Un mauvais état qui était visiblement au-delà de “l’usure normale” d’un bien immobilier après 20 ans d’occupation, souligne auprès de metronews un autre visiteur des lieux. “C’était Beyrouth, vraiment, lâche-t-il. Je ne sais pas si l’appartement était entretenu : la moquette était dégueulasse et il y avait des traces d’humidité sur les murs.”

Frigide Barjot’s Old Apartment

Want to see how “bad” this apartment looks? Well feast you eyes on this:

All I see is an apartment in need or currently undergoing renovation. I fail to see the telltale signs (whatever they are) of Beirut in here. Kind of expecting bullet holes and stuff but I guess the Assistant Mayor of Paris, Ian Brossat, (he’s the guy who made the Beirut comment) sees things differently.

Tall apartment buildings in Al-Hamra district in Northwest Beirut, Oct 2012

Tall apartment buildings in Al-Hamra district in Northwest Beirut, Oct 2012
Attribution: By Flaps1997 [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Looks Like Beirut on Google Maps

I’ve added this (and all previous) “look like Beirut” comments onto my custom Google Maps. With Ian Brossat’s comment, I have my third looks like Beirut from France. Of course the French have a lot of catching up if they plan to compete with their neighbors to the north.

Looks Like Beirut Mapped on Google Maps With Ian Brossat’s comment, I have my third looks like Beirut from France. This time, its near Paris.

Looks Like Beirut Mapped on Google Maps
With Ian Brossat’s comment, I have my third looks like Beirut from France. This time, its near Paris.