{"id":61452,"date":"2021-02-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/61452\/9-things-your-lebanese-dad-does-at-restaurants"},"modified":"2023-05-31T11:36:26","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T11:36:26","slug":"9-things-your-lebanese-dad-does-at-restaurants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/61452\/9-things-your-lebanese-dad-does-at-restaurants\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Things Your Lebanese Dad Does At Restaurants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eating meals out with Lebanese dads can be a real trip! Check out some of these quirky things they love to do.<\/p>\n<p>  <B>1.<\/b> Orders the entire menu<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs.gfycat.com\/CreamyNaturalAndalusianhorse-size_restricted.gif\" width=\"70%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>2.<\/b> Jokes with the waiter about joining us<\/p>\n<p>  <b>3.<\/b> Pretends like they&#8217;re going to make you pay the bill<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs.gfycat.com\/MistySomberHadrosaurus-small.gif\" width=\"70%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>4.<\/b> Drinks arak like its his job<\/p>\n<p>  <b>5.<\/b> Asks everyone why they&#8217;re not eating<\/p>\n<p>  <b>6.<\/b> Over-tips the entire staff<\/p>\n<p>  <b>7.<\/b> Is convinced they&#8217;re low key a celeb at their favorite Lebanese spot<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media1.giphy.com\/media\/44HbGMzR8TkUU\/giphy.gif\" width=\"70%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>8.<\/b> Eats ALL the fruits after lunch<\/p>\n<p>  <b>9.<\/b> Force feeds you <i>la7me nayye<\/i><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media1.tenor.com\/images\/fd4dd28b71e91eb271b7c19578e33dcd\/tenor.gif\" width=\"70%\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eating meals out with Lebanese dads can be a real trip! 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