10 Times We’ve Felt Awkward In Beirut

Awkwardness has become the universal language of our time, and Beirut is no exception. Here are 10 specific instances where we felt the full weight of it in our everyday lives. 1. Those 10 awkward seconds where everyone’s trying to do the dollar-lira conversion What even is 97,000 x 5? Khalas keep the change. 2. Running into an ex after a night of heavy drinking Why the fuck are you also at Mano right now? 3. Having to wait for someone to give you 5,000 in change Like khalas ma3le let’s not do this to ourselves… 4. Fucking up an Arabic pronounciation And all the old people around laugh at you 5. Slipping in an ‘ayre’ into a professional conversation Fuck! Let’s ignore that, wait – fuck I did it again! ayre! 6. Waiting in silence for the elevator with 10 other people Those AUBMC elevators can be brutal… 7. Seeing your cousins on Tinder Like, first, good for you, but second, I don’t want to see this. 8. Having to admit you don’t know how to dabke I am sorry to all my ancestors. 9. When they have a picture of teta in their bedroom And 11 other hookup mishaps 10. Having a road rage off with someone that actually turns out to be your friend Fuck you, and I’ll see you at work!