{"id":701847,"date":"2023-12-24T01:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-24T01:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/?p=701847"},"modified":"2024-12-23T09:23:58","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T09:23:58","slug":"9-ho-ho-horrible-things-that-happen-every-family-christmas-dinner-in-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/701847\/9-ho-ho-horrible-things-that-happen-every-family-christmas-dinner-in-lebanon\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Ho-Ho-Horrible Things That Happen Every Family Christmas Dinner In Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>We all love the holidays, right? &#8230;Right? There&#8217;s one thing we&#8217;re not really looking forward to at all, and that&#8217;s all the horrible things that will inevitably happen during the family Christmas dinner that we have every year. How many of these have you experienced?<\/p>    <div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-that-one-uncle-will-make-a-sexist-racist-homophobic-xenophobic-joke\">1. That one uncle will make a sexist\/racist\/homophobic\/xenophobic joke <\/h3>    <p><\/p>    <p>Enter the woke family member who won&#8217;t tolerate his shit.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.tenor.com\/ccmclMqPO5MAAAAM\/femc.gif\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:445px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>    <div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-you-ll-become-the-topic-of-conversation-for-a-good-20-minutes\">2. You&#8217;ll become the topic of conversation for a good 20 minutes<\/h3>    <p><\/p>    <p>First it starts off like a police interrogation for only 2 minutes before they cut you off and start talking about you while excluding you from the conversation&#8230;<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media1.giphy.com\/media\/3ohs4lFXifwJQiamti\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:500px\"\/><\/figure>    <div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-you-ll-have-one-too-many-wara2-3enab\">3. You&#8217;ll have one too many wara2 3enab<\/h3>    <p><\/p>    <p>There&#8217;s no such thing, but you might become uncomfortably full. It&#8217;s not your fault teta makes the best wara2 3enab ever.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.makeagif.com\/media\/1-07-2017\/7fH3J7.gif\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:500px\"\/><\/figure>    <div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-one-of-the-baby-cousins-will-fall-w-ysemmo-badan-l-kel\">4. One of the baby cousins will fall w ysemmo badan l kel<\/h3>    <p><\/p>    <p>They fall. They cry. The adults freak out. Mood = killed.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"205\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-701865\"\/><\/figure>    <div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-your-relatives-will-fight-over-politics-again\">5. Your relatives will fight over politics&#8230;again<\/h3>    <p><\/p>    <p>And it always ends the same. One second they&#8217;re screaming their heads off, and the next they&#8217;re obsessing over the turkey.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media4.giphy.com\/media\/XNOZZ2RxYdCNi\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>    <div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-6-you-ll-get-a-text-from-that-one-toxic-situationship\">6. You&#8217;ll get a text from that one toxic situationship<\/h3>    <p><\/p>    <p>All the stars align around the holidays to make you give up on your New Year&#8217;s resolution before the new year even rolls around.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.tenor.com\/jwQI-8VbWREAAAAM\/not-again-facepalm.gif\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:500px\"\/><\/figure>    <div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-7-the-who-is-more-miserable-olympics-will-ensue\">7. The &#8220;who is more miserable&#8221; olympics will ensue<\/h3>    <p><\/p>    <p>&#8220;Ana ma 3am nem men waja3 dahre&#8221;<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p>&#8220;Wlek skete ana 3am bekhod 2obar cortison&#8221;<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p>&#8220;Mesh ma2boul l wade3 shu baddo yla7e2 masrouf l wa7ad&#8221;<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media0.giphy.com\/media\/3o7aTLkyh3yAG6DEuQ\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:500px\"\/><\/figure>    <div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-8-someone-will-make-a-comment-about-your-appearance\">8. Someone will make a comment about your appearance<\/h3>    <p><\/p>    <p>The enhiyar over your ripped jeans, the backhanded compliments about your new hair color, and the whole &#8220;nas7an\/e bas leb2eenla\/ik&#8221; or &#8220;da3fan\/e bravo&#8221; conversation. Woohoo.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media2.giphy.com\/media\/na7OP0GYnvuyznn7rD\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:500px\"\/><\/figure>    <div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-9-the-family-gossip-session-will-return-for-its-annual-edition\">9. The family gossip session will return for its annual edition<\/h3>    <p><\/p>    <p>No, not the one where your aunties bye7ko 3an wled l jiran. It&#8217;s like Spotify Wrapped but for family gossip, where they discuss all the insane shit that has happened over the past year. Down to the nitty-gritty details.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p>Maybe this one&#8217;s not THAT bad&#8230;<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media1.popsugar-assets.com\/files\/thumbor\/BFz-JaKfYzm91MXIsZAP7EW8tFY=\/fit-in\/500x230\/top\/filters:format_auto():upscale()\/2015\/12\/15\/832\/n\/1922398\/43190c46410a3dee_giphy.gif\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:500px\"\/><\/figure>    <div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Make sure to follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/beirutcityguide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>    <div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,245,203) 0%,rgb(182,227,212) 100%,rgb(51,167,181) 100%);font-size:18px\"><strong>What conversations are you having over Christmas dinner this year? 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