Is this True for Lebanese People
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Lebnanee
Speech
Lebanese are really distinguished in their accent and style of linguistics.
• You constantly mix Arabic, French, and English "Okay, merci kteer, yallah bye!" "Hi kifak ca va"
• Your statements should start with "Enno".
• The words "Khayi" “Man” "Bro" "Cuz" are a big part of your vocabulary.
• The word "Wallah" has replaced the word "Really" in your vocabulary.
• You Believe that “Bounjouren” “Bonsouren” are registered vocabulary words.
• You say the words "Stylak" and "Salbe" very often.
• You say "Bolice" for "Police"
• You call a night club "Night" and McDonalds "Macdo"; Abbreviation is a convenient style of communication.
• Your father swears at you with words that affect him (Yilaan Abouk)
• Whenever you see a relative you haven’t seen in a while, you say : ''Yee Shoo mgayar wo mihlaw"
• ''We'll only stay 10 minutes'' means you’re spending the whole day.
• You always say "open the light" instead of "turn the light on".
• You say bye 17 times on the phone, before actually hanging up.
• When you fail, your first words are: most of my friends failed too!
• You’ve taught all your non-Lebanese friends how to swear in Arabic
Attitude
Lebanese have illustrious attitudes & Behaviors.
• You are so "Class" while everyone else are "Nawar"
• You hate to wait, while everyone waits for you.
• You never stand in line.
• You don't memorize your full National Anthem.
• You love to have a gun or use one..
• You are the best bull-Shitter.
• You talk for an hour at the front door when leaving someone's house.
• You think that Syrians are the butt of all jokes.
• You always curse Lebanese people when you are in Lebanon, but when you live abroad you only make Lebanese friends.
• You get plastic surgery at least once in your lifetime..
• You can't do anything in life unless you have a Wasta
• If a Cop stops you cause you’ve violated a certain law, God help him since you'll be calling PAPI ...then PAPI will make his life a living hell.
Food
Lebanese are known for their great food, loved by everyone around the globe.
• You have to go to a Lebanese restaurant 6 times a week.
• If you live abroad and coming to Lebanon for a vacation Lebanese Restaurants will be your SPA.
• A meal without Hummus is not a real meal to you.
• You can’t start with anything rather than Tabouleh.
• You eat almost everything with bread.
• You can't have a meal without Lebanese bread.
• You put olive oil on EVERYTHING and brag about how healthy it is.
• You make Turkish coffee before leaving home, when you reach your office, after lunch, when having guests before and after they leave, and finally before you go to bed.
• You always need to have an Unlimited Supply of Nuts & Bizir.
• Your water in Mezzah is Arak.
• You always fight over who pays the bill.
• Your mom makes food for 10 people but you are only 3 on the table.
• Your mum cooks a meal that lasts three days
Argileh
To Lebanese Argileh has become as essential as Fresh Air.
• You have to smoke Argileh.
• A good restaurant is measured by how good is their Argileh, and whether the Nara guy is always around.
• If you live in the Gulf, u have to make sure to get Moasal for all your family.
Family
Some of us have pretty bizarre family members, Oh well, that’s what you get for being Lebanese.
• Your mother yells at the top of her lungs to call you for dinner even if you're in the next room.
• You ask your dad a simple question and he tells you a story of how he had to walk miles just to get to school.
• Your parents don't realize phone connections to foreign countries have improved in the last two decades, and still scream at the top of their lungs when making long distance calls.
• You have relatives smuggling diamonds in West Africa.
• Your relatives alone could populate a small city.
• Everyone is a family friend.
• Members of your family start to come over your house at 11:00PM and don't leave until 3:00AM.
• Your extended family is over your house all the time, discussing the latest family drama
• You have to have at least 3 relatives living in your neighborhood. .
• Your Family is never happy with what you've achieved. If you graduated from school they'll tell you "Eqbel Shahadeh El kbeereh", when u get that "Oqbal el Aroos / Areees", when you get that "Oqbal ma nefrah be Wledkom", and when you get that "Oqbal Shadet Wladkom”, and it keeps on going...
Cars
With a capital “C” when it comes to Lebanese, Cars can be the most important thing in a Lebanese’s life, even more important than having a house. I have a statement that I cite regularly “You Are What You Drive”.
• You won't drive anything that's not a Mercedes, BMW, or Hummer.
• You drive a new BENZ but you can’t afford money for gas
• You drive cars with black Fume windows.
• You bought your driver's license.
• You chose you license plate.
• You’re a very good driver, except for the fact that you drive like shit!
• You drive like a maniac.
• You don’t feel embarrassed filling gas for 3$. (5.000 LBP)
• You can talk on your cell phone, eat a sandwich, drink, and smoke while driving a manual shift.
• You never wear a seat belt.
• You can’t drive below 120/km on the highway, you think it’s illegal.
• You love to drive and drift.
• You spend all your money buying accessories for the car. (But not Gas).
• You are permitted to have a little chat with your friends in the next car, and block the way on a green traffic light.
• All roads are 2-ways, so driving in the opposite direction is always permit ted.
• You can’t tolerate traffic, where your car horn becomes your only stress reliefer.
• You'd only drive up to 25 km - above that it becomes too far.
• You wouldn’t mind cruising in circles around a certain small hot area for hours.
• If you are a boy you have to learn how to drive when you are 14 years old.
• You stole the car when your Parents were asleep, and were involved in an accident that they don’t know about, till now.
• You love to drink while driving, Eventually You drink, and drive.
Clubbing
Lebanon = Night Life; No introductions needed here.
• You prefer Vodka/Redbull on water.
• You are not allowed to miss clubbing 2 nights in a row.
• You have to start drinking from the bottle at 2 AM; cause by then cups can't do the job.
• You need to at least order 2-3 extra bottles of champagne a night and leave them unused.
• You have to be professional in holding your cigarette and drink in one hand and have easy20access to both.
• You think its cool to dance and smoke at the same time.
• You go to a Night Club at 1 AM and not get back home before morning.
• You can’t spend the night in one particular Night Club (At least 3).
• You have to eat after clubbing.
• You dress like you're going clubbing, all day, everyday, probably because you do.
• You pick a fight with someone just because he was looking at your GF (Only after 2 AM).
• You Can Do The Dabkeh.
Travelling
Lebanese are known to visit Lebanon at least once every 2 days.
• You are standing next to the largest suitcases at the Airport.
• You would beg the personnel at the airport to allow your excess baggage, as soon as your father stops doing that for you
• When you arrive at the airport back home you find at least 20 relatives waiting to greet you.
• You always have a dream of holding a different passport, since your passport doesn’t get you anywhere without a Visa ..
• Getting a visa to Europe or the States is like getting a baby; everybody tells you "Mabrook"
Politics
Last but unquestionably not least.
• You love yellow cause u love "Hezbollah", blue cause u love "future"
• You should get involved in politics, before kindergarden.
• You hope that the political situation will be solved but you know that it won’t.
• All Lebanese agreed to disagree in their political views.
• You never stick to one Team for more than 2 Years.
• You hate Israel to death.
• You want to become a president to change things.
I agree with Alexa ...
Amoud, is the Expiry date written on the currency note-Wallah!
Amoud, peace! What I am telling is based in my own experience. Don't take it too personal. I have a rights to comment and you have a rights too. If that's your comment or heard about the Filipino people, then be it. Its your right. I believe that every person is different to each other. Even if you are in the same nationality.
And to your question regarding that expiration of money? Why didnt you answer that Filipina. All you have to do is to answer her based on your understanding. Its easy as that. khalas.
Igalang na lang natin ang isat isa = Respect each other
Yun lang = Thats all
Babu = bye.
this was taken from Doha-x community on yahoo, Felt like sharing it.. Plain simple.
Perceptions & Opinions are Imaginations only.
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thanks God for Kelly Heroes and Alexa...
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.. I have nothing to do with lebanese.. (well not any more at least).. but the word "Wallah" has replaced the word "Really" in my vocabulary I think forever.. and I say “yallah bye!” to all my canadian friends by now..
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“You become responsible forever for what you have tamed”. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Pisache whats the point of your comment? You are referring to one guy. I know a Philippina (true story I swear) who thinks money expires. Shall I construe from this that all Philipinnas think money expires?
Geesh.
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"Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock - Will Rogers"
I know a lebanese who think people around them are stupid. He always says " aahhh that idiot? aahhh that stupid?" and he is sarcastic? He feels that he is the most smartest person in the world. But I am sure not all lebanese are like that.
Just to remind you all, these type of thread are posted over millions of times on QL about Indians too. Sometimes it is taken as funny, bu sometimes with just one weired comment the thread can turn into a bashing one.
Thank GOD, the poster has nowhere written that if the Lebanies continue doing all these gestures they are going to pay for it!!!
Thankfully he has not even written that,
"So if any Manager in the next couple of weeks get's a CV from 4 Indian (read it as Lebanies) ??ladys in purchasing and admin, PM me I will let you know who they are and give you the word up."
I sincerely feel at least this thread should go fair.
For me I love Lebanies for their skin and figure and fashions too.
I rest my case forever....
Everything's gonna be alright!!!
i have some lebanese friend they are not like what u wrote.they are very strang
Lebanese= Phoenicians= Good Sailsmen & salesmen.....
very funny and most of it is TRUE about lebanese people especially CLUBBING, LIFE STYLE & CARS. But on the whole, they are very friendly and very pretty people especially HOT & SEXY lebanese females. Go to Ahli Bank, IBQ & ARAB BANK.
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Both men & women are very stylish & do care alot about their lifestyle,clothings & cars. REST I DON'T KNOW that much
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Everybody wishes they could go to heaven but no one wants to die.
in quite a few things I,myself matches with Lebanese perfectly.specially food side.may be any of my parents or far far were Lebanese.nothing to get offended its something to be proud of.every nationality got good or bad habits in them.so what?
I don't care about the list .... but I love Lebanese people .... I know a couple of them, have worked with some .... they are just nice people. They have good manners, good communication skills and they dress really nice... Above all, I think they are good humans. But then again, everyone has his own experience.
well, i guess as long as nobody gets offended by the list, should be fine...
Sometimes there's a fine line between humorous stereotyping and 'bashing', but I think this falls safely on the humorous side.
And as mentioned already, this list was most likely put together by a Lebanese person, and added to by other Lebanese.
what a long list... seriously, when will people realize that just because you belong in the same race, doesn't mean that makes all of you the same... each and every one is unique, it doesn't matter what the nationality is, there is good and bad in everyone, this bashing has got to stop.. :(
Where is Mod :D
The poster forgot to mention how it is that lebanese women eat so much and stay so thin, or how they all look like rockstars on the 6:30 am school run lol.
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"Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock - Will Rogers"
I appreciate that Amoud, i guess this is just one of the exceptions...but come tomorrow morning less sensible people will awake and it will probably become another one of the bashing threads we have grown used to here on QL. But I agree, you've all been mighty sensible about this :)...i guess it was the senselessness of this topic that got to me that's all.
Zayd, a majority of us posters didnt turn it into a bash forum, we appreciated it for what it was, completely tongue in cheek.
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"Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock - Will Rogers"
Knowing all of the treasures revealed by the author. Yet you still have Lebanese Friends. Do I know any of the them?
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Amoud, i agree that i might find this funny if it were shared in private between lebanese people...hell i'd even find it funny if it were shared on QL and QL didn't have a reputation for turning things into (or at times like this starting things as) bashings and for racism hidden behind an excuse of ignorance. So much about comedy is about context rather than content...being shared in the wrong way made this completely unfunny. This is like telling a joke at a funeral, comic value is surrendered.
Zayd, the poster may be a bit dumb in his post but you gotta admit, how many of you did you read and actually smirk because it has happened to you ar close to you??
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"Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock - Will Rogers"
I'll be happy to read that kind of bashing if it is indeed for us...
"clarifications can go a long way"
Any country that has Sabah rocks, habibati!!!
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"Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock - Will Rogers"
i would just like to know what the intentions of the poster of this thread were...i mean it wasn't for "us lebanese" or else it would be in the funnies section cause as was said, this is the sort of thing thats around for every nationality as a way of self ridicule. So its not for humor...does this person actually want an answer to "is this true for lebanese people"? If the answer is yes he does then my answer is: you sir, are an idiot.
I too agree with Amoud that this is more tongue in cheek and thus should not be construed as racist.
Having said that, perhaps the Lebanese are mature enough to be able to take the humour. Others may not be ..
you are racist and biased. did you forget that there are some males who drive cars. and we Lebanese men wear our necktie, trim the beard and moustache,chat on msn and start a conversatin with the driver/passenger in the next car, fill and sign cheques and read the newspaper. Keep changing the radio stations and watch a movie on the dvd player. send mobile phone credits to a friend or relative.
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Ohh, you are the one that posted the head bobbing thing arent you. I dont think these 2 are comparable.
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"Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock - Will Rogers"
I am not denying that some Lebanese people may find this funny; I did in parts.
My point being, I posted something and I got shafted and my post could be seen as; not as bad/the same/or worse by some of the Indians on here.
Yet, if this could be re typed as an Indian/Brit/whatever joke, I know, there is only a certain few that would kick off.
That is my point, some of us are expected to laugh at what is put about us and others kick off.
I just think it unfair that certain people can call the racist card and others can't.
I will hoist that up the flag pole and see who salutes it!!
Its the material Brit.... stretch fabrics, you can buy it in the souq and get some made. They can even add on some flashy pink embeleshments.
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"Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock - Will Rogers"
I am jealous of the shirts men wear. Tight, but not enough to break the buttons..
Popcorn, perhaps you may not understand Lebanese culture very well, a lot of this rings true, not just some although it is a little exageratted. If you send this out to any Lebnani they will probably be holding their sides by the time they get to the end.
This one is definately something to print off and put in your designer "sacki" to hand out to friends.
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"Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock - Will Rogers"
You make great food???
I will hoist that up the flag pole and see who salutes it!!
YES, us Lebanese are super talented multi taskers!!!!!!
I mean we can also read a newspaper as well as performing all the above mentioned tasks, oh and i forgot to mention applying our mascara whilst driving and lipstick to our rather natural looking huge lips!!! OMG we could probably get jobs as circus perfomers as well!!!!!!!!
Can anyone else think of anything else to add to to our long list of credentials????
I found that actually sending stuff out/asking/googling insults some people.
So, lets not do it.
It does not matter if it was meant for Syrians, Lebanese, Palastinians, Aussies, Brits, Kiwis or Aliens.............this post is racist and I can guarantee now, through my last stupid traumatic thread, if this was directed at some, the outcry would be massive.
I will hoist that up the flag pole and see who salutes it!!
Lol, Brit Qataris are experts at this, but you need to add in that you have your kid either on your lap or out the sunroof lol.
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"Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock - Will Rogers"
Popcorn I know the poster is Indian but this was definately written and probably circulated by someone lebanese. There is one exactly the same for Syrians, it is cute but could be construed as offensive but it rings some truth.
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"Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock - Will Rogers"
"You can talk on your cell phone, eat a sandwich, drink, and smoke while driving a manual shift."
I've seen that :)
If this was a lebanese making fun it would be a different topic, they take the piss out of themselves all the time.
I truly believe this person is Indian and this is wrong.
I will hoist that up the flag pole and see who salutes it!!
just the tip of the iceberg
but hope you understand what you write. I doubt.
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all lebanese.j'adore.....
I think this is someone poking a bit of fun at his own kind perhaps.
Funny how this is offensive but a religious bash or a qatari bash is just people exspressing their opinions.
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"Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock - Will Rogers"
you don't like the Lebanese then?
Now this is RACIST!!!!!!!
Sorry, I know I dipped my toe in my first forum topic, but this is terrible.
Have you ever been to Lebanon?
I guess that is a big fat No!!!
I have Lebanese friends and none of them are like how you describe.
I will hoist that up the flag pole and see who salutes it!!
Yes, yes Adams Apple everything you say is soooo true about us Lebanese!!!!!! But thats why u loooooove us all sooooooo much!
Tell me whats with all this Lebbo bashing on QL these days???????????
its toooo long mannnn
Lebanese people...