If you’re Lebanese and you have an Instagram account, you’re sure to scroll through each and every one of these Stories in times of pure desperation. You may even be guilty of posting them yourself, too.
1. The sunset
2. The ode to your mother, the living breathing angel that she is
3. The family picture in front of the Christmas Tree
4. The inflatable flamingo summer pic
5. The Raouche Rocks picture
6. The gym boomerang
7. The Happy Prince burger
8. The holding a coffee pic showcasing your diamond rings and Cartier bracelets picture
9. Walking in to the entrance of Feb 30
10. The disco ball at Discotek
11. The video of the lights at The O1NE
12. The Nutella covered crepe
13. The ‘Thank you Zara!’ pretend gift pic
14. The kickboxing girls who write ‘back at it’
15. The ‘MOM you’re so embarrassing’ video of your mother saying something
16. The getting a haircut because my boyfriend just dumped me pic
17. The Lebanese feast captioned with the word ‘mood’
18. The ‘talat da2at’ singing video
19. The ‘morning view’
20. The Nescafe in bed
21. The ‘my crazy friend’ post where the friend is doing nothing crazy at all
22. The ‘blessed with the best’ friend group pic
23. The day3a pic
24. The glass of wine that says ‘is it too early for wine?
25. The strange warak 3enab close up
26. The full-blown car karaoke
27. The today’s read post when you know they’ve never read a book
28. The passport pic when you’re about to travel
29. The clearly-staged picture while you’re out but you pretend that it’s spontaneous
30. The please follow my official account pic
31. The movie night picture
32. The picture of a black screen with a sad song playing in the background
33. The screenshot of a Whatsapp conversation with your dad because he said something funny for once
34. The ‘check my latest post’ pic, with a screenshot of your page and the picture in reference blurred out
35. The ‘look my best friend fell asleep’ pic
36. The road trip documentation
37. The sushi pic captioned ‘my love’
38. The ‘how hot is my best friend’ pic
39. The ‘my heart’ picture with your significant other
40. The ‘dinner made by moi’ picture of the first time a girl ever cooked rice
41. ‘My Happy Place’ on a picture of your dad
42. The ‘Vacation mode: ON’ picture at the airport’s Cedar Lounge
43. The Tattoo pic
44. The ‘throwback’ pic from last night
45. The inspirational quotes
46. The stuck in traffic post
47. The religious post from a party animal
48. The wine glasses mid-boomerang-cheers
49. The ‘Mykonos here I come’ airplane pic