I am Egyptian

I really hate to sound racist, but the typical Egyptian man really gets on my nerves endlessly.. They are just too freaking annoying.. I feel they are presumptuous, VERY unprofessional, like whenever I call a helpline or order from a place and the person on the other side is Egyptian, I JUST KNOW that he is either going to give me wrong information or get my order wrong 🤷‍♀️ the annoying part is that they'd promise you to do it, and I'd be sure at that very moment that they won't! They just take things lightly, and they have this habit of advising on things they are not aware of 🤷‍♀️ like literally if I make up something that doesn't exist and go ask an Egyptian guy about it, he could very possibly talk about it for hours pretending to be well versed on the subject 🤷‍♀️

Plus I feel they are insecure with ego issues and always look at women with such undersetimation, .. they just assume that if you are a woman you must know about cooking and home matters and also must be obssessed with shopping and joke these terrible stupid jokes.

Some months ago i was buying some bedding and the guy at the store mentioned a word that I did not get, and when I told him I am not sure what he meant, he was like; aren't you Egyptian? Me; yes? Then he repeated exactly the same word again expecting me to understand now after I confirmed I was Egyptian 🤷‍♀️ I almost threw the pillow I was holding at him.. I just felt he was thinking, Egyptian woman must be aware about such house matters

And now two Egyptian dudes behind me talking about such stupid things with such loud voice, I keep on removing my headphones and giving them angry looks... but they are not taking a hint. Typical!

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Ontheroad · M

It's been years, many years but I spent a couple of years in Egypt (mostly Alexandria) and I found most male Egyptians... shall we say, patriarchal, dismissive of women and even in public, quite crude and offensive towards women... so yeah, I get what you are saying. Seems to carry over to many I've know here in the U.S.

BittersweetPotato · 31-35, F

@Ontheroad I don't know if you remember me or not, but my previous name used to be MissGaga, and I remember you from the ExperienceProject :) Believe it or not, came across your old profile in my friends list only a few days ago and wondered where you are and whether you would come again.. We had a conversation about Egyptian fava beans so many years ago, maybe back in 2013 or 2014 lol. Unfortunately, the Egyptian culture is getting even worse after the revolution, maybe even during the time you spent there, there was more security and safety, now it is much worse.. More aggressive people, more violence and crimes!

Ontheroad · M

@BittersweetPotato Hey there! I do remember you and wondered if it might be you. It has been years and years and I too have kind, fond memories of our talks. It's sad to hear that things are worse, but on the other hand, I'm thrilled to find you here. I'm still eating the fava beans mix but unfortunately, the bakery here that made the Egyptian bread (Aish Baladi) closed down 😞.

BittersweetPotato · 31-35, F

@Ontheroad I am so glad you have come back! I have to say, it is really weird that you crossed my mind only a few days ago!! I was surprised when I saw a notification from you. I've been always very fond of you and of our old talks, and glad you still remember me. Will add you to my friends list.

haha I cannot believe you know "Aish Baladi", I am impressed! Sorry to hear you can't get it anymore :/ On the plus side though, it is fattening, and not very healthy for you!

I have to say, the only good thing I could think about our culture is the good food lol.