11 Times Your Lebanese Relatives Gave You Life Advice You Definitely Didn’t Ask For

It almost always happens during Sunday lunch and is sure to trigger you! Here are just SOME of the many pieces of life advice that your Lebanese relatives will bestow upon you, whether you ask for it or not.

1. “Khalo sma3 menneh, 2addim 3al amn el 3am”

Why is this their only career advice?

2. “Habibi wa22if el khebez w bted3af dighre”

Wa2fo 7aki <3

3. “Ana laww ma7allek b bee3 hal siyara”

And…walk from Jounieh to work in Beirut?

4. “Ana b2oul trekeh el engineering w 3mele tobb”

Ok

5. “Kteer hal2ad el sheghel, sakreh el laptop”

Ok 👍

6. “Ma ba2a ted3af aktar min heik, mesh 7elo el shabb yed3af kteer”

7. “Ma ba2a tensa7 aktar min heik, mesh 7elo el shabb yensa7 kteer”

8. “2oul lal modeer baddak zawdeh”

Yalla I’ll just cc you

9. “Mish sar lezim trou7 3ind 3amtak siham?”

Never.

10. “Ma 7ada byetzawwaj 3an 7obb, leik ana w khaltak w hayyena mne7”

And they are most definitely NOT mne7.

And the worst one:

11. “Leh ma bet 2addim/e la barra?”