How Lebanese People Avoid Saying No
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 มี.ค. 2020
- We're masters of sales and persuasion. This is why.
Like, share & subscribe! Tell me wherever you're from if you apply those techniques too, (some of these are used in the Arab world in general), and if you have similar expressions!
If you have ideas, suggestions or questions, leave them in the comments below or in my Instagram account @markhachem!
Credits
Written, directed and edited by Mark Hachem
Produced by Mark Hachem and Rita Nour
Post Production Supervisor: Rita Nour - ภาพยนตร์และแอนิเมชัน
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!
first from libnen
Sales person "😉😘" You: "Ok, I guess I need this then, such a fair price!"
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 😊
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 ))))) **
Hi Mark,
We use these expressions in Syria as well especially, bukra and Inshallah
hhhhh lol
The more I watch your videos, more I realize how similar Lebanese and Brazilian people are!
Middle Easterners are very close to Latinas/os and South Americans too.
I can attest to that
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😅
We have the most numerous populations of Lebanese outside Lebanon and second numerous Palestinian outside Palestine.
Lebanon is full of corrupted people ... they go and hide in Brazil because interpol can't get them there :p
@@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.
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*
Quit copying me!!
@@shinigami-kc1un ok
Ps:quit copying my actions and way of living. I too procrastinate till the last moment, should've worded it better
Boukra boukra bedros😂
And then you're like god dammit it's too late anyways I'm just gonna go to bed
I love how you keep the Lebanese culture alive. We need more people like that
Check Matar TV channel, he is also a Lebanese and make videos like this too
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 🤣
make em learn bout our culture
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
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. 😳😳😳
Than you need to Allahu Akbar them to teach those little bastards a lesson
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 😂"
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 😂
This true
you forgot "yalla"
"Yalla": the polite way to say never
@@hibye2420 that is so true
Yea I was just gonna say that cz it's the word we all use 😂
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.
Hi Bye 😂
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!😂😂
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 😄🙌
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!" 😅😅😅
Man! Thanks a lot 😁 After 7 years living in an Arabic country I finally realised why it takes so long to get anything delivered.
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...
Very interesting! Thank you for sharing the different perspectives!
@Saida Agourram race traitor
Stfu refugee sympathizer
Do a video on "how Lebanese try to avoid saying i don't know"
CREEPING DEATH That would be an interesting video to watch 🤪
I use those methods against my mom it works every time. I am powerful
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
🙏🏼❤️
Boukra mn chouf 😂🇱🇧❤️
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
So relatable to a sixteen year old lebanese boy
Love u Mark really nice vid as always, keep going👑👑
I like how you are standing in front of the Phoenix so it looks like they're your wings .. artistic 👌
That's a Satan wings 😂
@@eltiburon9546 lol 😂😂
Boukra is like "Vamo vê..." for brazilians. 😂
Learning and laughing at the same time!!!
Great combination 🤣😂❤
Your voice is so soothing. You made me miss my home country even more than I already do 🇱🇧❤️
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
Yeah. "Now now" in my culture literally means, "be patient"🤣
😂
Loved this! Familiar too!
Ya zalame u are the best, kel lebnen is proud of you bro
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✝️❤️❤️❤️❤️⚡️🔥🔥🔥🔥⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️✝️✝️
😂😂 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! 😂😂
Even I feel the same way 😂
Ayy watching from Egypt 🇪🇬! I love your videos!❤️
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
Bro, you keep cracking me up so much hahaha, good way to start my morning :)
I love your videos! please keep up the good work habibi!
Hi kifak! I like your vids and I am from lebanon. Continue making awesome vids!
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 👋🏽👋🏽👋🏽
Nice one mahn💯🔥🔥🔥
May you do a video on how and what Arab people say or do to show affection
That Sales technic to say no is Useful ! 👍
me as a child
me- "mama, can we go to the park today?
mom- Inshallah ya habibi
me- -_- ...ok
Very funny and Smart! The more I watch your videos, more I realize how similar Lebanese and Israeli people are!
4:53 "eh eh yalla halla' 'a rasi"
Love it!
You are hilarious, I loved every bit of it 👍
this is so true😄 love watching your vids
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.
hahaha love it.You are so funny! thanks for sharing
you nailed it... I grew up with everything you said.. To funny,,,I thought it was just our family lol
Love your videos 🥰
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
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.
Keep making awesome videos Mark, also please make more FRANJALICAN please
Damn love your channel jamel
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? 🤦🏻♀️
I love these videos 😂👌♥️♥️♥️
Why is this so true??😭😂😭😂😭😂😭😂😂
The "eh eh" part killed me😂😂
When ur early and ur comment isn’t pinned
cool!nice!
Great video
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
I use these all the time
Awesome poster
Eh eh, halla2 inchallah..... Best way to leave things open
I like the painting behind you
Look at me not listening to anything you were saying 😂😋
Heyyy I'm an Egyptian fan and literally I LOVE YOUR CONTENT EVERYTHING IS TRUE 😂😂😂😂
But not all tho ☹️
Hey Marc, could you maybe do a video comparing different Arab dialects ?
Lol the on my head part( ala raseh)
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.
We use "Ahorita" the same way in Mexico, as Halla'. It literally means: right now, or it can be later depending on the emphasis
Pure Lebanese facts!😂
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
Me: *asks my dad a question*
My Dad: *inshallah boukra*
Me: when is inshallah
My Dad: *I SAID INSHALLAH*
شكراً
Tbh Mark is my fav youtuber I’m a hardcore pewdiepie fan but I still think marks vids are more entertaining
This is cool
Can you make videos on how to speak Arabic / phrases and sentences
You described my childhood
This is sooooooo trueeee.. Omg😂
Here You are at your best.
Man I want his voice.
I like your videoooos brother🤝💜💙💚
You forgot the : El sabet"
Which means Saturday...Similar to "Bokra" 😅
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.)
Perhaps you'd like to experience the "Eeh La?" (اي لا؟) expression used as confirmation but obviously you notice something is wrong :D
I'm a bellydancer, so I've had a few interactions with Arabs, and this is so true it hurts! 🤣
Can you please make another episode of Frajacilan plz🙏❤️
I do the Nod+Blink with the dip way too much xd
Mark hashim : put a like on the video
me : eh inshallah
you forgot when we raise our eyebrows to say no xD
You are so funny😆
hahahaha couldn't agree more!!!!
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 😅
COMBOS !
😇
We actually do tis witout feeling😂
😏😏 I like that expression!!!! 🙃
I use all the Techniques
Lebanese style😎😂❤️
Eh halla2 inshallah is my catch phrase
😂😂😂 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
😂😂😂 I've heard my parents say that to me too often 😂😂😂
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.
حلو الفيديو يا مايك ، احنى نسوي نفس الشي بس بلهجتنا 😹
اي لهجة 👀
shinigami
لهجة شرق السعودية ، تحديدا القطيفية
Same in jordan
exactly the same in Dubai, UAE 😂😂😂