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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Natashiah: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by fridaies: [b]I think the saying is: when in Rome, do like Romans? Well, in Cairo, when someone proposes officially, we do ask around him..No one really likes it, but it is common practice and totally accepted..it is non official of course, just fishing for information about his background..and u will be amazed of what u hear..as Saladin said, he is AUCian too, so what was your name of your name and he can check for u..just find someone u trust and ask him to get info for u..sorry, Europeans on the forum, u may think that this is a very sleazy and untrustworthy thing to suggest but this is the way we do it in Egypt!! To be able to get down to the true standards and culture of someone u have to ask his equals and not foreigners, because they have totally other standards..For u, may be it is good that he speaks English..that means he is educated, but for me, if someone starts to mix the B with the P, no matter how good his vocabulary is, then that figures about his former school!..If someone askes u over to stay in his apartment, and not take u in a pirvate apartment, then that says a lot about him..because a normal Egyptian male would not want to show he is hosting a woman among his neighbours..Another thing, it is not normal for a man to live alone before marriage..so was he married before??..does he have children? what is his job? or is he a "businessman"..have u seen his friends? how did he introduce u to his aunt ? Bottomline, it takes an Egyptian to know an Egyptian. [/b][/QUOTE] Thank you very much...that is what I have been trying to say but it seems like some people think I live in another world!!!Also there is another saying...live with someone long enough,you will either become like them or they will become like you!...Although I am not Egyptian I do understand your culture, although there are some slight differences,here it is the same.We are more concerned with your "asal" your roots,"adap",habits,family etc. then anything else because at the end of the day that is what will bring you through...not how well you speak a foreign language.It is about compatability and family ...whether we want to admit it or not it plays a major role in choosing a partner.Afterall you do marry the family as well...anyway just wanted to say i agree with your comment although some people may think its not right or fair or whatever. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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