{"id":47297,"date":"2016-12-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/47297\/6-signs-youre-a-typical-lebanese-aunt"},"modified":"2016-12-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-12-23T00:00:00","slug":"6-signs-youre-a-typical-lebanese-aunt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/47297\/6-signs-youre-a-typical-lebanese-aunt\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Signs You&#8217;re A Typical Lebanese Aunt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><big>Something I find really strange about Lebanon is that sometimes people will call women \u201ckhalto\u201d, \u201camto\u201d, and \u201ctante\u201d (words meaning <i>aunt<\/i>) even when the person in question is not even related to them. <\/p>\n<p>  I\u2019ve compiled a list of unique qualities that are possessed by the grand creature that is the \u201cLebanese aunt\u201d &#8211; here they are:<\/big><\/p>\n<p>  <big><big><b>1. A killer mustache.<\/b><\/big><\/big><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/r4nseWoVWdiM0\/giphy.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <big>What? A thick \u2018stache on your dear old auntie that was once as smooth as a baby? Yes. Legend has it that once a woman is called an aunt even once, a thick 5-o\u2019clock shadow will magically appear on her upper-lip where the spiky gathering of dark hairs will remain forever.<\/big><\/p>\n<p>  <big><big><b>2. Moist kisses.<\/b><\/big><\/big><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thelonepanda.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/10\/giphy.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <big>Remember the mustache from point one? Well, it\u2019s accompanied by a deep desire for planting extremely moist kisses on everything younger than the age of 15. Lebanese aunts love to smooch.<\/big><\/p>\n<p>  <big><big><b>3. A reel of home remedies.<\/b><\/big><\/big> <\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/66.media.tumblr.com\/tumblr_lopg2i8sL91qiha6eo1_400.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <big>Are you taking Tylenol to cure your headache? That\u2019s ridiculous. Just rub 10-12 cloves of garlic all over your stomach and you\u2019ll feel better in no time.  Lebanese aunts know best.<\/big><\/p>\n<p>  <big><big><b>4. She can cook.<\/b><\/big><\/big><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.firstwefeast.com\/assets\/2012\/10\/Ina-Garten.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <big>All those tough recipes that seemingly can\u2019t be mastered by anyone. Want <i>mfat2a<\/i>? <I>Fwerigh<\/i>? <i>awarma<\/i>? Call a Lebanese aunt.<\/big><\/p>\n<p>  <big><big><b>5. Her conversational skills need work.<\/b><\/big><\/big><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/38.media.tumblr.com\/21471b263326173fa9707e494ceaf596\/tumblr_inline_nz5w92PYOR1sd42e9_500.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <big>Lebanese aunts interrupt quite a bit. She needs to get in all her gossip: who married whom, who divorced whom, and most importantly: who died.<\/big><\/p>\n<p>  <big><big><b>6. She thinks she\u2019s psychic.<\/b><\/big><\/big><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betches.com\/sites\/default\/files\/article\/list\/images\/psychic.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <big>Stop trying to read my future in a coffee cup. 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