{"id":56674,"date":"2018-11-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/56674\/6-times-your-lebanese-relatives-gave-you-life-advice-you-definitely-didnt-ask-for"},"modified":"2018-11-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-11-01T00:00:00","slug":"6-times-your-lebanese-relatives-gave-you-life-advice-you-definitely-didnt-ask-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/56674\/6-times-your-lebanese-relatives-gave-you-life-advice-you-definitely-didnt-ask-for\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Times Your Lebanese Relatives Gave You Life Advice You Definitely Didn&#8217;t Ask For"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Unwanted advice: one of the main reasons we dread the weekly, monthly or even annual family gathering. Whether they want to talk about our weight, marital status or career choices, our relatives always have something to say and no amount of <i>kibbe<\/i> or <i>hummus<\/i> will stop them. <\/p>\n<p>  Spoiler alert: regardless of the conversation, the advice is there to help you achieve one thing in particular. You\u2019ll see what I mean. <\/p>\n<p>  <b>1. You don\u2019t seem to be proud enough of your roots. You\u2019re Lebanese, and don\u2019t you forget it.<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/l42Pfvf9gygWuCwJG\/giphy.gif\"width=\"60%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>2. You\u2019re 22 and still unmarried. You need to do something about it, and soon. You don\u2019t want to be on your own forever do you? *Tuts in disapproval*<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/fz9HqRqg6Fgf6\/giphy.gif\"width=\"60%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>3. You work too much. How are you ever going to meet someone? You need to spend more time at home and we\u2019ll teach you how to cook \u2013 they don\u2019t teach you <i>that<\/i> in your office, do they?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/3oEhmHqBnu1morS8N2\/giphy.gif\"width=\"60%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>4. You\u2019ve gained weight. No, really \u2013 you\u2019re a lot bigger than you were this time last week. You should go on a diet. I will get you a very good doctor and you will be slim and beautiful in no time.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/3ohzgGyCR2xpVK44HC\/giphy.gif\"width=\"60%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>5. You are too skinny. You\u2019ll never meet someone looking like this. Why aren\u2019t you eating? <i>Leh wijik 2asfar?<\/i> Are you sick? You look sick.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/l0ErBIF3Ufq9Pxj6U\/giphy.gif\"width=\"60%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>6. When I was your age, I was married with five children. 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