re Egypt/dress

Submitted by cassandra (United States), Jun 3, 2007 at 01:24

The young women in Egypt- ones in their late teens to early twenties dress very fashionably, although lots and lots wear hijab. You will see so many coordinating head coverings with the clothing. it is very trendy, yet not revaling at all. mostly the dress is conservative as far as what is shown- skirts down to the floor, yet made of distressed denim! the fashon is geared to muslim women who want to look fashoinable. then you have the standard matching scarf/robe sets. most all garments will cover the rear end and not be to restrictive on the breasts.

Alexandria is Beautiful, the food is good, and it seems cleaner. don't be surprised at the traffic (it is insane) and how dirty it is there. also there is just about no middle class- people either have money or don't. I find my husband's family to be very kind and generous. They WILL over feed you. if you cant hang with this- make sure your significant other tells them no more, or you can say " La'a, shucran. A-lie Salimik" this means No thank you, god bless you. Shucran is very import, Egyptians are polite to a fault. Don't be afraid to try the food though. I cant say that i ever ate anything bad there. Make sure you get to go for kabob and kofta, try all the hummos and babganooj, it is great. the food is very fresh there. Be open minded.. Egyptians eat alot of lamb, and if you don't like it in the states it doesn't matter- it doesn't taste the same there. It is so good sometimes i couldnt tell the difference from lanb and beef. And if for some reason they slaughter an animal when you are there- and you have the opportunity to see it- do it. everyone little kids included see at least one slaughter a year- so they are used to it. you may not be. just try not to barf, and stick it out because believe me they will be watching you to see if you get sqeamish.

I have a blog- http://rantathome.blogspot.com. From mid feb to mid march this year i was in Egypt. blogged alot with pictures, if you want to check it out. just look at those dates or search for the keyword egypt. I hope this helps. feel free to contact me thru the blog anytime, and have aa safe trip.

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