12 Things That Hit Different At 2 AM In Lebanon

Do you ever just get up to do things at 2 AM in Lebanon and they just hit different?

1. Eating a wonky labneh sandwich when severe hunger strikes

Then you wonder why you didn’t think it was a proper meal when your mom said “fi labneh”.

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2. Using the elevator

You’re coming back home from a night out. You’re dreading the flight of stairs. Then you look up and you find eno fi kahraba and you get to enjoy riding in the elevator for the first time in a long time.

3. Waking up when a family gathering is still going on and hearing everyone laughing in the next room

Kinda wholesome.

4. Overhearing the busy streets of Beirut while still cuddled up in bed

Though we often hate the unbearable honking during the day, it’s kinda comforting at night when it’s not so obnoxiously loud…

5. Waking up with a dry throat, drinking a cold glass of water, going back to bed and falling asleep IMMEDIATELY

That glass of water could have solved 99% of your problems, and the best part is that you were half asleep for the entire experience so you didn’t exert much effort.

6. Enjoying leftovers from the family gathering all by yourself

Ba3d ma eja tene nhar so you still get to enjoy all your favorites before anyone else gets their hands on them.

7. Or heating up the food your mom had intended to be tomorrow’s lunch

You take expertly measured portions so your mom doesn’t notice that you ate from them but she’ll know. They always know.

8. Fighting with your sibling for no reason

Your parents are asleep so they won’t lecture you about loving each other when you were obviously joking. But then if one of you wakes them up, then you’ll actually start fighting.

9. Stopping at your favorite shawarma joint after a night of partying

Park the car eddem Barbar, ask for an extra toumy shawarma, and devour it within seconds while just chilling on the sidewalk or in your car under the famous neon sign. Brilliant.

10. Enjoying a sahra 3al balcon aw bel jnayne with your teta w jeddo in your day3a

It’s rare that they’re up this late, but when they are, betkoon a7la sarde.

11. Taking in that breath of chilly Beirut air after spending hours at a crowded indoor pub in Mar Mikhael

It’s like you reboot and you’re ready to go back in for a few more hours.

12. Gossiping over the phone with your bestie and getting yelled at by your parents to twatto sawtkon

It somehow makes the gossip even juicier/funnier.