{"id":704359,"date":"2024-01-13T00:20:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-13T00:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/?p=704359"},"modified":"2024-01-15T13:36:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T13:36:21","slug":"19-specific-things-lebanese-people-cant-explain-to-foreigners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/704359\/19-specific-things-lebanese-people-cant-explain-to-foreigners\/","title":{"rendered":"19 Specific Things Lebanese People Can’t Explain To Foreigners"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes we don’t realize just how…niche being Lebanese is. So much that a lot of the things we do is very odd to foreigners, and we just can’t explain it to them.<\/p>

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Here are 19 specific things that Lebanese people will struggle to explain to foreigners.<\/p>

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1. Why our parents call us \u201cbaba\u201d and \u201cmama\u201d<\/h3>

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We literally don’t know.<\/p>

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2. Saad Hariri leaving politics \ud83e\udd1d Selena Gomez taking social media breaks<\/h3>

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Saad Hariri was Selena Gomez before Selena Gomez was Selena Gomez.<\/p>

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3. Why our diehard Brazil\/Germany football fans are literally insane<\/h3>

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How do we explain to foreigners that Lebanese people would die for their football teams before dying for their country?<\/p>

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Read: Germany Supporter Reportedly Shoots At Brazil Supporter In Tripoli<\/em><\/a><\/p>

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4. Why we had two time zones last year<\/h3>

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Remember when the Lebanese government postponed daylight savings<\/a>?<\/p>

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5. Mariam Nour’s existence<\/h3>

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I don’t know who she is, what she does, or where she came from. Is “meme” enough?<\/p>

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\"Mariam<\/div>
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6. What “eno” means<\/h3>

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Eno ma ba3ref…<\/p>

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7. The electoral system in Lebanon<\/h3>

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Nesbe mesh aktare w betsawet hasab l kadaa w eza mzawaje betsawte b kadaa zawjik and btw eza 3ayshe b Beirut bas ana men Chouf badde sawet bel Chouf w yi nseena neshrah shu Taif Agreement – lahza get a pen and paper.<\/p>

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8. Why our blankets will keep us warmer in the winter than their heating systems<\/h3>

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This will keep you warm through the harshest of winters. No heater can ever live up to it.<\/p>

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\"Arab<\/div>
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9. What “ree7et zankha” really is<\/h3>

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Just look at this Reddit post.<\/p>

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\"Rancid<\/div>
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10. Why Lebanese dads eat literally everything with le2met khebez<\/h3>

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And we mean everything. Even food that doesn’t require le2met khebez.<\/p>

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11. Lemon doubly<\/h3>

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This has gone down in Lebanese Twitter history.<\/p>

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Read: 30 Reactions To \u201cLemon Doubly\u201d<\/a><\/em><\/p>

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12. Plastic surgery loans<\/h3>

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Yes, it makes TOTAL sense for balad menhar to bring back plastic surgery loans.<\/p>

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Read: Plastic Surgery Loans Make A Comeback In Lebanon!<\/em><\/a><\/p>

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