7 Whatsapp Tricks That Every Lebanese Needs

If you are an introverted WhatsApp user (by this we mean you are not a big fan of voice notes, chatting, or just instantaneous texting in general) then, these hacks will save your life. Or really, just a lot less communication efforts off of your plate. Read through these time-saving shortcuts.

1. Escape the dread of listening to WhatsApp voice notes

Reply with “Type, I can’t listen right now”. I bet you the other person will recap a one minute voice note to a short “Machi ken bedde es2alik eza jeye lyom” or a “Did you like how X’s girlfriend looked yesterday?”

2. Use “mafroud in” or “down for the idea” when you answer to plans

These close-ended yet ambiguous answers will save you from your friends’ arguing and convincing. It is better than answering with “Hasab el jledeh” or “men chouf” because these will always be followed with long dissertation of why your presence is important in this party.

3. Always cherish your teta or your 3amto‘s Whatsapp wisdom.

Although this is not related to being Whatsapp lazy but it is a rule of gold.
Who knows if you don’t show appreciation to her Sabah el kheir flower pictures or you don’t send a message to seven other people in the next hour, things might not turn out well for you.

4. Always plug in earphones if you are listening to a crazy friend voice note in public

You just arrived to work and you noticed that your friend sent your a 20 sec voice message at 4 A.M. You can’t risk a quick “putting my phone next to my ear” motion, right now. As you listen to their voice note with earphones plugged, it turned out to be loud swearing and dirty inside jokes. So, that saved you an embarrassed face palm.

5. Reply “Eh” to your mother’s 5 consecutive 8 second voice notes

Since asking her to type is not an option because voice notes are Lebanese mothers’ only medium of communication used. An alternative to skipping that is just replying with “Ehhh ok” because it is guaranteed that this is the answer she was looking for.

6. Mute groups then send a “type a recap please” when messages seriously accumulate.

That way you’re dodging a ridiculously long voice note and reading through 300 messages.

7. Untick the option of automatically saving pictures sent to your library from chats.

No more failed recipes, memes, leaked nudes, random selfies, lame gifs, etc.