You Know Your Lebanese When...

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You know your lebanese when... Jan 13, 2007
1) You constantly mix Arabic, French and English when speaking:
Example: Okay, Merci Ktir, Bye

2) You call a night club “night” and Dunkin’ Donuts “Dunkin”

3) You won’t drive anything that’s not a Mercedes, BMW or a Hummer.

4) You could always use another pair of sunglasses.

5) You get plastic surgery at least once in your life.

6) You think you’re better than everyone, just because you’re Lebanese!

7) You say you hate “khalijees” but you’d go and work in Saudi Arabia or Dubai in a
heart beat.

8) Syrians are the butt of all jokes.

9) You are so “class” while everyone else is “nawar”.

10) Your family owns at least one servant (Sri Lankan or Philippine)

11) You can’t do anything in life unless you have a “wasta” (connections)

12) All your aunts want to hook you up with a guy/girl they know.

13) You are constantly talking about the latest Haifa Wehbe news.

14) You BOUGHT your drivers license.

15) You don’t have a job but you drive an SUV and update your cell phone every month.

16) You only buy something expensive enough, because the higher the price the better…
right?

17) You have about 40 cousins.

18) You have at least one relative called George, Elie, Tony or Mark.

19) When you arrive to the airport, you find at least 20 relatives waiting to greet you.

20) Then men always fight for who’s paying the dinner bill.

21) Going to church is a fashion show.

22) You hate to wait while everyone waits for you.

23) You’re a very good driver, except for the fact that you drive like shit!

24) You’re always right!

25) you know the other meaning of "kiss"

26)when the other kids were eating bagels, you ate your pita bread

27)you considered getting a liscence plate reading "EDBTZ"

27) you teach your friends arab swear words and are proud when they use them.

28)you avoid your relatives when you see them in public places like the mall..

29) A visa is not a credit card....

30) Your refer to your dad's friends as "3ammo"...

31) You have an endless supply of pistachios...

32) Your parents say you're becoming Americanized anytime you get into trouble...

33) You curse at your teachers or strangers in Arabic...

34) You can spot an Arab a mile away and they have spotted at you because they keep staring...

35) After a family meal, the women fight to the death over who should wash the dishes while the men sit on their behinds and discuss politics, waiting for their tea...

36) Your parents want you to become a doctor or engineer....

37) You use your forehead and eyebrows to point something out...

38)Your mother yells at the top of her lungs to call you to dinner even if you're in the next room....

39) You arrive one or two hours late to a party and think it's normal...

40) You are standing next to the largest suitcases at the Airport...

41) You talk for an hour at the front door when leaving someone's house....

42) You say bye 17 times on the phone....

43) When your parents meet strangers and talk for a few minutes,you discover they know one of your uncles back home. ...

44) 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...

45) Your mother does everything for you if you are male...

46) You do all the housework and cooking if you are female... (not always!!!)

47) Your relatives alone could populate a small city.....

48) You still came back home to live with your parents after you graduate...

49)You always say "open the light" instead of "turn the light on"...

50) Your parents drink 6 cups of tea or coffee a day...

51) You've had a shoe thrown at you by one of your parents.....

52) You've been hit by the "3asayeh"...

53) You smoke arguileh/sheesha...

54) You say "b" instead of "p" ----> "happy birsday, bolice, bizza, etc.."...

55) For girls-- you know how to bellydance.



:D

I stole this from a site because i found it to be hilarious...and im pretty sure that some of the other lebanese..or maybe even pali's on here will understand why :lol:

bushra21
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Jan 13, 2007
hehehehehe, very true....
yshimy

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Jan 13, 2007
lol..very funny !
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Jan 13, 2007
yeah very funny.... shouldn't you be asleep now????
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Jan 13, 2007
lol..couldnt go to bed.. :S
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Jan 13, 2007
d3vilish_ang3l_88 wrote:lol..couldnt go to bed.. :S


"Couldn't" !!!!!

Why , are you locked outside your room, or the bed is stolen?
yshimy

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Jan 13, 2007
lol....nope..im in my room..on my bed...but im not sleepy.. :roll:
d3vilish_ang3l_88
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Jan 13, 2007
So, an Artist with insomnia....

Why not do an avater and signature like yours... for me..

no, no dress and no gurl, i wanted to be more personal.. about myself
yshimy

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Jan 13, 2007
lol..sure...y not? ..jus gimme a design u like..or wht design u want ..n ill do it for you :P
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Jan 13, 2007
i'll PM you...

If you gave me a good price, i would tell my friends in the forum about you :D
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Jan 13, 2007
lol....im not that good of an artist...i jus manipulate pics...lol.i could do it for you for free.... hehehe
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Jan 13, 2007
Great posting B., wait till nick sees it :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Jan 13, 2007
nice 1

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Jan 13, 2007
you forgot one :) ...

* Never leave your home without gel. L'oriel...of course :)
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Jan 13, 2007
sage & onion wrote:Great posting B., wait till nick sees it :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


bastards! :lol: :lol:


Very close to reality though so I am not gonna deny anything! :lol:
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Jan 13, 2007
How come nothing was mentioned about credit card bills ?

Jus kiddin :)
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Jan 13, 2007
* when you 2 dhs gel drippign all over your neck and fore head
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Jan 13, 2007
lol what is it with people thinking its just the lebanese who use gel...


ive seen syrians and jordanians use what would look like an entire bottle of gel on their hair more than i have seen lebanese guys...
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Jan 13, 2007
damn it bushra, ur buttugly
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Jan 13, 2007
* when you try your best to imitate Europeans or French and are embarrassed and mortified when some one considers you as an arab.
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Jan 13, 2007
errtime wrote:damn it bushra, ur buttugly


why dont u show us ur pic then? if ur that great looking eh?
dubai_sale
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Jan 13, 2007
bushra21 wrote:lol what is it with people thinking its just the lebanese who use gel...


ive seen syrians and jordanians use what would look like an entire bottle of gel on their hair more than i have seen lebanese guys...



no offence to u dawl, lebenese girls are hawt

ppl consider ur butt to be ugly but i think they are wrong.
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Jan 13, 2007
^ lol, no offence taken.


I was just wondering, thats all...because you always here about the guys getting made fun of for the gel thing -- but like i said ive seen more syrians and jordanians do that than the lebanese...

i personally cannot stand it -- yuck
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Jan 13, 2007
dubai_sale wrote:
errtime wrote:damn it bushra, ur buttugly


why dont u show us ur pic then? if ur that great looking eh?




oooo the protector :lol:

is u trying to get some???

love ur shade's though .. hahaha.
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Jan 13, 2007
errtime wrote:damn it bushra, ur buttugly



you know, i miss you :oops:
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Jan 14, 2007
my 2 cents...

When you live in Canada for couple of years or get the passport and then when someone ask you where are you from you say... "i'm Canadian"

:evil:
yshimy

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Jan 14, 2007
Hey B,
I am 70-80 % of what u listed, does it make me lebanese ?
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Jan 14, 2007
wow alot of hateing for the lebanese people

i think only the girls in northern lebanon are hot naurally ;)
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Jan 14, 2007
Palkid7 wrote:Hey B,
I am 70-80 % of what u listed, does it make me lebanese ?
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


no, it makes you a creative person :lol:
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Jan 14, 2007
I think it applies to all nationalities, however Lebanese take it to another level!
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