9 Things Lebanese People Should Stop Doing Bel Zyara

Can we abolish zyarat please? 1. Pretend they don’t see the dyafe coming Lesh l kezeb? Are we acting like the dyafe is not the only reason we’re visiting? 2. Then refuse the dyafe like 20 times before they cave Khalsoona our arms get tired nehna w natreenkon tekhdo menna l dyafe. 3. One-up each other’s tragedies “3am ydal weje3ne dahre” “Wlek skete hal disk 3ende mharrak elo yawmen” “Sarle 48 se3a mesh neyem men wara l waja3” “Ana melteheb l 3asab” Then ending the convo with “mahada merteh” when they can no longer one-up each other. 4. Ask their kids to clean their rooms la2anno jeye nes ????? Ha yeshrabo ahwe b oodte ye3ne aw keef??? 5. Ysalmo by kissing each other on the cheek Is it 2 kisses? Is it 3? Let’s save ourselves the confusion and just shake hands. 6. Use their children’s most embarrassing memories as ice breakers Lebanese parents get off on airing out our dirty laundry in public. 7. Say things like “walaw ma tfello ba3da l se3a 11” We know it actually means “wa akhiran ha yfello” bas eno fikon bala l temseel ye3ne. 8. Humble bragging Just bragging is a big no no fa ba3d ma tjarso wledkon with “ya ared nsha2e w bla3eene” worthy stories, Lebanese parents must live through their kids and brag about their achievements. 9. Spread misinformation You think WhatsApp moms are bad? Misinformation spreads like wildfire bel ziarat—and we eat it tf up. 1