{"id":52019,"date":"2017-06-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/52019\/11-hilarious-things-we-overheard-in-beirut"},"modified":"2017-06-13T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-06-13T00:00:00","slug":"11-hilarious-things-we-overheard-in-beirut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/52019\/11-hilarious-things-we-overheard-in-beirut\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Hilarious Things We Overheard In Beirut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We typed down all the things we heard in one week!<\/p>\n<p>  <B>1. Outside AUB:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/iW9wq3HhXCqgo\/giphy.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  &#8220;<I>Yi leh sayra 2ad el ba2ra?<\/i> &#8220;<\/p>\n<p>  <B>Translation:<\/b> Why have you gotten so fat?! (As fat as a cow.)<\/p>\n<p>  <B>2. At H&#038;M Hamra:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media4.giphy.com\/media\/3M7lNbOu7r5W8\/giphy.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  &#8211; Wife: &#8220;Those pants aren\u2019t nice&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>  &#8211; Husband: &#8220;<i>Leh? La 2inno ma 2ilik jledeh tikwee?<\/i> <\/b> &#8220;<\/p>\n<p>  <B>Translation:<\/b> Why? Because you don\u2019t feel like having to iron them?<\/p>\n<p>  <b>3. At Starbucks, Hamra:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.theversatilegent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Yeezy-Gold-Digger.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  &#8220;<I>Baddo 3a shway ybee3 bayto w kebdo kirmel ye2dar yedfa3 lal siyara li jeyiba la sa7ibtou<\/i>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>  <B>Translation:<\/b> In a while he\u2019ll be selling his house and liver to pay for the car he bought his girlfriend. <\/p>\n<p>  <B>4. Pharmacy, Koreitem:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.giphy.com\/YIHnRt1mo9ESk.webp\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  *Holding a cough syrup* &#8220;<I>Awlik hayda b nasse7?<\/i> &#8220;<\/p>\n<p>  <B>Translation:<\/b> Do you think this will make me gain weight?<\/p>\n<p>  <B>5. Spinney\u2019s, Jnah:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/hostedimages\/1438173083ra\/15673203.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  &#8220;<i>Bestahle bas shi marra tjeeb akel min barra, meen khabarak eno ana beshteghil 3indak w 3ind wledak?<\/i> &#8220;<\/p>\n<p>  <B>Translation:<\/b> I wish you\u2019d buy food for us one day, who told you I work for you and your kids?<\/p>\n<p>  <B>6. ABC parking lot, Achrafieh:<\/B><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.tenor.com\/images\/abac378a9a0a05c7aeaaa23dfdf1ee69\/tenor.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  &#8220;She said she had a problem with her mobile, <I>ma ba3ref man w a*r<\/i>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>  <b>7. At Fitness Zone, Verdun:<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/68.media.tumblr.com\/3959079d554a49d14fdc7b55877bf63d\/tumblr_oeuu7jpAOC1qgf1i8o1_500.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  &#8220;<I>Fatashet 3layya w ma l2ayta 3al facebook. Awlak kif btektob esma?<\/i> &#8220;<\/p>\n<p>  <B>Translation:<\/b> I searched and couldn\u2019t find her on Facebook, how do you think she writes her name?<\/p>\n<p>  <B>8. On the Corniche<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/68.media.tumblr.com\/26b610745858c6e1c83db64db4185bbd\/tumblr_mgforp038s1s21ilgo1_400.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  Girl 1: &#8220;He called me at 3 AM&#8221;.<br \/>  Girl 2: &#8220;That must mean he really likes your personality&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>  <B>9. Outside a bar in Mar Mikhael <\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/24.media.tumblr.com\/43e8c39db2c81e8f0a2752e3e44205a7\/tumblr_mnflr8EuCg1snnq2fo1_250.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  Guy 1: &#8220;It&#8217;s so difficult to tell if a girl is 12 or 18 these days&#8221;.<br \/>  Guy 2: &#8220;It doesn&#8217;t matter, THEY&#8217;RE ALL HOT&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>  <B>10.  Girl speaking to her friends at a bar in Badaro:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.giphy.com\/media\/Y7roAYjGoaRuU\/giphy.gif?resize=640%2C359\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  &#8220;You know, I used to never settle for anything less than a 7\/10 (referring to mens&#8217; looks), but these days, I&#8217;ll settle for a 3&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p>  <b>11. 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