{"id":51017,"date":"2017-03-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/51017\/9-problems-you-probably-experienced-growing-up-abroad-with-a-lebanese-name"},"modified":"2023-05-08T09:38:57","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T09:38:57","slug":"9-problems-you-probably-experienced-growing-up-abroad-with-a-lebanese-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/51017\/9-problems-you-probably-experienced-growing-up-abroad-with-a-lebanese-name\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Problems You Probably Experienced Growing Up Abroad With A Lebanese Name"},"content":{"rendered":"<b><big><big>Growing up with a Lebanese name abroad wasn\u2019t easy. From the sheer disappointment, to ending up hating your name, here are a few struggles that you probably went through. <\/b><\/big><\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>1. Never finding your name on any souvenir keyring as a child<\/b><\/big><\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  And being super jealous of your friends Chloe, Sara and Martha who could. <br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>2. And never finding your name on these as an adult. <\/b><\/big><\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/51017.png\"><br \/>  <br \/>  And still being disappointed about it. <br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>3. Having your teachers, colleagues and friends destroying the beauty of your name<\/b><\/big><\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  Charbel becomes \u201cshar-belle\u201d, Mira becomes \u201cmayra\u201d and Ahmad becomes \u201cak-med\u201d. <br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>4. Asking super intrusive questions about it<\/b><\/big><\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  \u201cSo\u2026 where is that name from?\u201d is another way of asking what your country of origin is.<br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com\/originals\/5f\/6b\/e2\/5f6be20a0f7cefa0b5d6439858287503.gif\"width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>5. Or just going ahead and assuming for themselves<\/b><\/big><\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  \u201cOh, so you\u2019re from India?\u201d<br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>6. The awkward hesitation before reading your name out from the class register<\/b><\/big><\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  And then also at graduation, just when you thought you\u2019d moved past that problem in life. <br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>7. Automatic nicknames that you never approved<\/b><\/big><\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  Yes, you need approval before crucifying anyone\u2019s name. <br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/az616578.vo.msecnd.net\/files\/2016\/02\/21\/6359166996991205522036521336_thats-not-my-name-gif.gif\"width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>8. The spelling.<\/b><\/big><\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  Even if you spell it out for them at Starbucks, they will still spell it wrong. <br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>9. Never being in the math examples<\/b><\/big><\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  Really? Why does Sam always have 7 apples? 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