More of this... please... even though it's likely to upset the radicals amongst them, I see it as a sign of hope:
From the notes at YouTube:
Whilst the idea of a flash mob isn't a new thing, a Dabke / Hip-Hop flash mob in Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (Beirut Duty Free) at a time when the region is in flux is certainly a first.
On March 5th, 2011, passengers experienced something a little different. A flash mob performed a mix of Dabke and hip-hop to entertain and delight passengers and airport staff alike.
M&C Saatchi and Beirut Duty Free, created this vibrant event as part of their "Take Back More." campaign. The aim was to literally create a wonderful memory of Lebanon that passengers could take with them on their journey.
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This is kind of neat. I wa... (Below threshold)1. Posted by James H | March 17, 2011 12:37 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
This is kind of neat. I watched it without the audio, and it reminds me of American country line-dancing. Perhaps a cross-cultural phenomenon is possible?
1. Posted by James H | March 17, 2011 12:37 PM |
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Posted on March 17, 2011 12:37
2. Posted by JLawson | March 17, 2011 1:01 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
I see something like this, and I really wish I didn't have two left feet...
(Keep getting them tangled with the right foot, ya know?)
2. Posted by JLawson | March 17, 2011 1:01 PM |
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Posted on March 17, 2011 13:01
3. Posted by James H | March 17, 2011 1:03 PM | Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
JLaw: You have a left?
3. Posted by James H | March 17, 2011 1:03 PM |
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Posted on March 17, 2011 13:03
4. Posted by Clancy | March 17, 2011 1:06 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Surely everything about all of that violates sharia law.
4. Posted by Clancy | March 17, 2011 1:06 PM |
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Posted on March 17, 2011 13:06
5. Posted by JK | March 17, 2011 2:25 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
this is like a country line dance or a least a some what country line dance!
5. Posted by JK | March 17, 2011 2:25 PM |
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Posted on March 17, 2011 14:25
6. Posted by Brucepall | March 17, 2011 2:35 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Which is why you won't see anything like this in Riyadh, Tehran, or Mogadishu.
6. Posted by Brucepall | March 17, 2011 2:35 PM |
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Posted on March 17, 2011 14:35
7. Posted by Gayle Miller | March 17, 2011 2:35 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
The joy is absolutely infectious. Too bad we cannot share more of THAT with each other, instead of the anger!
7. Posted by Gayle Miller | March 17, 2011 2:35 PM |
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Posted on March 17, 2011 14:35
8. Posted by JLawson | March 17, 2011 2:44 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Two of them, James, H. Just ask my wife! (Oh, they're still talking about our marriage reception. The carnage was horrible... lol)
8. Posted by JLawson | March 17, 2011 2:44 PM |
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Posted on March 17, 2011 14:44
9. Posted by WildWillie | March 17, 2011 2:44 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
The Middle East could use some liquor stores, movie theaters and night clubs. They have nothing to do but get jealous and pissed off at those that are having fun in life.
James H.. Good one. Very funny. ww
9. Posted by WildWillie | March 17, 2011 2:44 PM |
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Posted on March 17, 2011 14:44
10. Posted by James H | March 17, 2011 2:50 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Interesting tidbit, WW: Apparently, the more cosmopolitan areas, particularly Beiruit, had a thriving nightlife about four or five decades ago before fundamentalists gained more influence.
10. Posted by James H | March 17, 2011 2:50 PM |
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Posted on March 17, 2011 14:50
11. Posted by CZ | March 17, 2011 4:23 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Not all Lebanese are Islamic. There are many Lebanese Christians.
If you recall Danny Thomas the entertainer, he was likely the most famous Lebanese Christian and I believe he was Roman Catholic.
11. Posted by CZ | March 17, 2011 4:23 PM |
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Posted on March 17, 2011 16:23
12. Posted by Sadie | March 17, 2011 5:53 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Beirut fills every weekend with rich arab sheiks and assorted lots with lots of cash to drop and drink, dance and party non stop until they drop.
That's why folks, it's hands off Beirut and why Hezbollah won't put a fatwah on their heads ;)
12. Posted by Sadie | March 17, 2011 5:53 PM |
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Posted on March 17, 2011 17:53
13. Posted by Tina S | March 17, 2011 6:17 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Rick, thanks for making everyone in the room smile:)
13. Posted by Tina S | March 17, 2011 6:17 PM |
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Posted on March 17, 2011 18:17
14. Posted by Taxpayer | March 17, 2011 7:11 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Kewl!
A happy-feet epidemic breaks out in the puritanical Middle East. More, please!
14. Posted by Taxpayer | March 17, 2011 7:11 PM |
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Posted on March 17, 2011 19:11
15. Posted by PBunyan | March 23, 2011 4:54 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Test
15. Posted by PBunyan | March 23, 2011 4:54 PM |
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Posted on March 23, 2011 16:54