{"id":53879,"date":"2017-12-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/53879\/10-behaviors-that-prove-lebanese-people-do-not-understand-privacy"},"modified":"2017-12-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-12-01T00:00:00","slug":"10-behaviors-that-prove-lebanese-people-do-not-understand-privacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/53879\/10-behaviors-that-prove-lebanese-people-do-not-understand-privacy\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Behaviors That Prove Lebanese People Do Not Understand Privacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We live in a land where privacy breaches are a cultural norm and we just can\u2019t get enough. Don\u2019t believe us? Here\u2019s some hard proof.<\/p>\n<p>  <b>1. When they attempt to trace your entire genealogy 5 seconds after meeting you.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/1Bq7oz2QyXFiU\/giphy.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  This chronic societal condition can be split into two main tracks:<br \/>  SPT (Speed Interrogation Track): common symptoms include \u201cWhere are you from?\u201d and \u201cWhat does your dad do?\u201d among other politico-religious mininvestigations subtly camouflaged as small talk.<\/p>\n<p>  CDT (Connecting the Dots Track): utilizing Lebanon\u2019s inherent tininess to weave revelatory associations \u00e0 la Did you know I know a guy who knows a guy who\u2019s friends with a guy who knows a guy who lives two blocks away from that guy you know\u2026<\/p>\n<p>  <b>2. When they casually investigate your love life.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/xT0BKrCsKse91wFt72\/giphy.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  Dropping hints surely won\u2019t get you through. You are kindly requested to provide a detailed account of your current psycho-emotional state coupled with a brief history of your romantic partners (in reverse chronological order). References should strictly include real names and verifiable facts, while critical cases may require screenshots for added evidence.<\/p>\n<p>  <b>3. &#8230;just before taking the noble initiative to set you up with someone.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/jSnQGLHBrgbRK\/giphy.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  Stop trying to make fetch happen, IT\u2019S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.<\/p>\n<p>  <b>4. When they insist on making unsolicited comments about your weight.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/EmsFqVDnm2aha\/giphy.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  Or take the health-conscious initiative to advise on your diet. Or speed-diagnose you with eating disorders they can\u2019t even define properly to start with. Or just assume you\u2019re thrilled to discuss the inherent morphology of your body with them.<\/p>\n<p>  <b>5. &#8230;and personality, and appearance, and career, and life choices.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/5WQLL2U55z49G\/giphy.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  Thank you for hallowing my unworthy scheme of existence with your remarkably insightful philosophical intervention. I shall cherish the fraternal act of wisdom that you selflessly chose to pour into my life till the day my ashes are scattered. <\/p>\n<p>  <B>6. When they invite themselves over.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wearemitu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/giphy2.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  Do you not understand how unready I am to ditch the fluff of my non-matching PJs for you? Don\u2019t come knocking on my door before giving me a heads-up early enough for my lazy self to either prep up for your visit or make a decent excuse. <\/p>\n<p>  <B>7. When they ask about your earnings in remarkable detail.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/B4ahjpBFVRPji\/giphy.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  Why do you care if I get paid per word or per article? How is this piece of info relevant to your existence as a modern-day human being? What if I told you I get paid per comma?<\/p>\n<p>  <b>8. When they expect you to reply to their messages right away. <\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/LcYPC0SOSZYdO\/giphy.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  I am under no legal, social or emotional obligation to answer your email\/WhatsApp message\/phone call within the first few seconds of receiving it [your \u2018kind reminder\u2019 will not land you a faster response either, by the way]. People here seriously need to get over their perpetual sense of urgency. <\/p>\n<p>  <b>9. &#8230;or else use social media as a legit accountability tool. <\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/5mnLbCMlpsWkM\/giphy.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  Yes, I am online. No, I\u2019m not going to reply. Yes, I posted a picture at 9:03 PM. No, I can\u2019t take your call at 9:04 PM. Yes, I am professional. No, I did not see your \u201cURGENT\u201d email on Sunday midnight. And even if I did, I probably wasn\u2019t awake or motivated enough to follow up AND YOU SHOULDN\u2019T EVEN ALLOW YOURSELF TO SEND ME WORK STUFF AT MIDNIGHT ON A SUNDAY IN THE FIRST PLACE.<\/p>\n<p>  <b>10. When you\u2019re trying to enjoy some alone time and they find a way to creep on you.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/PcnUjSEMBlpgk\/giphy.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  Don\u2019t you find it A-M-A-Z-I-N-G how people here tend to associate alone time [a natural and necessary feature of psychological wellbeing and human life at large] with anti-social behavior and a whole range of psychological diseases? I\u2019m not depressed, broke or upset. I simply don\u2019t feel like going out. Is it that difficult to understand? Does this count as some strange otherworldly sensation? Have you not experienced such a feeling before? Why are you still asking if I\u2019m okay? Shall we summon a therapist?  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We live in a land where privacy breaches are a cultural norm and we just can\u2019t get enough.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":404589,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_preview_accessed":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"media-embed-type":[],"class_list":["post-53879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"authorship":[68],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>10 Behaviors That Prove Lebanese People Do Not Understand Privacy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We live in a land where privacy breaches are a cultural norm and we just can\u2019t get enough.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, 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