The Lebanese language is remarkably graphic. It is abundantly punctuated by expressions whose zaniness appears afresh when we stop and think about what they mean. I received a joke yesterday called “a Lebanese telling his adventure in English”, that was deliberately stuffed with such expressions, translated into English. This motivated me to write this article. I added a few things to the joke; I’ll let you read it all before translating it into proper English and giving you the story behind each expression.
