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”
#9 “Where’s Lebanon? Is that in Africa?
#10 Is Libya and Lebanon the same thing?
Wrong continent…
Bonus: #11 “You’re from Beirut?”
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!
