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19 Specific Things Lebanese People Can’t Explain To Foreigners
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.
Here are 19 specific things that Lebanese people will struggle to explain to foreigners.
1. Why our parents call us “baba” and “mama”
We literally don’t know.
2. Saad Hariri leaving politics 🤝 Selena Gomez taking social media breaks
Saad Hariri was Selena Gomez before Selena Gomez was Selena Gomez.
3. Why our diehard Brazil/Germany football fans are literally insane
How do we explain to foreigners that Lebanese people would die for their football teams before dying for their country?
Read: Germany Supporter Reportedly Shoots At Brazil Supporter In Tripoli
4. Why we had two time zones last year
Remember when the Lebanese government postponed daylight savings?
5. Mariam Nour’s existence
I don’t know who she is, what she does, or where she came from. Is “meme” enough?
6. What “eno” means
Eno ma ba3ref…
7. The electoral system in Lebanon
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.
8. Why our blankets will keep us warmer in the winter than their heating systems
This will keep you warm through the harshest of winters. No heater can ever live up to it.
9. What “ree7et zankha” really is
Just look at this Reddit post.
10. Why Lebanese dads eat literally everything with le2met khebez
And we mean everything. Even food that doesn’t require le2met khebez.
11. Lemon doubly
This has gone down in Lebanese Twitter history.
Read: 30 Reactions To “Lemon Doubly”
12. Plastic surgery loans
Yes, it makes TOTAL sense for balad menhar to bring back plastic surgery loans.
Read: Plastic Surgery Loans Make A Comeback In Lebanon!
13. Why potholes on Jounieh highway keep reproducing
The birds and the bees.
14. How Lebanese people defy gravity when they dabke
It’s a talent passed down for generations. It’s on our blood. We can’t explain why a line-up of 30-something people can dabke up a wall.
15. The cultural significance of Van ra2em 4
And the level of Lebanese-ness you need to have to be able to balance your coffee while catching a ride in it.
16. The quotes on the back of trucks/vans/service
Absolutely unhinged. Even more than the graffiti on tari2 l matar.
Also, make sure to follow this account for more horrendous quotes on Lebanese vans.
17. Lesh fi wahad 3am ymashe l seir 3aks l isharat
Because on the rare occasion that traffic lights are working, there has to be a police officer who wants to completely ignore them and ymashe l kel 3a zaw2o.
18. Movie bans
Yeah……….
Read: After The Spider-Verse, 7 Movies Have Been Banned In Lebanon In 2 Years
19. Why Lebanese people keep violating croissants
Croissant burgers, pizzas, shawarmas – KHALASSSS
