Thank you "Egypt"

Submitted by Isis (Australia), Jun 12, 2008 at 08:12

Thank you so much for your enlightening and informative comments. The costs with mobile phones and the internet seem to worry a few people on this site because they cannot understand how middle easterners can afford them. I agree that they are cheap to buy and my man has two - one for business & the other for personal.

I got to know my man over a year before we formed a relationship - he is Egyptian and I am from "outside" as they tend to label it. There obviously has been a learning curve in our relationship - over time I have come to have a fairly good understanding of the Egyptian way of life and he has come to understand that I am not Egyptian and also Christian - but it has worked so far.

However, it is sad to hear all the stories that have not turned out so well on this forum .But, the warning signs are clear and it is disturbing that women can be so naive and jump head long into a internet relationship when they have no idea who the other person is on the other end of the computer but they commit nontheless. It is also sad that on this forum some contributors are permitted to give misguided , ignorant and angry advice without any direct experience of the middle east or Islam.

Thanks again.

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