Culture Shock! Egypt - A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette

Index 329

Arabic pronunciation and
alphabet 239–242
greetings and common
phrases 242–246
laundry 132
lifestyles 108–113
Bedouin 113
rural 110–112
urban 108–110

M
Mahfouz, Naguib 58, 277
marriage 92–99
arranged marriages 95–98
courtship 92–93
divorce 98–99
negotiating 93–94
selecting a partner 94–95
medical care 132–137
immunisation guidelines 134
optical supplies 136–137
pharmacies 135–136
safety tips 136
Midan Tahrir 20, 21, 49, 54, 129,
158, 219
Mubarak, Hosni 40, 49, 52, 53, 162,
163, 222, 278

N
names 100–101
Nasser, Gamal Abdel 34, 38, 39, 40,
63, 277, 278
Nile river, valley and delta 11, 12,
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24,
25, 26, 28, 29, 31, 36, 46, 53, 56, 111,
163, 176, 178, 179, 215, 221, 233
Nobel Prize for Peace 278
noise 177–178
non-verbal communication 246–253
eye contact 87, 251–252
gestures 247–248
smiles 87, 249–251
space 248–249
touching 87, 89, 252–253

P
pets 147–149
photography 254–255
prostitution 225
public toilets 181–182

Pyramids of Giza 16, 22, 28, 29,

163, 211, 230, 234

Q

queuing 253–254

R

Ramesses the Great See Ramses II

Ramses II 26, 27, 31, 276

regions 15–19

S

schistosomiasis 13

service people 151–152

shopping 184–191

alcohol 190–191

bargaining 185–188

duty-free 8, 189–190

food 202–206

gold 188–189

Khan el-Khalili Bazaar 119, 187

Sinai Peninsula 11, 18, 52, 53, 56

smoking 176–177

social classes 64–70

social interactions 87–92

handshaking 88

hand holding 88

kissing 87, 88

Suez Canal 7, 11, 17, 18, 37, 38,

39, 42, 167

T

Tahrir Square See Midan Tahrir

terrorism 48–57

tipping 118–119

toiletries 138

tourism 45–46, 226–236

tour guides 227–233

Tutankhamun 24, 25, 234, 276

V

Valley of the Kings 24, 28, 50, 230

verbal communication 246

visiting 116–117

W

waste material 180–181

Western Desert 11, 14, 16, 232