{"id":55501,"date":"2018-05-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/?p=55501"},"modified":"2023-05-23T10:32:18","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T10:32:18","slug":"8-things-only-lebanese-doctors-can-relate-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/55501\/8-things-only-lebanese-doctors-can-relate-to\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Things Only Lebanese Doctors Can Relate To"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The path to become a doctor is one that takes a lot of hard work and tons of patience. However, even years after graduating, you still need even more patience if you\u2019re a practicing doctor in Lebanon. Here\u2019s why:<\/p>\n<p>  <b>1. El Jara is your number one competition <\/b> <\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/pYI1hSqUdcBiw\/giphy.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  Doctor: &#8220;<i>Kef fiyye se3dik?<\/i>&#8220;<br \/>  Lady: &#8220;<i>Ma bade minnak shi 7akeem, bas wsofle hal dawa, l jara alitle 3anno. Hiyyeha l soora ba3title yeha 3l whatsapp.<\/i>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p>  <B>2. Facebook and Whatsapp are your number two competition <\/b><\/p>\n<p>  Patients be like:<br \/>  &#8220;<i>Yii, la2 ma bade e5od hal dawa, wosolne broadcast 3l whatsapp 3n adde howweh msh mne7.<\/i>&#8220;<br \/>  &#8220;<i>Mazbout inno iza akalit 637 7abbet rizz b3d l se3a 4:53 PM biseer m3e cancer? Hek 2reeta on facebook.<\/i>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p>  <B>3. Herbal remedies are the holy grail <\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/6yRVg0HWzgS88\/giphy.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  &#8220;<i>Tab ma byimshe l7al iza shribit yansoon?<\/i>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p>  <b>4. Family = Free<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  Not only family, but literally anyone who knows you expects free consultations at your clinic: &#8220;Hello, <i>ana binit 3amm jarita la mart khayyak, *wink wink*<\/i>&#8220;. <\/p>\n<p>  <B>5. You\u2019re supposed to know everything about everything <\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/l3V0w34dIIiW35KkE\/giphy.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  \u201cOh, you\u2019re an ENT doctor? Tab look I have this weird mole over my left elbow, could it be cancer? <i>Ah, ma bt3rf? Shaklak msh shater.<\/i>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p>  <b>6. Sick reports for everyone! <\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/y8Mz1yj13s3kI\/giphy.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  Any relative or acquaintance is bound to ask you for a report so they could skip work\/uni\/school for any reason. <\/p>\n<p>  You get a report, he gets a report, EVERYONE GETS A REPORT!<\/p>\n<p>  <b>7. Everyone assumes you\u2019re rich.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  But in fact, you\u2019re probably still paying off your student loans. <\/p>\n<p>  <B>8. So. Many. Whatsapp. Messages.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/3o7btNRTJ700Vzmn5e\/giphy.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  Whatsapp is a nightmare for all Lebanese doctors. Anyone who has your number sends you lab results or even worse images on Whatsapp, and you\u2019re expected to come up with an on-the-spot diagnosis, free of charge. <\/p>\n<p>  \u201cYes, thank you very much Salma, I really appreciate waking up at 3 AM to an image of your poop&#8217;s consistency\u201d. <\/p>\n<p> 1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The path to become a doctor is one that takes a lot of hard work and tons of patience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":625960,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_preview_accessed":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"media-embed-type":[],"class_list":["post-55501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"authorship":[46],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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