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I keep meeting people from Lebanon. I was chatting with the nice lady who owns our laundromat and it turns out that she is from Lebanon.

"Yes, I used to practice law in Beirut," she said, "I got my law degree in Syria."
"In Syria?" I inquired as I dropped a dirty sock on the floor.
"Yes," she said, "it's practically the same place as Lebanon. We drive an hour and we're in Syria, they speak Arabic the way we do, same dialect, accent everything, the same."
"Oh yeah...?" I said picking up the dirty sock.
"You know," she continued, "Lebanon and Syria, it's just the same as New York and Long Island, you know, you drive an hour, you're on Long Island. Syria is Long Island."
That's so awesome - Syria is Long Island, or Long Island is Syria.
"And, Lebanon is the best place in the Middle East, not like the rest. Great food too, great food."

Wow, that comparison really is right on the money. Everyone knows that New York city is the best place in the USA. And that we have the best food. Just like Lebanon. And Long Island is nothing but Syria.