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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Wanderer: [QB] No, I haven't had a bad marriage at all, but it has thrown additional things into the equation that marrying someone from a similar background to mine wouldnt bring, such as: Ways of parenting, roles of men and women, religious beliefs, ways of dressing, ways of acting - with reference to both sex's, ideas about friendship. i'l give you some examples - I see my family/friends every now and then, nothing regular, however egyptians generally tend to be much more close than that so i risk offending people. I have discovered that british people keep quite a distance so i dont go out of my way to be a good host/bring presants/make clear that i cant make it for whatever reason but insist on doing something tommorrow, i guess what i'm saying is I could offend easily just by being my normal self, which british people wouldnt find aloof. I need to be willing to cook a lot of food for guests and invite them over, often. I need to be sure to visit people when they are sick, even maybe once a day. I need to be wary of my communication with men, eye contact, being too friendly, not touching in a 'friendly' way (no such thing in arab cultures, like in UK) I need to be careful about how i dress, because it could be seen as disrespectful I need to be careful of how i speak to my husband and what i say, because it could be seen as disrespecting him. I need to be aware of the close relationship he has with his family and friends, kissing, hugging etc. I need to be ok when him and his friends are chatting in arabic and i have no clue whats going on, all night. I needed to learn to cook good egyptian food, cos no one likes english food..lol. soooo much but i will stop there, maybe others could add and i havent even started on religion or children...lol [/QB][/QUOTE]
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