{"id":65208,"date":"2023-05-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/65208\/10-thoughts-you-have-during-a-hook-up-in-lebanon"},"modified":"2023-08-30T03:51:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T03:51:34","slug":"10-thoughts-you-have-during-a-hook-up-in-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/65208\/10-thoughts-you-have-during-a-hook-up-in-lebanon\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Thoughts You Have During A Hook Up In Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wait, you guys are hooking up? Lebanon\u2019s fledgling dating scene is filled with its fair share of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/l\/64936\"target\"_new\">first date horrors<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/l\/64725\"target\"_new\">awkward moments<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/l\/65103\"target\"_new\"> plain stupidity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>  Here are a few thoughts you&#8217;re bound to have when you hook up in Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>  <b>1. This could be a huge mistake, the best night, or just meh<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>  I love to just spin the bottle with my fate\u2026<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media1.tenor.com\/images\/290d7fa07880026dde087def6b4a5ef5\/tenor.gif?resize=501%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"70%\"> <\/p>\n<p>  <b>2. That\u2019s definitely not the way to do it<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>  \u201cYou\u2019re so hot\u201d<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gifer.com\/51rv.gif\" width=\"70%\"> <\/p>\n<p>  <b>3. What if [family member] walks in right now?<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>  I\u2019ve been moved out for years, this isn\u2019t my home, they don\u2019t know I\u2019m here, but what if they\u2019re on their way up the stairs.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media4.giphy.com\/media\/13i9MA8PmVZMzu\/giphy.gif\" width=\"70%\"> <\/p>\n<p>  <b>4. Wait, are we family?<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>  You better not be a fucking distant cousin or istg I\u2019ll end it all.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gifdb.com\/images\/high\/online-loser-animated-stick-figure-bxdtlry0zlraw596.gif\" width=\"70%\"> <\/p>\n<p>  <b>5. This is an ugly ass room<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>  \u201cOoh I love that poster\u201d<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/33.media.tumblr.com\/d3b8e128a7f1f1b8b76bd5874f3469c6\/tumblr_nrvss1g3TW1sw6f2fo1_500.gif\" width=\"70%\"> <\/p>\n<p>  <b>6. That fucking cat better not be looking at me<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>  Cat: looking<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.universityprimetime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/HOOKUP.gif\" width=\"70%\"> <\/p>\n<p>  <b>7. This is actually a nice neighborhood<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>  Is there a scenario where I can keep the apartment?<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gifer.com\/Dayd.gif\" width=\"70%\"> <\/p>\n<p>  <b>8. I wonder what their generator hours are<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>  Hey, stop trying that, it\u2019s not working, ade el 5 amperes 3andkon?<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/y.yarn.co\/ed43b274-b61c-41c0-9517-42b6fce00eb6_text.gif\" width=\"70%\"> <\/p>\n<p>  <b>9. I wonder what their stance on the next president is<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>  I\u2019m not gonna ask.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/ExNA8E6dw97q\/giphy.gif\" width=\"70%\"> <\/p>\n<p>  <b>10. Does the natour know?<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>  Oh he knows.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blackwednesday.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/giphy.gif\" width=\"70%\"> <\/p>\n<p> 1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wait, you guys are hooking up? 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