15 Thoughts We Have While Sitting With Our Lebanese Family

If you’re like me, you’ll be deep inside your internal monologue at most family events. If you want an inside track on what’s going on in there, I’ve compiled 15 thoughts that go through my head while sitting with my Lebanese family.

Let us know if you have the same!

1. Why does it always smell like zaatar in here

Every grandparent house has to have that? Is there someone in government who tracks this?

2. Ooh the diaspora aunt is here this week

This will surely provide some good content.

3. Can I get away with opening Youtube?

Am I 7 years old?

4. I love you teta, please stop feeding me

Please, please…

5. 3 hours must have passed by now…

It’s been 12 minutes.

6. Let’s speculate on this cousin’s sexuality

7. Why doesn’t the biggest uncle just eat all the other uncles?

8. Why is the mashewe fanner such a coveted role in the family court?

9. Am I a bad person?

No, it’s the kids that are wrong!

10. What if I made my grandpa watch the Fast and Furious movies?

11. They’ve been living together for 40 years and still know the exact buttons to hit to annoy each other

I respect it.

12. I wonder how I’d look like in an Italian family…

13. Jeddo, I love you please don’t give me your lamp

14. I will take that 200k though

Yes I’m 25, mind your business.

15. I love all of you, see you in 6 months

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