Married to Egyptian, been there twice

Submitted by cassandra (United States), Jun 1, 2007 at 01:45

Alexandria is far away from the pyramids. I would suggest that you have a guide. Don't look at native men and smile at them. They do not do that there. Be careful.

The people are generally nice, but i would not reccomend dressing in a revealing fashion there. men will openly leer at you. It is not how they dress there so you will seriously stick out if you dress like the usa there. I know the first instinct is to refuse to be told how to dress or act, which is exactly the complaint of people from other countries about americans. be smart and don't draw attention to yourself.

If you go to someones home, dont offer your hand to a muslim man to shake, don't talk to much to mslim men, and don't be surprised that most social events are segregated.

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