Is it easy to make friends in Lebanon?

Blue Sky 01 wrote:

Is it easy to make friends in Lebanon?

Not if you're black.

420weblazeit wrote:

Not easy if you're black, yes. However with the younger generations they are not racist, and there are lots of mixed races African Lebanese people who I know who have lots of friends and have no problems

I believe the majority are racist, and that is so-called friendship you speak of. Don't believe me? Listen to the first insult they would very likely come out with in the event of a dispute with their black 'friend' - "monkey", "nigger", "abd" (slave) etc. Racism is unlikely to be erased within a generation. It will take a very long time due to the legacy of the slave trade. The younger generation might be more prepared to talk to coloured people, and tolerate them better than their parents, but it isn't genuine.

Tonijo wrote:

In all countries the matter of racism exists and it is not a good matter. But let us examine   what really happens in the real life. Most Africans work in Lebanon, sometimes they have problems, but just go live in Belgium, not being black, but white a little darker than natives and try to find a job.......  A stranger that don't speak the country language, try to find a job......  How many they don't even speak Lebanese language and work in Lebanon?  How many Lebanese were killed in Africa, specially in, Nigeria by natives there?  And the list is too long....  Blacks where re I live in Lebanon all of them works and most of them for so many years . I am saying all this not to revive racism issue, but don't take exceptions like general matters. At least in Lebanon, despite the economic crisis, black people works in the country, and in the opposite of Africa, no one was killed or kidnapped or  or  in comparison to what happens to Lebanese there  .

What kind of jobs are they doing in Lebanon though? I'm sure you will find Lebanese are finding far better opportunities in Africa, than Africans in Lebanon. Compare their situation...I don't think the Lebanese in Africa are doing the kind of work done by Africans in Lebanon! And treated like slaves...