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Lebanese World Cup Preference Questioned

by | Jun 10, 2010 | Light Humor, Media | 6 comments

Dubai’s freely distributed weekday newspaper, 7Days, (I know its ironic when its only available 5 days a week) has a Letters to Editor section which has somewhat of a cult following where expats generally moan and groan about things in Dubai ranging from phantom traffic fines to supermarket deli weighing tricks.

Well, this morning I found a letter addressed to Lebanese expats in the UAE:

Well another FIFA World Cup is nearly upon us.

Just wanted to write in to put a guess on the number of our fellow expats from Lebanon who suddenly become one of the following nations: Brazil, Italy, Spain, Germany, France, Portugal, Argentina or another nation who is likely to win the final…! It’s strange how nobody from Lebanon supports some of the smaller nations like Slovenia or Honduras…

Man Utd fan
Never been to Manchester

So I’ve decided to send a letter back to 7Days with answers to MUF’s question. I would like to send as many answers as possibly by Saturday. So to get the ball rolling, I’ve started with two possible answers:

  1. Why waste my money on flags, stickers, shirts, balls and clappers on a team that will probably not proceed beyond the first round?
  2. Slovenia and Honduras are in the World Cup?

If you’ve got any of your own responses you would like to include, just leave it in the comment section below or hit me up on Twitter.

Overdoing the World Cup 2010 – IV

From +961: Overdoing the World Cup 2010 – IV

6 Comments

  1. Tarek on June 10, 2010 at 2:55 pm

    Seriously: Because there are more Lebanese in Brazil or Germany or France than there are in Slovenia Honduras….
    Jokingly: What are Slovenia and Honduras?
    Jokingly: Because it’s not about how you play the game, it’s about who wins or loses…

    • Jad Aoun on June 10, 2010 at 3:16 pm

      Nice!

  2. Tarek on June 10, 2010 at 10:55 am

    Seriously: Because there are more Lebanese in Brazil or Germany or France than there are in Slovenia Honduras….
    Jokingly: What are Slovenia and Honduras?
    Jokingly: Because it's not about how you play the game, it's about who wins or loses…

  3. Jad Aoun on June 10, 2010 at 11:16 am

    Nice!

  4. Pascale on November 3, 2010 at 3:00 pm

    this bloggish crap from 7days is gettin on my nerves.. !!

    • Jad Aoun on November 3, 2010 at 3:17 pm

      Actually I believe its one of the few reasons any one in the UAE even reads the newspaper (other than it arrives free on our doorsteps).