19 Things Every Lebanese Person Is Guilty Of

Guilty as charged.

1. Putting on your best dabke performance when you’re at a party and “Libnan Rah Yerja3” plays.

2. Being excessively patriotic 3al 7ajiz.

To the point where they get suspicious.

3. Honking in the middle of traffic even though you know for a fact that you’re not helping.

4. Driving around in circles so you can find a parking spot and avoid valet.

5. Checking your teeth for any food remains after a zaatar man2ouche or some tabbouleh.

6. Drowning your shawarma in extra toum and then trying to wave it off with a sad piece of gum.

7. Slapping innocent watermelons to “see if they’re good”.

How can you even tell?

8. Trying to find out someone’s religion/sect by asking for their family name.

9. Turning anything and everything into a joke.

Because we’re funny like that.

10. Judging foreigners who think tabbouleh is made with quinoa and hummus with anything other than hummus.

11. Shamelessly defending the politicians that have bankrupted the country.

12. Being 100% convinced that they’re good drivers while everyone else sucks.

13. Eating raw meat and then judging other nationalities for their food choices.

14. Saying goodbye 15 dozen times before hanging up the phone.

15. Using insults and curse words to show love and appreciation, and loving nicknames to pick a fight.

“Ay** fik bro” vs. “lek 7abibiii”

16. Fighting for the bill even when you can’t afford to pay it.

17. Slamming on the elevator door to make it arrive faster.

18. Asking “meen?” when someone is at the door instead of just looking through the peephole.

19. Replying with “ana” when they’re at someone’s door.

Ah yes, 3reftak…