by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Feb 12, 2013 | Looks Like Beirut
From Glasgow, to Tiverton, to across the ocean in Ohio, roads everywhere are looking like Beirut. We now have an addition to the list with Alness: ROADS in a pothole-plagued Easter Ross estate have been compared to “war-torn Beirut” by a fed-up local whose complaints...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | May 20, 2012 | Looks Like Beirut
Glasgow, Scotland I have to hang my head low as this is probably one of the few times where the phrase “looks like Beirut” is actually accurate: STREETS in the East End of Glasgow have so many potholes they look like they belong in Beirut, say residents....
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jan 23, 2012 | Lebanese Abroard
Christchurch, New Zealand Having survived the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, the Carson family defend their choice to leave the city behind for Nelson: It’s a long road ahead, Mr Andrew Carson says, but they’re of an age where they’re not prepared to...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Sep 22, 2011 | Looks Like Beirut
Hollywood, California Thanks to @MaryLebanese for the link. The phrase describes the winding road that leads up to the great Hollywood sign: Locals complain that tourists leave litter and cigarette butts — a mortal hazard on tinder-dry hillsides in summer...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Aug 21, 2011 | Looks Like Beirut
Probably one of the least expected places to find the “looks like Beirut” phrase used: review of the 2011 Camaro convertible: Truly, this convertible is one stiff car. In the end, none of the suspension components from the coupe needed to be changed for...