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Originally posted by desertgirl:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by With a name like Smuckers:


The other thing that really sticks out in my mind was when I was pregnant and SO SICK and my in laws came over and doted over me like I was a newborn baby. My sister in law sat and rubbed my back for like 2 hours straight one night, my husband sat stroking my hair when I was having a high fever and waiting for the paracetamol to kick in, the mother in law came over everday to cook for me and clean, she even fed me. Father in law would come over and bring me lots of water and fruit, bring me more meds, always checking on me.


Wow !! This is more than 'egyptian kindness' if you ask me . It is almost unbelievable but I am verry glad for you.
When I was sooooo sick during pregnancy and hugging the toilet all day long, my (belgian) mother in law said : it's all imagination being sick while pregnant
I was never sick she said and so u can't be either


My own contribution to the topic 'egyptian kindness'
Last day of my trip in Egypt, we did a boattrip (snorkelling-trip) We had to be back at 6 pm, then go to our hotel, take our suitcase and catch the plane.
But bad luck crossed our path ; a few members of the group did not return to the boat (and were still diving or snorkelling) at the agreed moment.
I got nervous and thought ; ok, i will definetely miss the plane !! So I kept going back to the egyptian guy of the boat and he said with a friendly egyptian smile ; don't worry, u will be on time, I promise you ...
I did not believe him at all .... lol
but surprise surprise !!! when we arrived and got off the boat, we could hand in our things as the first ones and more surprise surprise ... another egyptian guy in a mini-bus stood there waiting for us and drove us right back to our hotel.
Soooo kind

Btw, I like this topic

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I think different people have different ways of dealing with sickness. Some believe if they 'baby' you too much then your recovery time will be longer and so they push you to be stronger, or something. My mother was the babying type but nothing like my husbands family is.

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Originally posted by Sobriquet:
This is something very sweet about Egyptians. It is no secret that the majority of Egyptians have a limited budget. There is this one beautiful and thoughtful act that they do to the people they care and think about.

They give you one missed call – no matter where you are in the world and no matter – how long since they last saw you

It’s about kindness and letting you know they remember you. You know many of these missed calls personally give me a smile. They are actually thinking about you  How many other peoples you know that do this.

A missed call = Hi

Please add other thoughtful things.

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