Things we don't know why we do them in Egypt.
When girls see their female friends first time in the day or their relatives,they kiss each other 4 kisses on the cheek.I hate that , I prefer with friends to say Hi and do a " High five" without the high part ( I have no idea what to call it in English,lol)and maybe hand shake older people.fortunatly for me, Nowadays they reduced it from 4 to 2 kisses, BTW old ladys still insist on 4(old habits..Iguess).
When you see someone you know and He/She tells you" look I bought this yesterday, what do you think?". Well, He/She isn't really asking if you like it, they want to hear you say how much you loved it, if you did other wise then you are going to be responsiable for wasting their money on it,because they were going to use it and now they aren't,they even may think that you said that you don't like it because you envy them( this's of course when they still like it anyway). Back to what we do without knowing why. You tell the person how much you liked it,then the person is going to say " etfdaliha for girls and etfdalha for boys" it means " you can have it" but in a very polite form and also untrue, 'cause you know and they know that they don't mean it.
when you ask your guest what to drink and they choose coffe,you have to serve the coffie with a long glass of water. Why no one knows.
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The Funny Things that Egyptians Do:
1.)When girls see their female friends or relatives for the first time that day, they kiss each other 4 times on the cheek. I hate that! I much prefer to say "Hi" and do a high five as our greeting. A handshake with the elders would be nice, too. Nowadays, the elder ladies still insist on four kisses due to their old habits.
2.) When you see an aquaintance, either male or female, who asks you " Look what I bought yesterday! What do you think?" This is really them looking for you to say how much you loved their item. If you say anything less than you loved it, you are going to be responsible for their wasted purchase. They may even think that you don't like it because you envy them. So the correct way to respond to " What do you think of my purchase?" is a happy response which may hide your true thoughts on the item. You have to say " Etfdaliha" for girls and "Etfdalha" for boys. This means "You can have it," which is a very polite form of saying you love their item.
3.)When you ask your guest for their drink of choice and they choose coffee, you must serve the coffee with a TALL glass of water. No one knows why. Perhaps they offer water because coffee is a widely known diruretic.
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Good point! I'll keep that in mind :)
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The entry has a lot of sentences. Maybe break it up into two separate note book entries. Next time!
-Judy
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Why no one is correcting me?
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