How Lebanese People Avoid Saying No

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  • @MarkHachem
    @MarkHachem  4 года назад +104

    Alright guys so we're gonna see why Lebanese people are so good at sales and how they avoid the "no" (some things also include Arabs in general). Enjoy! Also tell me what kind of expressions you use or things you do for ambiguity!
    And let me know if you have requests, ideas or questions!
    Take care!

    • @adamashkar1394
      @adamashkar1394 4 года назад +2

      first from libnen

    • @bambiboo5376
      @bambiboo5376 4 года назад

      Sales person "😉😘" You: "Ok, I guess I need this then, such a fair price!"

    • @samymaric4244
      @samymaric4244 4 года назад +2

      Yeah ... we have expression, when you meet somebody on street and greet him with " dze si " which means "where are you" while person is standing in front of you )))
      Greetings from the Balkans 😊

    • @giacutie
      @giacutie 4 года назад

      I run )))
      I really so hate lying, I either laugh, because I'm scared shi*less ))), I avoid answering, or I'm giving super-quick No to avoid them thinking/feeling through it all ))) I could also divert the subject, reply with a question back, so I intrigue, and distract hhh
      Love the video! Very funny ))))) **

    • @rayanalkadi4513
      @rayanalkadi4513 4 года назад +1

      Hi Mark,
      We use these expressions in Syria as well especially, bukra and Inshallah
      hhhhh lol

  • @aline81
    @aline81 4 года назад +137

    The more I watch your videos, more I realize how similar Lebanese and Brazilian people are!

    • @seasesh4073
      @seasesh4073 4 года назад +20

      Middle Easterners are very close to Latinas/os and South Americans too.
      I can attest to that

    • @ElNegringoKreyolito
      @ElNegringoKreyolito 4 года назад +18

      Don't forget, the Iberian Peninsula (Spain+Portugal) was ruled by the Moors (North African Muslims) for almost 800 years. I think they definitely left a mark😅

    • @M4th3u54ndr4d3
      @M4th3u54ndr4d3 4 года назад +16

      We have the most numerous populations of Lebanese outside Lebanon and second numerous Palestinian outside Palestine.

    • @adelsaade7686
      @adelsaade7686 4 года назад +3

      Lebanon is full of corrupted people ... they go and hide in Brazil because interpol can't get them there :p

    • @M4th3u54ndr4d3
      @M4th3u54ndr4d3 4 года назад +10

      @@adelsaade7686 they are not hiding.
      They live here like everyone. They are honest and good workers.
      They came to Brazil after the war with Israel.
      And Interpol can access Brazil. We are allies of USA.

  • @quranforu--_
    @quranforu--_ 4 года назад +112

    I love how you keep the Lebanese culture alive. We need more people like that

    • @HD-gk4zs
      @HD-gk4zs 4 года назад

      Check Matar TV channel, he is also a Lebanese and make videos like this too

  • @prachetasnayse9709
    @prachetasnayse9709 4 года назад +81

    Parent: When will you open you book and study?
    Me: Inshallah, I will study.
    *Knowing fully well that I will procrastinate it till the last moment*

    • @shinigami-kc1un
      @shinigami-kc1un 4 года назад

      Quit copying me!!

    • @prachetasnayse9709
      @prachetasnayse9709 4 года назад

      @@shinigami-kc1un ok

    • @shinigami-kc1un
      @shinigami-kc1un 4 года назад +3

      Ps:quit copying my actions and way of living. I too procrastinate till the last moment, should've worded it better

    • @0xAWAD
      @0xAWAD 4 года назад +1

      Boukra boukra bedros😂

    • @nogamerhere3909
      @nogamerhere3909 4 года назад +2

      And then you're like god dammit it's too late anyways I'm just gonna go to bed

  • @ahmedmahdi2725
    @ahmedmahdi2725 4 года назад +27

    In Iraq, we have "allah kareem" which means "god is generous". It means that because god is generous, he'll give you what you asked for.
    But actually when I answer someone's request with "allah kareem" this means "I'm not doing that bro 😂"

    • @Tayamiz
      @Tayamiz 4 года назад +4

      Same in Jordan 😂 basically it means if for some reason I became generous too I might do it.. But for the time being, Allah kareem 😂

    • @raedtouman9692
      @raedtouman9692 4 года назад

      This true

  • @raytavener6481
    @raytavener6481 3 года назад +3

    This was my father to a "T". He died when he was 57 and left Mum with eight kids. BUT your mannerisms and expressions are dad all over. Thank you, I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
    Margaret

  • @nina29600
    @nina29600 4 года назад +4

    Man! Thanks a lot 😁 After 7 years living in an Arabic country I finally realised why it takes so long to get anything delivered.

  • @ElNegringoKreyolito
    @ElNegringoKreyolito 4 года назад +24

    Dude this is peak edutainment! Hilarious stuff, and it's good to know that my inability to say no directly obviously means I was Lebanese in a past life or something😆. Salute from a Haitian-American fan 😄🙌

  • @incognito9718
    @incognito9718 4 года назад +67

    Me as Arab I can’t do the “bukrra” and “inshallah” game with my little American kids 🤣. They reject these answers and they ask for specific date and time 🤣

    • @rookieman329
      @rookieman329 4 года назад +9

      make em learn bout our culture

    • @maryn4150
      @maryn4150 4 года назад +7

      haha omg me!
      when i was young, if i asked my mom to sleepover at a friend’s house, she would tell me ‘eh yalla boukra min shouf’ i would say ‘really? tomorrow!’ but she explained to me it doesn’t literally mean tomorrow in this context it meant in the future, some other times it would mean no or never going to happen😂 as explained in this video

    • @FreyjaCat
      @FreyjaCat 4 года назад +3

      Not just them, the moment my partner or Arab friends go, InsyaaAllah, I’d say: Give me a time and we’ll confirm it now. They never expect that to come out from me. 😳😳😳

    • @jeremyemilio9378
      @jeremyemilio9378 4 года назад

      Than you need to Allahu Akbar them to teach those little bastards a lesson

  • @zenahel-rafih4077
    @zenahel-rafih4077 4 года назад +17

    My husband is Lebanese, everything is “Tomorrow”! I always ask him to give me a date!😂😂 also like when he says anna jayyi, I’m coming! That could mean I’ll be there in 5 minutes, an hour, tomorrow, next week!😂😂

  • @angelabyanny2862
    @angelabyanny2862 4 года назад +11

    I'm an Indonesian, and my parents love to say: "Besok, besok." Besok (read: bé-sok) means boukra. And now 30 years have passed and nothing happens 🤣🤣🤣 and here in Germany when I say: "When God willing." my friend will say: "Of course He is willing! Now tell me what time!" 😅😅😅

  • @abbasfakhoury8815
    @abbasfakhoury8815 4 года назад +173

    you forgot "yalla"

    • @hibye2420
      @hibye2420 4 года назад +17

      "Yalla": the polite way to say never

    • @beb6c2a
      @beb6c2a 4 года назад +2

      @@hibye2420 that is so true

    • @chrisy367
      @chrisy367 4 года назад

      Yea I was just gonna say that cz it's the word we all use 😂

    • @inadequatebrilliance1002
      @inadequatebrilliance1002 4 года назад +1

      Yalla can either mean: let’s go/do it, never/go away(informally), or see you later(informally). The meaning depends on the type of context you’re trying to portray or show or even tell.

    • @محمدالبكري-د4خ
      @محمدالبكري-د4خ 4 года назад

      Hi Bye 😂

  • @vanessa2694
    @vanessa2694 4 года назад +2

    Your voice is so soothing. You made me miss my home country even more than I already do 🇱🇧❤️

  • @amishly
    @amishly 4 года назад +2

    Once in a discussion of how different cultures hustle in Dubai, Lebanese hustle was portrayed as that who tries to sell you pretty much anything and really makes you believe that it s amazing and a catch, no matter how available and standard it is. It was hilarious; examples: perfect most beautiful weather, the finest sand...hahaha Leaving the listener most anxious to buy immediately...lol

  • @dorthy739
    @dorthy739 4 года назад +3

    Learning and laughing at the same time!!!
    Great combination 🤣😂❤

  • @krantilad6296
    @krantilad6296 4 года назад +1

    My manager is from 🇱🇧 Lebanon and I am watching this one now I miss his expressions he is doing this way
    I like this all

  • @ayarafi7144
    @ayarafi7144 4 года назад +9

    I like how you are standing in front of the Phoenix so it looks like they're your wings .. artistic 👌

    • @eltiburon9546
      @eltiburon9546 4 года назад +1

      That's a Satan wings 😂

    • @ayarafi7144
      @ayarafi7144 4 года назад +1

      @@eltiburon9546 lol 😂😂

  • @jadaoun03
    @jadaoun03 4 года назад +5

    So relatable to a sixteen year old lebanese boy
    Love u Mark really nice vid as always, keep going👑👑

  • @epicboi3213
    @epicboi3213 4 года назад +21

    I use those methods against my mom it works every time. I am powerful

  • @helleasmild7846
    @helleasmild7846 4 года назад +26

    I am a Dane and we are very direct. I know many refugees from Syria and they all have difficulties when they have to say no, and they have to do so again and again, because of our direct approach. Then they try to get around it they cause confusion and anger...

    • @MarkHachem
      @MarkHachem  4 года назад +5

      Very interesting! Thank you for sharing the different perspectives!

    • @jeremyemilio9378
      @jeremyemilio9378 4 года назад

      @ race traitor

    • @jeremyemilio9378
      @jeremyemilio9378 4 года назад

      Stfu refugee sympathizer

    •  4 года назад +1

      @@jeremyemilio9378 😂😂😂😂

  • @Yahfufa
    @Yahfufa 4 года назад +1

    Ya zalame u are the best, kel lebnen is proud of you bro

  • @Tcheleton1
    @Tcheleton1 3 года назад

    Very funny and Smart! The more I watch your videos, more I realize how similar Lebanese and Israeli people are!

  • @Rahmeanthony
    @Rahmeanthony 4 года назад +1

    The "eh eh" part killed me😂😂

  • @mr.romdhon
    @mr.romdhon 4 года назад +2

    Especially in arabic office like imigration. Rejecting level in arabic:
    Level 1 : after thing بعدين
    Level 2 : tommorrow بكرة
    Level 3 : after tommorow بعد بكرة
    Level 4 : next week بعد الأسبوع
    Level 5 : next year سنة جاي
    Infinite level : sorry معليش
    Or you can add if god will ان شاء الله to make more epic and religiously

  • @monaattianese9838
    @monaattianese9838 3 года назад

    OMG THIS IS SOOO INTERESTING . SO SO AMUSING IM ITALIAN AMERICAN BORN AND LIVING IN BROOKLYN MOST MY LIFE. BUT ARAB AND ITALIAN CULTURE IS AMAZINGLY SIMILAR. IVE BEEN TO ABOUT 6 or MORE ARAB COUNTRIES AND I ADORE THE KIND HOSPITALITY IVE ALWAYS ENCOUNTERED LOVING THIS !!!!! MARK HACHEM IS BRILLIANT✝️❤️❤️❤️❤️⚡️🔥🔥🔥🔥⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️✝️✝️

  • @avocadocommander
    @avocadocommander 4 года назад +20

    Do a video on "how Lebanese try to avoid saying i don't know"

    • @PhoenicianC4D
      @PhoenicianC4D 4 года назад +1

      CREEPING DEATH That would be an interesting video to watch 🤪

  • @sanitizer8893
    @sanitizer8893 4 года назад +1

    LOL.... I love this guy... Sharing with all my family and friends because they will love it too, because it is so funny and TRUE.... Subscribed

  • @EpicLebaneseNerd
    @EpicLebaneseNerd 4 года назад

    it is not simply the act of saying ''inshalla'' that means it is a polite no, it is the way that it is said, u can tell that there is a certain art of saying ''nshalla'' that the sayer can imprint on his receiver that he actually being nice and not saying no, but it is like saying ''don't hold your breathe'' , i don't know if it makes sense , but that is the way it is done since the stone age in lebanon and i think everyone just accepts it.

  • @victoriarisk7684
    @victoriarisk7684 4 года назад +1

    you nailed it... I grew up with everything you said.. To funny,,,I thought it was just our family lol

  • @kumailjawadallawati9740
    @kumailjawadallawati9740 4 года назад +12

    😂😂 wow! I can relate so much to this. It is funny how you make things that are in our norms feel wierd 😂, cuz we do those gestures without thinking about it but this video outlines it all! 😂
    Just except for one thing. To me atleast, InshaAllah leans towards yes and is almost always ensuring it is yes. Everything else is just perfect representation! 😂😂

  • @m.wilkinson9559
    @m.wilkinson9559 3 года назад

    The more I watch your videos the more I realise how deeply ingrained certain Arabic mannerisms are within me and I didn't even know it

  • @amelannelmonnakgotla7184
    @amelannelmonnakgotla7184 4 года назад +2

    Nice one mahn💯🔥🔥🔥
    May you do a video on how and what Arab people say or do to show affection

  • @Glo_Cha
    @Glo_Cha 4 года назад +10

    Yeah. "Now now" in my culture literally means, "be patient"🤣

  • @GuysCupank
    @GuysCupank 4 года назад

    That Sales technic to say no is Useful ! 👍

  • @Libanaise_7
    @Libanaise_7 4 года назад +5

    Boukra mn chouf 😂🇱🇧❤️

  • @johns.9819
    @johns.9819 2 года назад

    i would stay at Grandma when i was lilltle. we are Lebanese they spoke Lebanese all the time. She made Syrian bread in the ovnr at 5:00 am. Have not had bread like it since. She would dance for us all the time. The priest came to dinner every Sunday. He loved the raw lamb and wheat Kibbeh Nayyeh . She would make a whole platter and he would eat it with the Syrian bread with my grandfather (his name was Rezzella). Miss those days.... My favorite was Shish Barak.

  • @mirnafakhoury7240
    @mirnafakhoury7240 4 года назад +3

    Hi kifak! I like your vids and I am from lebanon. Continue making awesome vids!

  • @donnellyzaraki4518
    @donnellyzaraki4518 4 года назад +1

    Bro, you keep cracking me up so much hahaha, good way to start my morning :)

  • @Samar-dj5zb
    @Samar-dj5zb 4 года назад +1

    Keep making awesome videos Mark, also please make more FRANJALICAN please

  • @Tesse29
    @Tesse29 4 года назад +11

    Boukra is like "Vamo vê..." for brazilians. 😂

  • @WHF1978
    @WHF1978 4 года назад +1

    Salam Mark I really enjoy your videos especially those with you and Nico hehehehe... I’m Algerian American and we have sooo many similarities in our Arabic with Lebanese, Yemeni, and UAE dialects. It’s really interesting and fascinating, please continue to make these awesome videos, I just wish I could be part of them and do some that shows the similarities and differences. Bgheet Takul kaffff 👋🏽👋🏽👋🏽

  • @AmmarCoolio
    @AmmarCoolio 4 года назад

    Hi Mark, I’m a big fan and I’m arabic! I couldn’t help but notice you forgot a way to avoid saying no, which my dad says all the time, which is, “الله كريم “. IF you’ve never heard it before, it’s similar to, "انشالله," so you can use it as well.

  • @christineabi-abdallah6590
    @christineabi-abdallah6590 4 года назад

    Eh eh, halla2 inchallah..... Best way to leave things open

  • @mooshoe93
    @mooshoe93 4 года назад +1

    Can you make videos on how to speak Arabic / phrases and sentences

  • @patrickkhalifeh1257
    @patrickkhalifeh1257 4 года назад +4

    Why is this so true??😭😂😭😂😭😂😭😂😂

  • @watermeloncake581
    @watermeloncake581 2 года назад

    Eh eh hala2 ill like the video yalla nshalla i wont forget boukra boukra
    bas actually lol this video is really accurate great job it was pretty real

  • @gambitwar
    @gambitwar 4 года назад +9

    me as a child
    me- "mama, can we go to the park today?
    mom- Inshallah ya habibi
    me- -_- ...ok

  • @bumbojumbo4661
    @bumbojumbo4661 4 года назад +4

    4:53 "eh eh yalla halla' 'a rasi"

  • @ivanfelipebaezperez5318
    @ivanfelipebaezperez5318 4 года назад

    We use "Ahorita" the same way in Mexico, as Halla'. It literally means: right now, or it can be later depending on the emphasis

  • @Dan-hm2zj
    @Dan-hm2zj 4 года назад +1

    Tbh Mark is my fav youtuber I’m a hardcore pewdiepie fan but I still think marks vids are more entertaining

  • @rossri70
    @rossri70 4 года назад

    hahaha love it.You are so funny! thanks for sharing

  • @sorayaabrahim
    @sorayaabrahim 4 года назад

    Loved this! Familiar too!

  • @genjibone6076
    @genjibone6076 4 года назад +3

    Me: *asks my dad a question*
    My Dad: *inshallah boukra*
    Me: when is inshallah
    My Dad: *I SAID INSHALLAH*

  • @ayakoakatsuki9042
    @ayakoakatsuki9042 4 года назад

    I like the painting behind you
    Look at me not listening to anything you were saying 😂😋

  • @meikoaoi5590
    @meikoaoi5590 4 года назад +1

    Hey Marc, could you maybe do a video comparing different Arab dialects ?

  • @ahmedalkooheji
    @ahmedalkooheji 4 года назад +1

    Perhaps you'd like to experience the "Eeh La?" (اي لا؟) expression used as confirmation but obviously you notice something is wrong :D

  • @sheriftamer2296
    @sheriftamer2296 4 года назад +3

    Heyyy I'm an Egyptian fan and literally I LOVE YOUR CONTENT EVERYTHING IS TRUE 😂😂😂😂
    But not all tho ☹️

  • @spritecaneater
    @spritecaneater 4 года назад +1

    Pure Lebanese facts!😂

  • @mrkaistr
    @mrkaistr 4 года назад

    I love your videos! please keep up the good work habibi!

  • @markkosseifi7120
    @markkosseifi7120 4 года назад

    You are hilarious, I loved every bit of it 👍

  • @omarsabbouh1237
    @omarsabbouh1237 4 года назад

    Lol the on my head part( ala raseh)

  • @xexew
    @xexew 2 года назад

    you forgot when we raise our eyebrows to say no xD

  • @khalidalshatri3267
    @khalidalshatri3267 4 года назад +2

    Can you please make another episode of Frajacilan plz🙏❤️

  • @thearabian772
    @thearabian772 4 года назад

    Can you please make a DOS AND DON'TS IN ARAB COUNTRIES video.
    I have so many American friends whom I would like to tell in a polite way 😅

  • @Chlrintruc
    @Chlrintruc 4 года назад

    Man I want his voice.

  • @nourlotf5775
    @nourlotf5775 4 года назад +49

    When ur early and ur comment isn’t pinned

  • @johncameron4194
    @johncameron4194 10 месяцев назад

    Awesome poster

  • @juliajkjk7639
    @juliajkjk7639 4 года назад +2

    I'm a bellydancer, so I've had a few interactions with Arabs, and this is so true it hurts! 🤣

  • @pororo7316
    @pororo7316 4 года назад +2

    How Lebanese ppl turn anything serious or not into a joke :d

  • @johncameron4194
    @johncameron4194 10 месяцев назад

    Great video

  • @bashka5743
    @bashka5743 4 года назад

    😂😂😂 yeh yeh that takes me back when I was a kid growing up in the 90s when I used to ask my parents if I could ride my bike thay will say yeh yeh then I'll hop on my bike then that will say noooooooooooooooo !!!!!!! Very loudly omg the good old days

  • @bxdhtps
    @bxdhtps 4 года назад +1

    I use all the Techniques
    Lebanese style😎😂❤️

  • @husamalhalal4430
    @husamalhalal4430 4 года назад +1

    حلو الفيديو يا مايك ، احنى نسوي نفس الشي بس بلهجتنا 😹

    • @shinigami-kc1un
      @shinigami-kc1un 4 года назад

      اي لهجة 👀

    • @husamalhalal4430
      @husamalhalal4430 4 года назад +1

      shinigami
      لهجة شرق السعودية ، تحديدا القطيفية

  • @johncameron4194
    @johncameron4194 10 месяцев назад

    Love it!

  • @nadamerchak
    @nadamerchak 4 года назад +15

    Hellooo! There is not a single video i watch that I don't enjoy! Can you please make a video about how lebanese think that they know better than doctors and start prescribing medications to their relatives and neighbors? 🤦🏻‍♀️

  • @MortadhaClashermrmr992
    @MortadhaClashermrmr992 4 года назад

    Mark hashim : put a like on the video
    me : eh inshallah

  • @umitdolap1733
    @umitdolap1733 2 месяца назад

    LOL! You could say "Ba'ad boukra, insh'allah".

  • @wisso7788
    @wisso7788 4 года назад

    I use these all the time

  • @adamnaja606
    @adamnaja606 4 года назад +1

    Eh halla2 inshallah is my catch phrase

  • @Mk-lx7qf
    @Mk-lx7qf 4 года назад

    this is so true😄 love watching your vids

  • @omaralsaadi2260
    @omaralsaadi2260 4 года назад +8

    You forgot the : El sabet"
    Which means Saturday...Similar to "Bokra" 😅

    • @beb6c2a
      @beb6c2a 4 года назад +1

      Example: you ask your parent to go to the park he says "inshallah will go to the park on Saturday Ahmed" (which means you will probably go to the park but like in 4 months.)

  • @adamo1246
    @adamo1246 4 года назад

    Damn love your channel jamel

  • @manooxi327
    @manooxi327 4 года назад

    شكراً

  • @تركيالقحطاني-ظ3ص
    @تركيالقحطاني-ظ3ص 4 года назад

    Here You are at your best.

  • @ulvrk
    @ulvrk 4 года назад +2

    I love these videos 😂👌♥️♥️♥️

  • @sibaibrahim6968
    @sibaibrahim6968 4 года назад

    You described my childhood

  • @asawerabbood
    @asawerabbood 4 года назад

    In *IRAQ* we have a saying " يوم القيامة العصر " which is untranslatable 😂😂🇮🇶🇮🇶

    • @alaaazem8096
      @alaaazem8096 4 года назад +1

      What? Really? I have never heard of such an expression! Here in Palestine we do not have it. Interesting!!!

    • @asawerabbood
      @asawerabbood 4 года назад +2

      @@alaaazem8096 I think that *IRAQ* have made it's own version of expressions based on his long great history.
      we even still using some *SUMERIAN* words like " *cha* " which means " *my love* ".
      in our daily conversations!
      Selam to Palestine ♥

    • @alaaazem8096
      @alaaazem8096 4 года назад

      @@asawerabbood beautiful! Just beautiful!
      Our salams back ❤

  • @carlatabet6884
    @carlatabet6884 4 года назад

    😂😂😂 I've heard my parents say that to me too often 😂😂😂

  • @ssbein
    @ssbein 4 года назад

    EH EH .... metet 😂😂😂😂

  • @ramashabouk1305
    @ramashabouk1305 4 года назад

    Love your videos 🥰

  • @omarabdulrahman4335
    @omarabdulrahman4335 3 года назад

    exactly the same in Dubai, UAE 😂😂😂

  • @AJJ129
    @AJJ129 4 года назад

    The Thing is it’s universal I’m no part Lebanese or ever been to Lebanon but that nod lip twitch wave just screamed non-committal

  • @thibaultlopezbrunner5679
    @thibaultlopezbrunner5679 4 года назад

    In Mexico we say ahorita to say halla’. The more ita you put, the less soon you are planning to do the thing you say.

  • @revebangtan4204
    @revebangtan4204 4 года назад

    Can’t forget the eyebrow lift while lifting your head up

  • @SultanMapping
    @SultanMapping 4 года назад

    Mom: do your homework
    Me: يلا يلا انشاء الله هلاء والله

  • @LaurensHazelEyes
    @LaurensHazelEyes 4 года назад

    Mark where do you think the best place to meet Lebanese men in Canada? Men not boys🙏

  • @diamz1455
    @diamz1455 4 года назад

    Nsita lal "yalla yalla"

  • @evelynsada483
    @evelynsada483 4 года назад

    Mark....what about "La"....don't you also say "no" with "La!"?🤔.....Please let me know☺😃

  • @themadapples2143
    @themadapples2143 4 года назад

    I do the Nod+Blink with the dip way too much xd

  • @tychestuart7500
    @tychestuart7500 4 года назад +14

    Ayyy second from palestine