Luigi - huh???

Submitted by Isis (Australia), May 7, 2008 at 21:18

The post that you responded to was regarding a relationship with an Egyptian man. This post also highlighted the difference between western and middle-eastern cultures especially Egypt which under Egyptian law allows the man to take 4 wives although this rarely accours these days because of the costs involved to keep more than one famiily.

I cannot agree with the situation that this woman finds herself in and would certainly advise her to end it before she loses any more dignity, but your advice illustrates that you have no personal expereince of Egyptian culture. This man would see his behaviour as normal as this is how the females are relegated - to domestic chores and child raising but fortunately there have been changes to this mentality in recent years. He doesn't appear to be a scammer - not every male in Egypt is as there are good and bad in every culture but a product of his upbringing. As a male child he would have been spoiled and protected and this is what is happening now - he wants it all! I can't see that relating your relationship has anything to do with this scenario - like chalk and cheese.

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