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13 Crazy Things Lebanese People Do Everyday
If you think about it, we Lebanese not only manage to navigate the unbearable political instabilities and surprises, but we also endure a lot in our daily lives. In fact, we are pretty much olympians in these 13 extreme sports. BRB adding these to my CV.
1. Mentally surveying the numbers of the tickets ahead of you at the bank because you don’t trust the system.
I am sure there is also a wasta behind this numbering, how did the machine suddenly jump from 940 to 950 and I am 939?
2. Merging when you are driving on a two-way street
Please, who is going to set their ego aside and let me peacefully pass to the other side.
3. Being stuck in 3aj2a on the way to Faqra or Faraya on New Years or 3id el saydeh
But you still happily go up, even though it is still the same issue every year.
4. #TBT to spending 6 hours in traffic on a highway because the government decided to hold parade rehearsals on the busiest day of the week.
It felt great to be independent and Lebanese that day.
5. Waiting outside Swiss Butter with 500 other people who are yearning for that 22,000 LL meal.
6. Running on three when your mom starts her mini-count
Onne, Twwwwo, Threee! Ok, mech rah yetla3lak gateau ba3d el ghada .
7. Working on a paper two hours before the deadline. Then skipping right to the conclusion when you realize you’ve got 5 minutes left.
8. Just the mere practice of driving amongst motorcycle drivers that pop out of nowhere
Then, they yell at you Maa2oul ma 2eche3tineh bel mreye . Sis, no you jumped out of nowhere.
9. The WWE fight that commences when the waiter drops the bill on the table during Sunday family lunch.
10. The sport of stabbing every button on the remote when your mom or dad or your younger sibling walk in on you watching a show with a steamy sex scene
11. When your mind and face are rehearsing what to tell the bouncers and exactly how you should react when they turn you away at the door.
De un, I turn 21 in like 32 hours. De deux my mom thinks I am worth everything in life so fuck you.
12. When you are withdrawing or depositing some money at the ATM and a creepy looking dude is lurking
So you’re like do I hide the cash in my bra and run? Or like, hug my bag and run?
13. When you are standing in a long ass queue at Zara and Forever 21 and you are calling out people who want to skip the line
“Sorry, bass ana 3ande item wahad seulement”
“Eh, ma bente kenet wa2feh hon ma akhadet mahal hada”
1. Mentally surveying the numbers of the tickets ahead of you at the bank because you don’t trust the system.
I am sure there is also a wasta behind this numbering, how did the machine suddenly jump from 940 to 950 and I am 939?
2. Merging when you are driving on a two-way street
Please, who is going to set their ego aside and let me peacefully pass to the other side.
3. Being stuck in 3aj2a on the way to Faqra or Faraya on New Years or 3id el saydeh
But you still happily go up, even though it is still the same issue every year.
4. #TBT to spending 6 hours in traffic on a highway because the government decided to hold parade rehearsals on the busiest day of the week.
It felt great to be independent and Lebanese that day.
5. Waiting outside Swiss Butter with 500 other people who are yearning for that 22,000 LL meal.
6. Running on three when your mom starts her mini-count
Onne, Twwwwo, Threee! Ok, mech rah yetla3lak gateau ba3d el ghada .
7. Working on a paper two hours before the deadline. Then skipping right to the conclusion when you realize you’ve got 5 minutes left.
8. Just the mere practice of driving amongst motorcycle drivers that pop out of nowhere
Then, they yell at you Maa2oul ma 2eche3tineh bel mreye . Sis, no you jumped out of nowhere.
9. The WWE fight that commences when the waiter drops the bill on the table during Sunday family lunch.
10. The sport of stabbing every button on the remote when your mom or dad or your younger sibling walk in on you watching a show with a steamy sex scene
11. When your mind and face are rehearsing what to tell the bouncers and exactly how you should react when they turn you away at the door.
De un, I turn 21 in like 32 hours. De deux my mom thinks I am worth everything in life so fuck you.
12. When you are withdrawing or depositing some money at the ATM and a creepy looking dude is lurking
So you’re like do I hide the cash in my bra and run? Or like, hug my bag and run?
13. When you are standing in a long ass queue at Zara and Forever 21 and you are calling out people who want to skip the line
“Sorry, bass ana 3ande item wahad seulement”
“Eh, ma bente kenet wa2feh hon ma akhadet mahal hada”
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