{"id":62185,"date":"2021-07-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/62185\/15-obvious-questions-lebanese-people-ask"},"modified":"2021-07-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T00:00:00","slug":"15-obvious-questions-lebanese-people-ask","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/62185\/15-obvious-questions-lebanese-people-ask\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Obvious Questions Lebanese People Ask"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What is it with Lebanese people and asking obvious questions that are bound to make you speechless? <\/p>\n<p>  <b>1. <I>Turns on the switch knowing there&#8217;s no electricity<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <I>Yiii? Ma fi kahraba?<\/i><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/3owytZcg4vLA3TpgoE\/giphy.gif\"width=\"70%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>2. *Turns on water to shower*<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <I>Ma fi may?<\/i><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/7KzE7rgfoHRL2\/giphy.gif\"width=\"70%\"><\/p>\n<p>  Enno mbayan ma fi may? La2an ma fi shi aam yenzal?<\/p>\n<p>  <b>3. *Parents wake you up*<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <i>Shu? Ba3dek neyme?<\/i><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/VgBp6Nf8w5PcQ\/giphy.gif\"width=\"70%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>4. *Calls the landline*<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <i>Shu waynik bel bet?<\/i><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/602bZRLD6YkXDX3oBx\/giphy.gif\"width=\"70%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>5. *Neighbors parked in front of you*<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <i>Badak temro2?<\/i><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/rbIRAKrCtaVeU\/giphy.gif\"width=\"70%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>6. <i>Sorry, ble2e 3andak srafet $100?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <i>Badik srafe?<\/i><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/d7nbEwZV5FZrG18ptK\/giphy.gif\"width=\"70%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>7. *Comes back home*<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <i>Rje3te?<\/i><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/aVtdz7iNVPI1W\/giphy.gif\"width=\"70%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>8. *Bumps into you at the airport*<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <i>Shu msefar?<\/i><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/l4pTsh45Dg7jnDM6Q\/giphy.gif\"width=\"70%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>9. *When the cashier is bagging your one-thousand items*<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <i>B7atelik yehon bi kees?<\/i> <\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/VlnjOlHkv0Ivu\/giphy.gif\"width=\"70%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>10. *Sees you getting dressed*<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <i>Shu dahra?<\/i><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/557jIvECi05p467hKE\/giphy.gif\"width=\"70%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>11. *Listens to you blowing your nose and coughing*<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <i>Mareeda?<\/i><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/13oAIJjaKPhf3y\/giphy.gif\"width=\"70%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>12. *Sees engagement photos on social media*<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <i>Shu mbayan khatabte?<\/i><\/p>\n<p>  <b>13. *Visits family\/friends*<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <i>Mbayan 3enna!<\/i><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gifimage.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/obviously-gif-8.gif\"width=\"70%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>14. *Opens door for delivery guy*<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <i>Talbeen akel?<\/i><\/p>\n<p>  <b>15. *Knocks on bathroom door*<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <i>3am tet7amame?<\/i><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reactiongifs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/duh.gif\"width=\"70%\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is it with Lebanese people and asking obvious questions that are bound to make you speechless? 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