Table of content below. Elias Bou-Issa, Lebanese poet and author, records and books hunter, born in Ehden in 1984, currently living and working as a telecom engineer in The Netherlands. Corona-made beards: 00:01:00 Dutch vs Lebanese work-ethic and attitude towards work: 00:04:45 Law and law enforcement in Lebanon: 00:07:45 Moving to France: 00:11:30 French vs Dutch work culture: 00:22:33 The importance of workplace trust: 00:26:00 French revolution: 00:27:15 French syndicate, the de-naturing of 'noble' causes, empty activism, and NGOs: 00:33:35 Lockdown in the Netherlands: 00:47:52 Tai Chi class anecdote, the meaning of life, and cultural appropriation: 00:50:12 NGOs and the bureaucratization of institutions: 00:58:00 French revolution genocide: 01:06:50 US vs Lebanese Social Justice Warriors; victimology narratives : 01:10:10 University dorms in France: 01:17:50 The Bulgarian connection, culture and traditions: 01:23:20 Lebanese stress: 01:39:00 Elias the writer and poet; 1st published book: 01:44:15 Linguists with agendas: 01:49:30 Latin va arabic script to write Lebanese poetry: 01:54:30 We use English and French in Lebanon to fill a linguistic void: 02:11:35 Fairuz and the Rahbanis' contribution to language. Their corpus filled a linguistic void but was brought to a halt during and in the aftermath of the civil war. (Natouret l mfeti7): 02:14:00  Masra7iyet Loulou: 02:24:07 Where far right and far left meet: a psychoanalytic interpretation of these stances: 02:34:10 Record and book hunting/collecting: 02:39:00 Give me three words, cafe concept: 02:50:53 Relevant links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/encrier Support the channel:  Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/decafquest  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/decafquest  Twitter: https://twitter.com/Decafquest