Culture Shock! Egypt - A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette
110 CultureShock! Egypt throughout Egypt. Apartments or flats tend to be quite different from those in the West. Among the upper ...
Social Interactions 111 Hailing from the rural area of Beni Suef, this man makes his living as the owner and captain of a felucc ...
112 CultureShock! Egypt from landowners and share profits from farm production. They are often quite poor but more commonly are ...
Social Interactions 113 little adornment on the outside. Inside walls are often painted with bright colours. Nubian villages are ...
114 CultureShock! Egypt Hospitality ‘Welcome! Welcome!’ Everywhere you turn, you will hear this comforting refrain in Egypt. Hos ...
Social Interactions 115 Getting Around a Sticky Situation I fi nd hospitality rules discomforting at times because I am a woman, ...
116 CultureShock! Egypt somewhere or to have something. Believe it or not, you may be expected to help the person do, go or have ...
Social Interactions 117 One of the Family Probably one of the most disconcerting events I experienced when I passed by a friend’ ...
118 CultureShock! Egypt they may well remind you with the word ‘tip’ in whatever language. If not, they may use the word bakshee ...
The largely Muslim community in Egypt hold mass prayers every Friday at mosques. They may also pray in a group of their own, or ...
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FAST FACTSc The Sphinx is one of Mankind’s most fascinating creations. This majestic piece of history is now under the care of t ...
dCULTURESHOCK! BULGARIA Camels are one of the many domesticated animals in Egypt. Once a traditional mode of transport for the l ...
FAST FACTSe Many Egyptian Muslim women wear headscarves in line with their religion. Some women may wear a veil called a niqab. ...
fCULTURESHOCK! BULGARIA The Spice Market sells all kinds of spices that are used in the preparation of Arabic cuisine. Commonly ...
FAST FACTSg CS! Egypt Photos Section 1.indd g 3/14/11 10:49 AM ...
hCULTURESHOCK! BULGARIA Traffi c in Egypt is notorious and one should always cross with great caution. This picture shows a typi ...
Social Interactions 119 A final example relates to children. Once I was busily taking pictures around Khan el-Khalili Bazaar and ...
120 CultureShock! Egypt run the risk of having it ruin. A proper Egyptian hostess will thank you for the gift and set it aside f ...
Social Interactions 121 Compliments Complimenting someone on something they have or are wearing can be a little confusing in Egy ...
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