reply to lina isis and flydfolly

Submitted by becreative (United Kingdom), May 3, 2009 at 07:31

thanks for comments all taken on board. the same scenario unfolding i expect in your eyes, i havnt yet been had as i havnt parted with money.when i was chatting to a guy in luxor he told me that they guys go for different women depending on what they want - they go for germans for money, russians for sex and english and french usually want the culture thrown in - i love egypt for the culture and the sightseeing and the whole buzz of it. i wouldnt entertain the likes of sharm or hurgada for anything more than a quick visit ., thrown in as a side trip. I mostly enjoyed staying in the village with the families,not well off ,but comfortable., and what they had was mine for the time i was there,,

This may be in their eyes protecting business as they say. Him asking =.the money side of it topped it off really, i tried to end it last night because i kept going over and over things and he just didnt get my meaning, or pretended not to. This was a 3pm his time and no women was there and has never been an issue,whatever the time of day, as i have met everyone in the family except a sister in cairo. It looks to me he is now the main provider as the eldest at home and one of his younger brothers does not yet work, his father i think has families within the villlage. You cant blame them for trying to provide as it must be a great burden to them.

As a western women i dont throw my cash about, and i made sure i dressed respectable at all times, no jewelry , no fancy cameras just the throw away ones, infact we only went to a restaurant twice , we ate in or at someone elses house, which was always family orientated:- , i havnt took the trip lightly, i have read and read books on culture ettiquette, islam etc .This did help me understand a lot, and the second week i was there i did feel like i was not particularly on holiday, i was doing washing ironing getting up and making breakfast, playing with the kids, i had to have a sleep in the afternoon in one of his mothers nighties insisted i sleep...She would wash my clothes . Then it was dinner , i felt married within the family unit., i didnt feel like an outsider.

But the sex side of it seems to be getting out of hand as i did see many older women looking quite stupid with love bites all over them, unsightly and why should westerners be thought of always on the make for sex,? because some are and then we are stereotyped. I also saw a lot of the gay element -especially on the west bank and in secluded spots in boats on the nile, i had use of a boat all week , not just egyptian either. So women shouldnt be taking all the blame here. This itself is a money making oportunity for some poor egyptian guy. i still have mixed feelings.

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