We’ve all been in awkward and embarrassing situations in Lebanon. Moments that feel so bad we all wished el ared btensha2 w btebla3na, here are 12 of those cringe-inducing scenarios.
1. When it’s the third time you’ve said “shu” and you still don’t know what they said
Shu? Shu? Sorry? Fik t3eed?
2. When your mom was sharing way too much at the extended family dinner
“…eh w ba3den kenet ha ta3mol ta7ta”…MOM?
3. When you were just daydreaming in public and now an old man thinks you’re in love with him
Hate to break it to you 3ammo.
4. When you’re road raging and the enemy driver is your cousin
Oh, salem 3a bayak.
5. When the waiter says “sahtein”, and you say “you too!”
6. When you wave back at someone but they were waving to the person behind you
I was actually saying hi to someone else behind that person but you can’t see them he was there wallah he’s studying in Canada.
7. When you find out you were going 3akes el ser on a one way street and now there’s a car in front of you
8. When you call your teacher mama
Obviously with your mom oversharing so much, you’re gonna be looking for a new maternal figure.
9. When 3am te7ke 3an shakhes and then that same person walks in
“W sheyef keef dayman b – yeah so shu 3melet el khamis?”
10. When you slightly but significantly scrape the car
It’s so dumb and minor and now the khabir is gonna come say it’s your fault and your dad is gonna tell you i told you so and you’re gonna spend 3 hours on this cold street.
11. When you misspell in Arabic on Whatsapp on the family group chat
Your dad’s stand up comedy moment is your demise.
12. When you say “yalla bshufak/ik” And it turns out you’re both walking in the same direction
