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Labib Mansour

What If How I Met Your Mother Was In Lebanon

Who doesn’t remember the highs and lows of How I Met Your Mother? An iconic show with an infamously bad ending, like many of your past relationships. But what would it look like if it was over in our neck of the woods? Buckle up and get ready to see one of the most popular shows of this century arrive in Beirut.

Ted Mosby

– Lives in Badaro
– Has a cringey social media and dating app presence, but somehow still gets dates
– Tweets about how he deserves everything because #meritocracy and everyone else has #wasta
– Banned from most night clubs
– Writes shitty reviews for restaurants on Google

Robin Scherbatsky

– Lives in Mar Mikhael
– Works for LBC
– Unironically likes Nekat Lebanese posts
– Had her money frozen in the bank, but made a “deal” with Riad Salameh
– Founding members of Lebanese Whiskey and Ski fan clubs

Barney Stinson

– Lives in Downtown
– Works for a big NGO, never worked a day in his life.
– Has been canceled on Twitter about 50 times
– Friends with the Minister of Energy Walid Fayad

Lily Aldrin

– Lives in Hamra
– Art teacher at IC
– Has beef with about everyone in her scene
– Loves cocaine
– Can’t go to Raseef Beirut for [redacted] reasons

Marshall Eriksen

– Works for a big 4 firm in Lebanon, frequently travels to Dubai
– Was a firm believer in Hassan Diab’s government
– Wants to immigrate to the UK
– Night club fiend

The Mother

– Could never get out of the house to meet Ted
– Was disowned for marrying him despite this

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