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Please go to the cafes near Khan el-Khalili. You will see foreigners men and women and Egyptians men and women at cafes. For example, I guess a muslim woman that dosen't wear a hijab is loose just like a foreign woman who wears capri's (pants that go below the calves) are loose.
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so unsure you think a foreign woman that wears capri pants is loose? as in morals? well you can kiss my lillywhite teez!! generalisation at it's best. Posts: 3945 | From: ' Res Contr ' Amor non es guirens, lai on sos poders s'atura | Registered: Dec 2007
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what the hell are u talking about manx? I will not kiss your lilywhite ass I rather jump on you like white on rice.
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white on rye? your post can be taken in both contexts, negative and positive, i took it the wrong way , i apologise Posts: 3945 | From: ' Res Contr ' Amor non es guirens, lai on sos poders s'atura | Registered: Dec 2007
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quote:Originally posted by samegy: "lilywhite ass"
What is this? LOL!
yr ass is as white as a summer lilly hahahahahahaha a common phrase used in usa we use it all the time just sayin kiss my ass and lilly cas its white!!!
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There are quite alot of women who go to the main coffee shop in Aswan, they go with the husbands and nobody seems to care.
From what i have seen most men are either just watching the street action or talking about there day and of course football Posts: 30 | Registered: Apr 2008
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quote:Originally posted by samegy: From what I understand, a "decent" woman just wouldn't put herself amongst a bunch of men. Those who do are considered to be loose.
Well, as a foreign woman you are considered loose by default anyway.
But, that aside, many people actually do recognize / accept that we have different standards and habits, so we can get away with some things that an Egyptian woman would be frowned upon for, such as hanging out at coffeeshops with a man.
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quote:Originally posted by samegy: From what I understand, a "decent" woman just wouldn't put herself amongst a bunch of men. Those who do are considered to be loose.
Well, as a foreign woman you are considered loose by default anyway.
But, that aside, many people actually do recognize / accept that we have different standards and habits, so we can get away with some things that an Egyptian woman would be frowned upon for, such as hanging out at coffeeshops with a man.
quote:Originally posted by Dalia*: [QUOTE]Originally posted by samegy: [qb]From what I understand, a "decent" woman just wouldn't lput herself amongst a bunch of men. Those who do are considered to be loose.
I used to sit in cafes both western and traditional style, and I'm pretty sure that none of my friends or family thought I was loose.
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Samegy there are really two types of coffee shops. Ones that are very much men only and its common sense which ones these are, you would not want to go in them as they are usually very basic and you would not feel comfortable sitting there.
Then there are more upmarket coffee shops both traditional and western where men women families all go to spend time. Its perfectly normal and you would not be considered loose whether you were with a man or not.
You have to question the kind of background of someone making a statement like your friend did. Maybe he has never stepped out into a big city before and is just used to the very traditional rural areas.
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quote:Originally posted by Penny: Samegy there are really two types of coffee shops. Ones that are very much men only and its common sense which ones these are, you would not want to go in them as they are usually very basic and you would not feel comfortable sitting there.
Then there are more upmarket coffee shops both traditional and western where men women families all go to spend time. Its perfectly normal and you would not be considered loose whether you were with a man or not.
You have to question the kind of background of someone making a statement like your friend did. Maybe he has never stepped out into a big city before and is just used to the very traditional rural areas.
I've seen both kinds of net cafes, also. There are some I've seen where women/girls go in, sometimes women go in and chat with their sons in other countries, etc.
BTW, PENNY!! My dear sweet friend, I'm so happy to see you back!! Posts: 13440 | Registered: Feb 2006
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quote:Originally posted by Penny: Samegy there are really two types of coffee shops. Ones that are very much men only and its common sense which ones these are, you would not want to go in them as they are usually very basic and you would not feel comfortable sitting there.
Then there are more upmarket coffee shops both traditional and western where men women families all go to spend time. Its perfectly normal and you would not be considered loose whether you were with a man or not.
You have to question the kind of background of someone making a statement like your friend did. Maybe he has never stepped out into a big city before and is just used to the very traditional rural areas.
No no no. No friend told me that. It was something that I had read in a couple of different books about Egypt.
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