12 Characteristics Of Lebanese Club And Bar Owners

You’ve met them, you’ve seen them, and heck, you’re probably best friends with one or ten of them. We’re talking about people who own shares in clubs and bars in Lebanon, here are some notable behaviors they exhibit.


1. The 45 partners will fill the 45 tables at AHM, leaving none for the actual customers.


2. They signed a silent partner pact

“Chou khabarouneh sar 3andak share bi Baboon?”

“Eh, I acquired some share recently bess eno it’s not public yet so mat zi3a”




3. They make fake guest-list promises.

When you text them to be put on the list to skip the interminable walk-in queue, they never reply yet you can spot them chatting up a bouncer.




4. They always see you but you never actually spot them.

“An kenet backstage ma cheftik men fo2”




5. The one time they’ll be humble about their club shares is when they’ll approach a girl/guy:

“Man, as an introvert ma ktir bheb el sahar bass I have a couple of investments in the nightlife scene you know, teslayeh”


6. They call it their “passion project” because they can’t admit that it is their one source of income in a country where nightlife is one of the most profitable sectors.




7. They most likely were the PR people at high school for high school events.

“Man, I always knew I was an entrepreneur at heart. Chou bekeh nsiteh kenet comité de promo bel Jamhour”


8. It is a golden rule that they must be in incognito mode in club a.k.a wearing a designer cap inside.




9. They make their owner status official on Instagram.

They probably also have “Dream big” or “Entrepreneur” in their Insta bio.


10. They treat the place that they own 3% of as their home.

“Teb mre2e la 3anna lyom rah koun honik sob 3 A.M”




11. They’re always busy getting independent music acts but their top played song on Anghami is Controlla by Drake.




12. “Vene, Vidi, Vici” is their life motto and they’ll make sure to tell you that.

Walter White from Breaking Bad was an emperor, you’re clearly not.