiful country, enjoy!
Ty I recommend you visit my country if u do enjoy😄
@@justachildesimp definitely will once I get enough subscribers so I can afford it lol
@@TheStoryOfYouness lol don't worry u will get to see Lebanon soon im sure!
@@justachildesimp inshallah!
Keep exploring we are with you 😉 Mr Luke 🙂
French guy with Lebanese roots here, first time on your channel, love to see you explore this country, you do it really well. Love Australia and Aussies.
Big love from Egypt ❤️
🙏❤️
Love Lebanon from india🇮🇳♥️🇱🇧
Thank you brother
Hello Luke!! Cannot wait for the upcoming vids! ❤️
Fun video mate. Keep up good work
I love the owner of that restaurant. He seems so kinda and wholesome.
yes he isnt the owner barbar is a verry old restaurant well known too
I hope the economy situation in Lebanon improve and some of the rich people treat their maids like human beings.
Welcome in our country luuk❤🇱🇧
Love it ,im originali from lebanon,i haven't been there for so long ,thank you for bringing back memories
Hi Luke. The salad inside the shawarma is not tabboule, it's called biwaz salad. The tabboule is a salad that you eat alone not mixed with meat or anything else.
And tabouleh is Lebanese
OMG I was drooling over the food you ate there! So sad about the civil war and lack of electricity. Makes me wonder if that's what will happen here in the US. Great video though.
Oh my I love World Nomac!
Praying hard for better days promise to hold on
Well done guys! For not knowing a lick of Arabic, you guys did well. Wish I was there with you both to help translate 🤣 Hopefully you can revisit to a much more stable Lebanon in the future!
Brother love from India ❤️❤️❤️
Luke, at the coffee shop you have explained one of the important tips about using local currency. Man, thanks for explaining all the details while you eat or go somewhere. Best traveler ever!
Good Job Luke!
So very lovely to see you Luke Damant.....love from India ❤❤❤❤
You're my favourite vlogger..Sending lots of love and prayers from Pakistan..❤❤ Travel to South Korea too!!😀
i'm Lebanese and living in Lebanon it might be difficult but i love my country 🥺👌😁💕
Hi Luke! Cant wait for you to visit Bangladesh.
Love this video ❤️❤️❤️🇱🇧🇱🇧
Most Classy Arab Country
Love from Pakistan
I feel good when I see the ring in Luck's hand which he got from my country Pakistan.
🙏🙏
Heart goes out to Beirut people. May Allah gives them peace
I'm lebanese and I'm happy to see ppl vlogging in Lebanon
I’ll be going to Lebanon in 2 days! Just read there will be an election though, hope it’ll be ok to visit
And was it?
Thank you luke for all the work you put into your content I love watching you keep it up your doing a brilliant job 👏
I love Lebanon, the people and the places man just wonderful. I really hope this situation that they are in will end very soon.
Luke I advise you to visit Jordan you really really will love it and you won’t regret it.
Wow,. Great to see you in lebanon 😍😍😍
Good to see u in a new country....hope u get electric asap. Ty luke looking forward to more of yr videos
You ate zaatar on that cheese mankoushe its a herb mix with sesame seeds and oil oregano, mint sumak its a lebanese staple! Great video
OMG great to see you here in lebanon, you must visit jbeil (byblos), batroun, chekka amazing beaches, peace and quiet tourist area with awesome tourist sites
LOTSSSSSS of love from Australia
Hi Luke,Thanks for sharing with erveryone,nice to see back the streets of Beirut again,it has been so long! since last time iv'e been there 34 years ago! , looking forward to see more of your adventure in Beirut! Be safe guys
Same way here. Left 1994. Visited 10 days in 1997. And never since then!