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    10 Things You Should NEVER Tell A Lebanese Person

    By 961 StaffMarch 12, 2017Updated:January 13, 2021
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    It doesn’t take much to set off Lebanese people. There usually are very specific things that you can say to piss them off.

    So for your own safety, we put together a list of 10 things you should never tell a Lebanese person.

    #1 “Why do you speak English?”

    #2 “What was it like living in war?”

    #3 “So you guys have camels there?”

    Fun Fact: Lebanon is the only country in the Middle East that doesn’t have a desert.

    #4 “You’re Arab, right?”

    Where to start…

    #5 “Hummus is Israeli, not Lebanese”

    #6 “Lebanon and Syria are the same thing”

    #7 “I heard Lebanon isn’t safe”

    #8 “Lesbians are what you call people from Lebanon”

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    #9 “Where’s Lebanon? Is that in Africa?

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    #10 Is Libya and Lebanon the same thing?

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    Wrong continent…

    Bonus: #11 “You’re from Beirut?”

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    There’s more to Lebanon than just Beirut…

    If you say any of these to a Lebanese person and get a reaction you don’t like, don’t say we didn’t warn you!

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