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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Snoozin: [QB] Ausar, Thanks for the information. This is an area I know *very* little about. What about upper Egyptians (saidis?) who live in Cairo? My fiance works with several people he has identified to me as upper Egyptians, but they all live in Cairo. Is this social isolation present there, too? Or are you talking about people born and raised in Upper Egypt? Just curious.....I could probably live the rest of my life in Egypt and never really *get it.* [IMG]http://www.egyptsearch.com/forums/smile.gif[/IMG] [QUOTE]Originally posted by ausar: [b]Snoozin,you mentioned earlier about your husband's college that did not hang many Egyptian immigrants. It could be because most of the immigrants are not Sa3eedi. Sa3eedi,fellahin,and baladi people in Egypt are like a sub-culture amongst themselves that only really associate in their own little circle. The fact that he has a thick accent might be his Sa3eedi accent.Saidis are people from Upper Egypt. I know this personally because my family are Saidis. Being that I grew up mostly in the states I don't have a Saidi accent. As far as modern Egyptians, they are pretty diverse ,to be honest, they range from a off-white color[mostly around Alexandria] to light-brown to medium to dark brown. Most people in Upper Egypt tend to be a medium to dark brown. There are some exceptions in Middle Egyptian areas like Minya or Asyut. Many, people from Upper Egypt would be considered ''black'' by America's standards. Most Egyptians will say they are qahmy[wheat colored] but note this is sometimes even used by darker people as a euphanism. The general color terms that Egyptians use like Abydan[white],amhii[tanned] and Asmar/samara[dark brown] remind me alot like the Latin American/Carribean countries like Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic. One thing people should note is that modern Northern Egyptians are heavily influenced by Eur-asian migrants that came into Egypt during both Late Pharaonic period and post-pharaonic period. [This message has been edited by ausar (edited 10 September 2005).] [This message has been edited by ausar (edited 10 September 2005).][/b][/QUOTE] [/QB][/QUOTE]
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