{"id":62969,"date":"2022-01-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/62969\/here-is-how-your-lebanese-teta-understands-your-career-choices"},"modified":"2022-01-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T00:00:00","slug":"here-is-how-your-lebanese-teta-understands-your-career-choices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/62969\/here-is-how-your-lebanese-teta-understands-your-career-choices\/","title":{"rendered":"Here Is How Your Lebanese Teta Understands Your Career Choices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lebanese <i>tetas<\/i> are always trying to figure out exactly what you do to see if it&#8217;s more important than eating and hanging out with them all day.<\/p>\n<p>  So even if you continuously explain your job, <i>teta<\/i> will always find unique ways to understand it. Here are some.<\/p>\n<p>  <b>If you\u2019re a doctor<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/3oz8xZCW9duKj8dwu4\/giphy.gif\" width=\"70%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>Congrats<\/b>, you\u2019ve been awarded the \u201cMost Accomplished Grandchild\u201d award! No matter how many times you explain that you&#8217;re a dermatologist or a psychiatrist, she\u2019ll always demand you to <i>tchefla el disque bi dahra aw tchefla dosage dawa el a3sab<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>  <b>If you\u2019re an engineer<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/LqW9dLVjQm3cs\/giphy.gif\" width=\"70%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>Congrats again<\/b>, you are also a Lebanese family favorite. You have explained to your <i>teta<\/i> SO many times that the industrial engineering degree from AUB got you a great post in Dubai as a project manager at a tech startup. Nevertheless, she&#8217;s always going to ask you to check <i>Leh el chauffage ma 3am bya3teh w leh 3am bi herr el sa2ef<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>  <b>If you\u2019re a lawyer<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  It probably means that you&#8217;re not the first lawyer in the family, but if you dare to be working on your own as a legal manager in the corporate world let\u2019s say and not with your family\u2019s firm,  you <i>teta<\/i> will never ever understand it: <\/p>\n<p>  <i>Teb to2borne ma 3am befham leh mech feyet ma3 bayak w jeddak bel 2adaya chou na2sak?<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>  <b>If you&#8217;re a consultant<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs.gfycat.com\/DeepCreamyHapuka-size_restricted.gif\" width=\"70%\"><\/p>\n<p>  Everyone knows you work 16 hours a day for Gulf projects but your dear <i>teta<\/i> will not come to terms with it. She will be FaceTime-ing you mid-workday asking where her forsaken Tupperware is. And, she damn sure knows that you are not even in the country for another couple of months.<\/p>\n<p>  <b>If you&#8217;re a school teacher<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs.gfycat.com\/VengefulBewitchedDeermouse-small.gif\" width=\"70%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <i>\u201cYaane ma fhemet bet adde wa2tik ma3 wled bas ma beddik tetzawajeh w tjibeh wle hayartina\u201d<\/i>. <\/p>\n<p>  That pretty much sums up your <i>teta&#8217;s<\/i> perception of your career.<\/p>\n<p>  <b>If you work in social media<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <I>&#8220;Shefet shi 3an faweyid el moz lezim tnazloo ento kamein 3al profile.&#8221;<\/i> <\/p>\n<p>  Then, she\u2019ll force you to fix her tablet a.k.a teach her how to use WhatsApp and Facebook again. <\/p>\n<p>  <i>\u201cMerci, to2borne. Bass 3younak mab byouja3ouk toul el wa2et edem el checheh?\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p>  <b>If you&#8217;re a pharmacist<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs.gfycat.com\/DangerousDescriptiveImpala-small.gif\" width=\"70%\"><\/p>\n<p>  According to your <i>teta<\/i>, you are a doctor and there is no going back. She will bug you about not opening a pharmacy under her house. You\u2019ll even be receiving day calls from your <i>teta<\/i> and <i>3amto<\/i> asking you about the difference between their beloved Xanax and Lexotanil.<\/p>\n<p>  <b>If you&#8217;re a freelancer<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/YMezsI9wXBPa0\/giphy.gif\" width=\"70%\"><\/p>\n<p>  In your <i>teta<\/i>\u2019s eyes you are unemployed, but that is not a bad thing because her house becomes your office with unlimited snacks and meals. And she will never get the concept of working remotely.<\/p>\n<p>  <i>Teb kif bet tal3o hal2ad masareh mama, walla bravo. 3am bet addem 3a masters bas?<\/i><\/p>\n<p>  More like this:<\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/l\/62914\"target=_new\">11 Times It Was Acceptable For The Dekkeneh Guy To Call Me Habibte<\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/l\/62963\"target=_new\">14 Texts You&#8217;ve Definitely Gotten From Your Lebanese Coworkers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lebanese <i>tetas<\/i> are always trying to figure out exactly what you do to see if it&#8217;s more important than eating and hanging out with them all 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