1. The inside of your luggage always smells like zaatar<\/h3>
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Zaatar, mrabba, zeitoun, kishik…and all the other things your Lebanese mom manages to stuff into your bag.<\/p>
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<\/div> 2. Bathrooms abroad don’t have a shattafeh<\/em>, and it’s terrifying<\/h3> <\/p>
What do you mean you only use tissues to wipe?<\/p>
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<\/div> <\/div> 3. You will never be able to toshtof<\/em> like your Lebanese family does<\/h3> <\/p>
You’ll never see cleaner, shinier, and better smelling floors anywhere. AND HOW DO YOU DRAIN THE WATER WHEN THE BATHROOM HAS NO DRAIN?<\/p>
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<\/div> <\/div> 4. You go for Lebanese restaurants whenever possible<\/h3>
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And when you find a good one, you get excited and become a regular. Just look at this: Lebanese Expats Flock To Malak Al Tawouk In Montreal For A Taste Of Home<\/a><\/em>.<\/p> <\/p>
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<\/div> <\/div> 5. You miss the simplest things in Lebanon: the smell of manakish in the morning, going to the local furn, your mom’s yelling at 8 in the morning…<\/h3>
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You’ll never know what you had until you lost it.<\/p>
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<\/div> <\/div> 6. Summers must be spent in Lebanon, and your whole life is centered around that fact<\/h3>
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Soon after the new year, you start making plans to visit during the summer. It’s a rule.<\/p>
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<\/div> 3. You will never be able to toshtof<\/em> like your Lebanese family does<\/h3> <\/p>
You’ll never see cleaner, shinier, and better smelling floors anywhere. AND HOW DO YOU DRAIN THE WATER WHEN THE BATHROOM HAS NO DRAIN?<\/p>
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<\/div> <\/div> 4. You go for Lebanese restaurants whenever possible<\/h3>
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And when you find a good one, you get excited and become a regular. Just look at this: Lebanese Expats Flock To Malak Al Tawouk In Montreal For A Taste Of Home<\/a><\/em>.<\/p> <\/p>
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<\/div> <\/div> 5. You miss the simplest things in Lebanon: the smell of manakish in the morning, going to the local furn, your mom’s yelling at 8 in the morning…<\/h3>
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You’ll never know what you had until you lost it.<\/p>
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<\/div> <\/div> 6. Summers must be spent in Lebanon, and your whole life is centered around that fact<\/h3>
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Soon after the new year, you start making plans to visit during the summer. It’s a rule.<\/p>
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![\"\u0627\u0644\u0645\u063a\u062a\u0631\u0628](\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ddffd52c375d3c86fd6fa80746f85fc11569132751_1024_576.jpg\")
<\/div> 4. You go for Lebanese restaurants whenever possible<\/h3>
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And when you find a good one, you get excited and become a regular. Just look at this: Lebanese Expats Flock To Malak Al Tawouk In Montreal For A Taste Of Home<\/a><\/em>.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> You’ll never know what you had until you lost it.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Soon after the new year, you start making plans to visit during the summer. It’s a rule.<\/p> <\/p> ![\"\u0627\u0644\u0645\u063a\u062a\u0631\u0628](\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-03-at-1.51.18\u202fPM.png\")
<\/div> 5. You miss the simplest things in Lebanon: the smell of manakish in the morning, going to the local furn, your mom’s yelling at 8 in the morning…<\/h3>
![\"\u0627\u0644\u0645\u063a\u062a\u0631\u0628](\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-03-at-1.53.33\u202fPM.png\")
<\/div> 6. Summers must be spent in Lebanon, and your whole life is centered around that fact<\/h3>