tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121023966828227561.post9002470859767052250..comments2023-10-21T00:42:22.388-07:00Comments on Bill DeGenaro, Fulbright Scholar, Lebanon: More Quick HitsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121023966828227561.post-39509644811019858722010-10-17T21:30:51.581-07:002010-10-17T21:30:51.581-07:00Jon: I don't think so.Jon: I don't think so.bdegenarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616611448733705353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121023966828227561.post-33604025816273003202010-10-17T02:46:29.996-07:002010-10-17T02:46:29.996-07:00Does everyone boil the water in Lebanon? They do i...Does everyone boil the water in Lebanon? They do in Taiwan.Jon Bendanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121023966828227561.post-9434718917606751172010-10-09T01:48:41.850-07:002010-10-09T01:48:41.850-07:00Oh I'm not saying you should...I was just tryi...Oh I'm not saying you should...I was just trying to understand. I wonder if foreigners have the same problems coming here? Then again we overload our water with chemicals, I'm sure.JMajorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957801079368053283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121023966828227561.post-60615152122754218052010-10-08T12:14:39.044-07:002010-10-08T12:14:39.044-07:00I think you get used to it. For now, I guess we&#...I think you get used to it. For now, I guess we'll be cautious. Maybe in a few months we'll take our chances!bdegenarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616611448733705353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121023966828227561.post-52666821861352399262010-10-08T10:19:04.749-07:002010-10-08T10:19:04.749-07:00Is it the kind of thing you become adapted to afte...Is it the kind of thing you become adapted to after time? Or not likely?JMajorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957801079368053283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121023966828227561.post-89816445273295731062010-10-08T09:52:12.636-07:002010-10-08T09:52:12.636-07:00It's not exactly unsafe. Lebanese people are u...It's not exactly unsafe. Lebanese people are used to the tap water and it doesn't harm them. When Americans come here, they usually get "traveler's sickness" (which isn't life threatening or anything--you just throw up, etc.). If you're not used to the types of bacteria that are in the water here, you'll likely get sick. I think we got minor cases of the sickness just from the small amounts of water you get from eating food. Now we're being extra safe with the tooth brushing thing for example. Using the precept tablets and then rinsing fresh fruit with bottled water is a pretty common practice though.bdegenarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616611448733705353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121023966828227561.post-17607866540817794762010-10-08T06:16:29.708-07:002010-10-08T06:16:29.708-07:00Bill-
Sorry if this question sounds naive, are you...Bill-<br />Sorry if this question sounds naive, are you going through these extra steps to wash fruit or brush your teeth because the water IS unsafe or because you are worried that it might not be?JMajorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957801079368053283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121023966828227561.post-82342588636418900152010-10-08T00:52:56.943-07:002010-10-08T00:52:56.943-07:00Hey there. Thanks for dropping by--hope you'l...Hey there. Thanks for dropping by--hope you'll read regularly. Click on the links to the right to see Nicole's Lebanon blog, too, as well as our photos of the Middle East. Be well and give my regards to AZ. We'll miss visiting Arizona at Thanksgiving this year, which had become a bit of a tradition for us.bdegenarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616611448733705353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121023966828227561.post-6536365519004894652010-10-07T23:46:48.381-07:002010-10-07T23:46:48.381-07:00Hey Love! I just found your new blog. What an exc...Hey Love! I just found your new blog. What an excellent idea. I love it and you know that you can use much of this blogging for a book--either memoir or travel. <br /><br />I must learn more. I loved the Lebanese people I met in Michigan. Without a doubt they had great sense of humor and a love of their families. Somehow, I wish I'd been as well as I am now when I was in Michigan. I liked the environment there; however, I am doing tolerably well here in the AZ desert.LuisaStormchaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04560560238427218538noreply@blogger.com