10 Funny Lebanese Jokes Showcasing Lebanon's Situation

If the Lebanese are good at one thing, it's their ability to make a harsh situation funny and make you laugh along, even when it surges from pain and bitterness.

A survivors' trait, it has been said, and, sure do, the Lebanese people have it remarkably (no kidding!), for as long as this nation of survivors remembers.

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2019 was tough and 2020, so far, hasn't been easy on anyone in Lebanon.

A sinking economy, a capital control holding people's money hostage, a revolution which demands still reverberate unheeded, a coronavirus locking us in and down, and the crises that keep compounding unresolved.

Our only "therapy" against all this mess? Joking about it until a miracle materializes. So, here's what the Lebanese have been up to with their self-imposed therapy:

#1 Worthless Lira

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Tough competition, indeed, if you are the Lira facing the Dollar these days. From 1 USD at 1,500 LBP to hitting 10,000 LBP, don't kid yourself, you're not standing a chance!

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#2 Gone baby, gone...

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The president once said that whoever doesn't like the government to leave.

So the dollar said, "Okay."

It's gone also from the banks:

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#3 Israeli Forces Attacks

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Translation: Guys please don't start a war because you'll be giving George Khabbaz new theater content

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#4 Because living without electricity is not enough, here comes the heatwave

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#5 Social distancing, sure, but...

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#6 Adapting culturally to COVID-19

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A Lebanese mom's cure for any illness is Yansoun (Anis Tea), so what did you expect when a deadly virus emerged? Yansoun, Yansoun, and more Yansoun!

#7 Lebanese Revolution's Phases

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