Coffee Break: Cafematik, Racist Barbies & Searching for Lebanon’s TRUE Image | Sarde Podcast #115

After almost 3 years since we had them over, the comedic duo from “Coffee Break” Nathalie Masri & Nadyn Chalhoub come back for another shot! In this #Sardeafterdinner, we take things up a notch with unconventional reflections on Lebanese and Arab quirks & a hilarious card game that left us (and will leave you) in stitches. Join us as we discuss: -Farewell to Cafematik -An honest conversation about young motherhood -Movie Censorship in Lebanon: what is left for us to watch? -The quest to discover what “Lebanon’s image” really means -Elon Musk vs Mark Zuckerberg - the Lebanese version -Does the presidential vacuum really feel like a vacuum? -The Coffee Break Card game: getting in touch with reality Don't forget to like and subscribe to our channel for more episodes & clips! https://bit.ly/SardeAfterDinner Watch More of Sarde https://bit.ly/SardeEpisodes This Sarde is brought to you by our incredible patrons at   / sardeafterdinner   Without you guys, there is no Sarde (after dinner). Thank you. --- Chapters 00:00 | Thank you to our Patrons! 01:40 | What is “Gentle Parenting”? 05:50 | Shoutout to Art Of Boo (Bernard Hage) 07:01 | Goodbye CafeMatik 10:57 | What is Coffee Break? 12:50 | Why are Arab songs addressed to men? 14:39 | Barbie Ban 20:35 | Racist AI Barbies 23:01 | Coffee Break Card & Michel Hayek 25:12 | “Don’t open fire every time a person succeeds.” 27:00 | Keep weddings small 28:52 | Arab obsession with plastic surgery 32:32 | Do you cry, usually? 35:31 | You’ll always have a Lebanese passport (cost $400) 37:35 | What is Lebanon’s image? 40:01 | Sugar Daddies 43:23 | Debate who gets more criticism in relationships with age differences 46:31 | Open Letter to Riad Salami 49:01 | The Lebanese urge to say they know everything 51:43 | Threads Vs. Twitter Lebanese Cage Match 55:35 | Don’t wait for your hair to fall to get implants 1:00:09 | How many Guinness book world records do we need? 1:02:48 | Not all your thoughts need to be posted online. 1:08:40 | Ugly babies 1:10:07 | Raising Children the “traditional way.” 1:12:37 | Clash of Generations 1:18:00 | Why do we love to nag? 1:19:01 | Be more like China and fear of AI. 1:24:19 | Inner Peace in Lebanon 1:26:03 | Do we feel the presidential vacuum? 1:26:40 | Be your own white horse. 1:28:11 | Mouin encourages the ladies and offers help. 1:30:12 | Is there hope? --- Connect with Sarde | @sardeafterdinner   / sardeafterdinner     / sardeafterdinner     / sardeaftrdinner   Listen to Sarde on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3nBjBGW Anghami - https://play.anghami.com/album/101474... Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/3kE9MGn Google Podcasts - https://bit.ly/2I6ndjS --- Connect with Médéa   / medea.azouri     / medea.azouri   https://www.lorientlejour.com/author/... Connect with Mouin   / mouin.jaber   Connect with Coffee Break and watch their videos:   / coffee_break_lb      / coffeebreaklb     / coffeebreaklb   ---- Read Médéa’s articles (French): https://www.lorientlejour.com/author/... ---- Sarde (noun), [Sa-r-de]: A colloquial term used in the Middle East to describe the act of letting go & kicking off a stream of consciousness and a rambling narrative. The Sarde After Dinner Podcast is a free space based out of the heart of Beirut, Lebanon, where Médéa Azouri & Mouin Jaber discuss a wide range of topics (usually) held behind closed doors in an open and simple way with guests from all walks of life. Digital Distribution: concast.me #Sardeafterdinner #Nathalie_Masri #Nadyn_Chalhoub #MouinJaber #MedeaAzouri