Myself, husband and daughter will be 6 weeks are comin to cairo. Someone reccommended we go to the Brit club in maadi ? can any one tell me where it is, what they do, or a link to a website.
Thanks xx
Posted by Cheekyferret (Member # 15263) on :
the BCA Club Maadi os on Port Said... all the local drivers know this road. It is a nice club with a lovely garden... (It is a big pink house!)
There are 3 Brit clubs in Cairo (Ma'adi being the most child friendly) and there is also the ACE club in Ma'adi which is more popular of late as it is cheap and a good night out.
Posted by Life is a journey (Member # 17655) on :
thanks, we are going to come along. When we are there x
Posted by Chef Mick (Member # 11209) on :
we liked the Heliopolis Clubhouse Posted by Cheekyferret (Member # 15263) on :
CM, you went to the Heliopolis one
They are nice to visit occasionally but the management are fecking clueless when it comes to looking after us regulars... they haven't got a management bone between them!!!
Which is why a lot of folk are defecting to the ACE club where the people who spend the cash are looked after Posted by Chef Mick (Member # 11209) on :
well i guess next it will be the ACE CLUB.but NO 4 seasons Posted by Cheekyferret (Member # 15263) on :
ACE club is cheappy cheap cheap... 4 seasons, not so lol
And the food there rocks whereas the Brit clubs overcharge for crap food... IMO obviously. But I have been frequenting them all a lot over the last 4 years
Ma'adi does havea nice garden area though which the others don't offer. Shame the pool they advertised to get the membership numbers up never materialised Posted by Dalia* (Member # 10593) on :
Why do you want to go to a British club when visiting Cairo?
Posted by Cheekyferret (Member # 15263) on :
No different from an Egyptian visiting England and going to find a shisha cafe really.
I love the clubs I do, alcohol, English footy, Sunday roasts with yorkshires (on a saturday) darts Ah, the taste of home Posted by tigerlily_misr (Member # 3567) on :
quote:Originally posted by Chef Mick: we liked the Heliopolis Clubhouse
Well I was there ...... *scratching my head*.... must have been something like 16 years ago. Posted by Cheekyferret (Member # 15263) on :
16 years ago would have made it a different clubhouse
Posted by Dalia* (Member # 10593) on :
quote:Originally posted by Cheekyferret:
No different from an Egyptian visiting England and going to find a shisha cafe really.
I find that weird too. Posted by Dzosser (Member # 9572) on :
You find people who tend to mingle with likes in hangouts, when in a foreign society, weird Dalia ? Birds of a feather flock together after all. Posted by weirdkitty (Member # 15365) on :
I recommended maadi Brit club as it's a nice place to take a little one for some fresh air. When you have a baby with you sometimes a time out from the crowds a chaos of the streets is refreshing. I think their bbqs have started up again now too, which makes a nice evening. Take along a wedding certificate just in case, we have had to show it once to get Sam in, though most of the time they dont ask.
Posted by Dalia* (Member # 10593) on :
quote:Originally posted by Dzosser: You find people who tend to mingle with likes in hangouts, when in a foreign society, weird Dalia ?
I might be wrong, but I understood that the original poster was just coming for a vacation?
Yes, I find it weird if people travel to a foreign country and then look for restaurants and clubs serving their native food, TV programs etc.
It's different of course for people who live abroad and feel they need a taste of home occasionally. That said, I've never actively searched for Germans in Cairo and lived here for years without having any German friends. As for expat clubs like BCA, they are not my cup of tea, there is something strangely colonoial about the atmosphere there that makes me feel uncomfortable.
Posted by Dzosser (Member # 9572) on :
OK Dalia, I see your point, but the OP is a Brit. after all and needs to find a way to identify with her 'colonial' environment..maybe ?
Posted by tigerlily_misr (Member # 3567) on :
I have to admit when I lived in Cairo I was happy whenever a German crossed my path. I was just happy to hear and to be able to communicate in my own native tongue. I missed home at times very very much.
Posted by Dzosser (Member # 9572) on :
We all do that TL, but sometimes in my case, my compatriot could be trouble, specially if I'm in an Arab country like Saudi, with all those Wahabis and Salafis on the loose.
Posted by Cheekyferret (Member # 15263) on :
Well I was in Deals last night which is not an expat bar and I went with expats... the music was in English, the waiters all spoke English and I was with English people (bar one who is Australian) so I have a choice of either going to bars that are Westernised or Western bars
You can take a girl outta England
The BBQ at the Ma'adi BCA is lush, the meat is so delicious. We do enjoy going to the BBQs 50le a head if I recall... Also, for the kids there is a play area and most weekends there is a bouncy castle, that the adults usually wind up on by the end of the night.
I am off for an Indian tomorrow, and I dare say there will be Indians in there
Expat bars also celebrate events that Egyptians don't... St Patricks or St George's for example. They have Christmas parties, halloween parties... coffee mornings so the workers wives can gather and plot or whatever they do but they share a lot of info that is very helpful. My Mom loves meeting with the English ladies and talking about their days.
There are numerous reasons why people like to spend time with people from their own community. and the Brit club allows all Westerner passporet holders in and there are many Germans and Americans for example who frequent them. I think there is around 2000 registered memebers.
I look out for British programmes as it is my native tongue and I understand what is going on, I see nothing odd about that at all. I also buy English magazines... as I can read English. I also bring produce back from the UK. you can't beat a good pork sausage sandwich on a Friday morning followed by a bag of Monster munch and a packet of wine gums. LUSH!
Lastly, a lot of us congregate for the English football, rugby or cricket. Damned if I am sitting through and Ali v Zamalek match...
Horses for courses Posted by Mo Ning Min E (Member # 681) on :
I also find it odd that so many tourists travel to places then search out 'their own kind' of restaurants, clubs, people etc. I've had American friends visit me in my home country and genuinely wanted to eat Big Macs and KFC every day. And a Scandinavian [did I spell that right?] friend tells me that her compatriots complain all over the world if they don't get Swedish meatballs on the menu at foreign hotels.
But maybe these folks are thinking of relocating, and want to get a feel for expat life here. She writes on here a lot, so maybe she wants to meet some of you guys.
Posted by Cheekyferret (Member # 15263) on :
Karaoke Mohandiseen BCA Thursday 7pm... just come through on my email
After meeting 30+ folk off ES I think it is quite common for people with a common bond to want to meet.
Swedish meatballs, go to IKEA nom nom
Posted by weirdkitty (Member # 15365) on :
Her husband is Egyptian and they are going to Egypt to visit family with their newborn. Maadi Brit club is lovely with children of all ages- zain now likes to run about and go on their slides, before he could walk it was good just to get away from all the noise and pollution.
Mmmm the BBQ- we went when it was some special welcome back night. The queue to the food stayed long the whole night. Sadly the BBQ was closed for winter when I was there last Posted by Cheekyferret (Member # 15263) on :
Yeah, it would have been the welcome back. The 3 clubhouse all put something on in Jan to welcome back all the expats who go home for Xmas and NY
Yeah, it is child friendly. We try to go in the week when there aren't as many kids about as I have a few mates who cannot tolerate the noise lol. But at least the parents sit outdoors away fromt he smoke as all the Clubhouse permit smoking. That is why Ma'adi is popular with families.
Liaj... I think you will enjoy it, so will your hubby Especially now the warmer weather is coming. Like WK said, it is nice to get away from the crowds and chaos.
Posted by Mo Ning Min E (Member # 681) on :
Since it's been deducted that the OP probably wants to meet ES folks etc ... and this is probably o/t and should be another thread, Q.? If you could meet anyone at all from ES, not just in Egypt, who would it be?
Posted by Life is a journey (Member # 17655) on :
Why do you want to go to a British club when visiting Cairo?
Simply - you aint met my Mil pmsl
Why not ? From what i can gather is a safe environment to take the kids to as well. x
Posted by Cheekyferret (Member # 15263) on :
See ya there then, I will be the one under the clock with a carnation
Mo, I would like to meet loads of folk off here, mostly Sono so I can dare her to act all high and mighty to my face and Tina as I have chatted with her and she is really nice Posted by Monkey (Member # 17287) on :
quote:Originally posted by Life is a journey: Simply - you aint met my Mil pmsl
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