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Well I'm a Sasquatch - I take size 12 (US) = 10UK = 44 European I don't know what size JB or Laura take. But I have a very hard time getting shoes to fit in any country of the world hence I have a trunk full in my parent's garage - if I ever find (a) a pair that fits and (b) is actually pleasant to look at - I tend to buy 3 pairs. However, as I have had problems walking in high heels for several years due to knee injury, I can't actually wear most of them!
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I have the fresh air now VB YEAH!! Shanta, am same size as you and it's really depressing trying to find anything here that fits, is decent looking and lasts. Want to open a shoe store with me? haha
I also really miss having a selection of affordable reading material. Yes, there are tons of things you can download and read on the net, but it's not like you can take it to the beach with you. *makes mental note to stop being kaslanah and learn to read arabic*
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Laura - are there any shops here that sell big shoes? I haven't seen any - and I tend to live in my trainers or ship ships
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quote:Originally posted by Shanta Qadeema: Laura - are there any shops here that sell big shoes? I haven't seen any - and I tend to live in my trainers or ship ships
The only one I know Shanta is El Professor. They have one shop in Cairo,in Heliopolis and another in Alex. I have searched and asked till I am blue in the face and that's all I have been able to find. When my husband comes back, I can ask him for the exact address of the one in Cairo if you want.
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quote:Originally posted by Shanta Qadeema: That would be good, thanks Laura. Cairo or Heliopolis.
Remembered I had one of their bags laying around. Cairo number 02 7868111 or 7868222 email address info_professeur(at)yahoo.com It's in the Roxy district if I remember correctly. Most shoes are priced around 70 -80 LE
Ok it's in the Ameera Center in Roxy, Khalifa El Maamoon St. just beside the Mobile Petrol Station. It's downstairs. Have fun shoe shopping Posts: 3291 | From: I DO believe in Karma! | Registered: Apr 2002
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Bring sweatshirt, sweatpants, kneesox, and big fuzzy slippers - cuz it gets damn cold, and the tile floors let your feet freeze off. I know - its seems stupid to talk about the cold, when its so damn hot here now - but trust me - you will need it.
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quote:Originally posted by Shanta Qadeema: That would be good, thanks Laura. Cairo or Heliopolis.
Remembered I had one of their bags laying around. Cairo number 02 7868111 or 7868222 email address info_professeur(at)yahoo.com It's in the Roxy district if I remember correctly. Most shoes are priced around 70 -80 LE
Ok it's in the Ameera Center in Roxy, Khalifa El Maamoon St. just beside the Mobile Petrol Station. It's downstairs. Have fun shoe shopping
I can feel a little detour coming on on our day out to Merryland Posts: 5593 | From: Egypt | Registered: Dec 2005
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thanks jeanbean~! I have some great fuzzy socks that I FULLY intend to take on the airplane this time. Look completely rediculous but soooooooo comfyyy!!!!
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quote:Originally posted by yorkshire rose: Oh the list is too long. All cheeses Marmite Marks and spencers,( all in it) Fish and chips the good pubs and sunday lunch. Pies, chick and mushroon, beef and onion, cheese and onion. Cold weather, changing of the seasons, the smells. Clean and green. being alone when i want, walking in the country. Feeling free. Wearing wht i like and feeling comfortable. not being stared at. Walking with my head high, not looking at the floor. swimming in costume. going out and having fun. bad weather, thunder and rain in the night feeling cosey.
The most i miss is my Cats.
I know Egypt gets a little trying to the point you feel like such an outsider and stare to the floor. well that look dont suit me, and im sure it dont suit you either so do what i did there, dont walk ANYWHERE without dark sunglasses on. i had to wear a big hat too because the sun.
kinda looked like a celeb going incognito but the glasses and the hat make good security blankets lemme tell ya!
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hm... I never felt like I had to look down... you dont have to look down not to stare at people which is rude in ANY culture... maybe I was just oblivious. *shrugs*
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i only feel the need to look down so i don't walk in something i'd rather not!
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I will miss plain and simple, the pure peace and quiet of my house. All I can hear at the moment are the keys tapping and the rain. In my flat in Cairo all i can hear is engines revving, horns papping and the Prayer Man... sometimes peace and quiet is nice.
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Floral gums and cherry lips, midget gems, omg anyone coming can they bring a craving lady some. Hheheheheheh yorkshire mixture, i loved them orange fish. Milk teeth. sweet cigs hehehehehehheh all the memories are coming back.
I guess in alex its a bit different, as i live in a local area and the stares are so bad, the womans bother me more somehow, they give the most evil looks sometimes. I wish i had the courage to stare back.
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I miss cheesy wotsits, tetley tea and Sunday Dinners. But most of all I miss having Sundays off even though I get Friday and Saturday off I always feel miserable that I have to go to bed early on a Saturday night to get up for work on Sundays Posts: 500 | From: United Arab Emirates | Registered: Jul 2008
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The thing I missed most was getting mail.... NOBODY gets mail in Hurghada..... nobody has an address!!!
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Nobody round here gets mail either! You have to use someone else's address to get anything - try explaining that to various UK agencies who demand you have an address abroad not a c/o in the UK!
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quote:Originally posted by yorkshire rose: Floral gums and cherry lips, midget gems, omg anyone coming can they bring a craving lady some. Hheheheheheh yorkshire mixture, i loved them orange fish. Milk teeth. sweet cigs hehehehehehheh all the memories are coming back.
I guess in alex its a bit different, as i live in a local area and the stares are so bad, the womans bother me more somehow, they give the most evil looks sometimes. I wish i had the courage to stare back.
Floral gums and cherry lips, midget gems\\what is all of that sweety maybe i can send ya some from usa???
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I think the thing I most missed when I was visiting Egypt in the winter was Socks & Warm clothes!! Ohhh the floors were soooo cold and my nose felt like an ice cube resting in the center of my face. The only time I was comfortable was when my friend turned on the small electric heater and I sat right in front of it. Then it blew the circuits and the power went off...lol. I would come back to Egypt in a heartbeat though. I miss it terribly. And I too wore sunglasses and a floppy hat...I got stares...but I could stare back without being obvious!
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quote:Originally posted by yorkshire rose: Floral gums and cherry lips, midget gems, omg anyone coming can they bring a craving lady some. Hheheheheheh yorkshire mixture, i loved them orange fish. Milk teeth. sweet cigs hehehehehehheh all the memories are coming back.
Hun, I will try to bring some for you when I come What is Yorkshire mixture? I have never heard of that one.
I love milk teeth and cherry lips....what about cola cubes, pineapple chunks, bon bons....the list goes on Posts: 1244 | From: we come in peace | Registered: Nov 2006
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these must be UK specific sweets... as I have nooooo clue what you are talking about... snickers anyone?? LOL
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Yes i love them all, but midgets and lips and floral are the best, dont worry of yorkshire mixture. thanks huni I will be truelly grateful hugs xxxxxxxxx
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No problem Yorkie I won't buy them yet though because I might eat them all before I leave the UK! ha ha!
Anybody else get any more strange requests of items that people want them to bring when they visit Egypt? Posts: 1244 | From: we come in peace | Registered: Nov 2006
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What I missed most and something I never forgave Egypt for was 4 genuine seasons. There was a time when I was in position solidify my business and to but land in Qatamiya (new Cairo) and I couldn’t do it. I loved Egypt but seasons for me were extremely important. Having no rain and no storms were exacerbated by the looooong Egyptian summer. May-October. I could complain about the pollution, crowdedness, etc … but the weather and climate were something that I missed most. You read about members saying give me that sun everyday, walk in my shoes as I have lived in Cairo 5 continuous years and you will pray that climate change turns things around in the Nile valley. I love the sun but 100 degree weather for 120 straight days followed by an autumn brings black clouds due to rice fields’ burning in the Delta.
You know how I coped? I would awake around 1-2pm everyday during summer, leave my apartment and drive a short distance to Red Onion (in Maadi), call a friend to join me, order a shrimp cocktail or other appetizers , drank a few screwdrivers , and basically chilled in the A/C joint until the sun and heat subsided. It was fun though but there is more to life than just drinking and women.
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quote:Originally posted by DawnBev08: the smell of freshly mown grass
ditto. My airplane, good quality internet, SciFi channel, and the various smells of both Spring and Autumn in Kansas, oh and the occasional thunderstorm.
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quote:Originally posted by Lunatic Fringe: What do I miss from home? Good question. I miss standing in a straight line and waiting my turn.
Have you ever tried lining the people up and making them wait their turn, has amazing results - everyone is speechless!! Posts: 588 | From: an oasis near the pyramids | Registered: Oct 2005
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I miss Charity Shops and T K Maxx, I miss pretty underwear that doesn't make you look like a porn star! I miss going to Tesco and buying instant meals that you just heat up. I miss the rain sometimes and fresh air. I miss driving my car.
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Going back to the UK on Monday for 2 weeks and I have already booked my fish and chip supper for Monday night, complete with malt vinegar!
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