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Snoozin, it's cold there. Strange to say, because in our western countries, we have cold weathers too, but there you feel cold all the time because there is no heater in the rooms, so you're freezing all the time. I never felt so cold as I felt in my apartment in Cairo, I had to put two or three pullovers to feel ok!! It's something I had never experienced before. So, take warm clothes, not as if you were in Canada of course, but maybe a warm coat, warm shirts, and very warm clothes for night.
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I would agree with RaniaMe, and here are some comments I wrote too: I would pack thermal underwear, woollen socks, flannel nightgowns, a few of your warmest sweaters, and some thick tights! And these are for wearing indoors, outdoors you will need less than you need in DC, but a good coat, and maybe gloves, and a hat would be useful.
I kid you not! Cairo is very cold in winter, not because the weather is colder than you are used to in winter, but because the houses are generally not built to keep people warm in winter (which is only 3 months of so they tell me, but when you’re cold it feel much longer!) they are built for the summer. There is no insulation and most houses don’t have central heating. Even if the place you will be staying in does have efficient heating, if you go visiting you may nee to wrap up warm. I have sat indoors on some winter days, wrapped up in blankets and woollen clothing and still felt cold, and then gone outside with a winter coat on and felt comfortable for winter.
There were a spell last year when it rained for about four days in succession, that was very cold and I needed to wear warm gloves outside! In fact we even had a couple of days with sleet! Cairo may be in a desert, but it is not always summer.
I would agree with RaniaMe, and here are some comments I wrote too: I would pack thermal underwear, woollen socks, flannel nightgowns, a few of your warmest sweaters, and some thick tights! And these are for wearing indoors, outdoors you will need less than you need in DC, but a good coat, and maybe gloves, and a hat would be useful.
I kid you not! Cairo is very cold in winter, not because the weather is colder than you are used to in winter, but because the houses are generally not built to keep people warm in winter (which is only 3 months of so they tell me, but when you’re cold it feel much longer!) they are built for the summer. There is no insulation and most houses don’t have central heating. Even if the place you will be staying in does have efficient heating, if you go visiting you may nee to wrap up warm. I have sat indoors on some winter days, wrapped up in blankets and woollen clothing and still felt cold, and then gone outside with a winter coat on and felt comfortable for winter.
There were a spell last year when it rained for about four days in succession, that was very cold and I needed to wear warm gloves outside! In fact we even had a couple of days with sleet! Cairo may be in a desert, but it is not always summer.
Wow, my eyes were popping out of my head when I was reading this! My fiance told me it gets cold, but this guy wears long underwear here in May when it's almost 80. So I thought he was exaggerating....
I'll pack warmly. Shukran.
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..& just in case u have tonsillitis ( or are allergic to smthng), don forget to carry prescription drugs....u don always get what u want from the pharmacy...esp the anti-biotics
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hi snoozin, i agree with rania and newcomer. i know a norweigan girl who lived in egypt for a year and she said she could handle the norway cold much more than the egyptian one. sometimes we have great winters where its 21c to 25c the entire time, and sometimes its very cold but the lowest will usually be 2c. it doesnt really rain that much however. infact i remember it rained once really hard when i was in uni and no one attended the lectures. when egyptians say it rained they usually mean ten minutes of slight rain. when i was in australia my fiance told me to bring an umbrella because it will rain. and i told him sure sure no problem, we've had rain in cairo. but then i was stunned because basically rain there means four days of intensive showers. anyway good luck!
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quote:Originally posted by 7aya: hi snoozin, i agree with rania and newcomer. i know a norweigan girl who lived in egypt for a year and she said she could handle the norway cold much more than the egyptian one. sometimes we have great winters where its 21c to 25c the entire time, and sometimes its very cold but the lowest will usually be 2c. it doesnt really rain that much however. infact i remember it rained once really hard when i was in uni and no one attended the lectures. when egyptians say it rained they usually mean ten minutes of slight rain. when i was in australia my fiance told me to bring an umbrella because it will rain. and i told him sure sure no problem, we've had rain in cairo. but then i was stunned because basically rain there means four days of intensive showers. anyway good luck!
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LOL! Rain in Australia sounds like what they get on the West Coast here! That would be something to get used to after Egypt, I'm sure. I asked my fiance if it rained during June and he said never. So we were walking out of his dad's apartment one evening around 7pm, and I said, "it looks like rain. If we were home it would rain soon." He said, yes, but not here. But sure enough, there was about one minute of intermittent, but big fat rain drops!
21C is moderate for me, but I'd definitely need the sweaters if it got down to 2C. I'm getting so excited about coming over again!
7aya, I e-mailed you at your address. Maybe your spam blocker blocked it? I have trouble sometimes e-mailing people with hotmail addresses. If you don't get it, my e-mail is
susanj(at)bluebottle(dot)com
Take care,
Susan
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I would agree with RaniaMe, and here are some comments I wrote too: I would pack thermal underwear, woollen socks, flannel nightgowns, a few of your warmest sweaters, and some thick tights! And these are for wearing indoors, outdoors you will need less than you need in DC, but a good coat, and maybe gloves, and a hat would be useful.
I kid you not! Cairo is very cold in winter, not because the weather is colder than you are used to in winter, but because the houses are generally not built to keep people warm in winter (which is only 3 months of so they tell me, but when you’re cold it feel much longer!) they are built for the summer. There is no insulation and most houses don’t have central heating. Even if the place you will be staying in does have efficient heating, if you go visiting you may nee to wrap up warm. I have sat indoors on some winter days, wrapped up in blankets and woollen clothing and still felt cold, and then gone outside with a winter coat on and felt comfortable for winter.
There were a spell last year when it rained for about four days in succession, that was very cold and I needed to wear warm gloves outside! In fact we even had a couple of days with sleet! Cairo may be in a desert, but it is not always summer.
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we were out there last new yr! I took my big coat and jumpers,believe me,we needed them,especialy at nights! Not as cold as UK,but still cold! No heating in hol flat we were in,only in bedrooms! freeeeeeeeeezing,,,,,,,lol,,,,,joking,,,,,,but it was cold and drafty.......... hope this helps........ trix
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forgot to say,we were in luxor,traveled down to cairo,via hurragda,,,,,(convoy), brrrrrrr,cold! ended our time out there back in luxor...... but hey,great experience,our hosts were a1l,prices included,couldnt have asked for better! Really looked after us,couldnt get better in Uk,,,i promise! TRIX
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