{"id":65016,"date":"2023-03-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/65016\/12-things-lebanese-people-who-dont-drink-have-to-go-through"},"modified":"2023-03-20T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T00:00:00","slug":"12-things-lebanese-people-who-dont-drink-have-to-go-through","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/65016\/12-things-lebanese-people-who-dont-drink-have-to-go-through\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Things Lebanese People Who Don&#8217;t Drink Have To Go Through"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Not everyone in Lebanon drinks. Shocking, right?! For all our non-alcoholic friends, we want you to know that we see you, and we hear you. Here are 12 things Lebanese people who don\u2019t drink go through during a night out with their inebriated friends.<\/p>\n<p>  <b>1. Oh, I\u2019m paying the minimum charge too?<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>  So I can get some virgin cocktails or an energy drink while you guys lose your shit in a way too loud place? Yeah, totally in.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.tenor.com\/Mvkui7FfuHwAAAAd\/non-alcoholic-drinks.gif\" width=\"70%\"> <\/p>\n<p>  <b>2. I\u2019d say no to the outing, but I like to be consistently  invited<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>  How dare you get drunk without me?!<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.tenor.com\/DfI4us3IsDgAAAAC\/not-drinking-drinking.gif\" width=\"70%\"> <\/p>\n<p>  <b>3. I\u2019m fun at parties!<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>  You don\u2019t need to get drunk to be fun at parties, why do you all doubt me like this?<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.tenor.com\/n5caL9WMp9kAAAAC\/mad-men-alcohol.gif\" width=\"70%\"> <\/p>\n<p>  <b>4. I guess I\u2019m driving today<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>  Just like last time, and the time before, and the time before&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media0.giphy.com\/media\/3oFzmjUZ8XowRCBMI0\/giphy.gif\" width=\"70%\"> <\/p>\n<p>  <b>5. \u201cEnto virgin sa7?\u201d<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>  Do we really need to get up in my business like this? Oh you mean the alcohol, yes.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nimblebar.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/ThirdDecentHorse-size_restricted.gif\" width=\"70%\"> <\/p>\n<p>  <b>6. \u201cWho\u2019s gonna get them drunk first?\u201d<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>  Wallah it\u2019s not a competition, I don\u2019t wanna drink you don\u2019t have to make this a whole thing.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/66.media.tumblr.com\/8627a5753e58b363bb4a5f0effd5258b\/tumblr_ox69m3vxB61ql5yr7o1_500.gif\" width=\"70%\"> <\/p>\n<p>  <b>7. \u201cSo why don\u2019t you drink?\u201d<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>  Leave me alone!<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media2.giphy.com\/media\/xcrMCiXmEI87e\/giphy.gif\" width=\"70%\"> <\/p>\n<p>  <b>8. Are guys always this stupid or?<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>  I\u2019m questioning everything\u2026<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.tenor.com\/oMpYYYwd8MsAAAAM\/sober-the-office.gif\" width=\"70%\"> <\/p>\n<p>  <b>9. So wait you hate the taste, the way it makes you feel, and everything is about it?<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>  But you&#8217;re still voluntarily choosing to buy 8 drinks?<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media1.giphy.com\/media\/RkuynGGVvthiV8cUMK\/giphy.gif\" width=\"70%\"> <\/p>\n<p>  <b>10. Yes, keep going<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>  Spill all your secrets in a drunken haze, I won&#8217;t tell anyone&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media1.giphy.com\/media\/KctNhiy99LoLBTgLNO\/giphy.gif\" width=\"70%\"> <\/p>\n<p>  <b>11. No, we&#8217;re never going to a second location<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>  I know in your under-the-influence this seems like a great idea, but never go to a second location with some drunk people.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/assets\/uploads\/gallery\/best-drunk-gifs-gallery\/drunk-dancing-smooth-recovery.gif\" width=\"70%\"> <\/p>\n<p>  <b>12. I love texting \u201cis everyone home safe?\u201d to 0 responses<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>  All of you have passed out somewhere haven\u2019t you? Oh well.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.tenor.com\/eSBXUHG7F1UAAAAC\/responsible-sucks.gif\" width=\"70%\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not everyone in Lebanon drinks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":423093,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_preview_accessed":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"media-embed-type":[],"class_list":["post-65016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-listomania"],"authorship":[72],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>12 Things Lebanese People Who Don&#039;t Drink Have To Go Through<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Not everyone in Lebanon drinks.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, 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