egyptian men

Submitted by egypt (Egypt), Jun 11, 2008 at 06:42

hello,

Im living in egypt, now working in Tourism, and i cant believe he kissed you after only three days! most egyptian men take a long time to get to know a woman first, to show that they really respect her (thats if hes serious about her) I worked previously in real estate here, and it is possible to put your name on the contract for their flat! however as you're not egyptian it will only be yours for 99 years, and the law for property in Sinai is tha only egyptian nationals can permantly own property here.

Many foriegners buy property here while they are outsied the country, and ask egyptian freinds to handle everything, and only come to sign the contract. However in egyptian these egyptian 'friends' are gaining greatly from 'helping'. they will get a huge comission from the real estate agent for bringing them customers.

Asking you for money is a sure sign of a scam. I cant say he is well off because he has access to the internet or because he has a mobile phone (these things in egypt cost hardly anything, one hour in an internet cafe costs 4 LE, and you can get second hand phones for about 50 LE) but most egyptian men would not discuss their financial situation with any woman, as they firmly believe that the men should provide for the women.

Prsonally i wouldnt waste any money on this guy, he doesnt sound genuine. I would cut contact with him altogether. He will eventually give up trying, but he definatley isnt worth it. If his family cant even afford medical bills (which are really cheap in egypt) think about what type of family you may be part of in the future, also think about if he is using you to get a visa, so he can make money for his family. You find that most egyptians who have never travelled and have little money, are the type of men you hear about, forcing their wife to convert and cover her body, and she needs to stay at home. Whereas those who are well off, and have travelled have a more westerniazed view. (and can get a visa without using someone)

hope this info helps you to decide to break things off, good luck

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