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Lebanon: “Live For The Moment” Attitude?

Categories: Middle East & North Africa, Lebanon, Arts & Culture, Economics & Business, Youth

“The only thing that came to my mind is how can we be labelled as people who live for the moment, while at the age of 22-23, the young Lebanese is compelled to think about buying an overly expensive house which he/she has to pay in installments for, for 20 or 30 years, and that is in order to secure their future with a future partner,” writes Liliane [1] as she questions the conclusions of this video by CNN [2] which highlights Lebanese nightlife and claims a Lebanese “live for the moment” attitude.