American living in Cairo talks about her life there 

Families living in the same block of flats is actually very very typical for Greeks as well.

I lived in Egypt for 20 years.. I am an American Muslim, fluent in Arabic. She gave an excellent account, honest and accurate..I love Egypt, and would not have left if it were not for the political mess.

HOW I MISS EGYPT , I NOW LIVE IN IRELAND , BUT EGYPT IS MY HOME ALSO , AMAZING PLACE AND FAB PEOPLE , LOVE YOU EGYPT

I am an egyptian .. this woman said it 100% true.. the good points and the bad ones also.

I became friends with an Egyptian online a while back. He often said things that confused me - like because I couldn't usually get online at a reasonable hour to talk to him, it was fine for him to be up at 1 to start speaking to me. I'm still always surprised by how kind he is, considering the kind of people I know. This video was very helpful in understanding the culture.

i love this lady how she talk about her life in cairo god bles her

what a sweet lady she is.....you are always welcomed here.....i hope you always consider Egypt to be your second country

I've been to Egypt many times, and I love this country! I felt safer than in europe.

so cool to here your lifestyle their... I'm so happy you found love god bless you all

Egypt is a third world country. If you go there, don't expect to find Europe or America. I love Egypt. I consider retiring there some day. I've been there many times.

Thank you for this very nice and interesting presentation, I learnt, found it balanced, positive, refreshing, many thanks really. I agree on many points and learnt the rest!

I am so glad to hear you talking good about my country and I am an Egyptian live in the usa and try to be nice with people but where I live in small town they're treat me so mean and always call me names and I understand is not all American the same thank you so much you are so lovely lady!

Its SO refreshing to hear about Egypt, where I live, from a different and foreign perspective!

@egyptianstrider2000 I agree with you, it's very polluted, just like Luxor, but still, these cities are so charming and their atmosphere still pulls my heart back...

Nice video. There are also a lot of foreign students and people in Egypt. And yes, people are helpful and mostly very conservative compared to what one is used to experience in the West.

Great video and very informative (thank you). I am thinking to retire in Egypt and this video help a great deal making my mind!

Great vid about living in Egypt, she nailed it! Despite what you hear on the news about Egypt, this representation of Egypt remains true

what a lovely lovely lady. I'd love to hear more from her, not just about this particular topic, but even more. Respect.

Who is she? and where can I find the full version of her talk?

I had a construction company in Egypt 35 years ago and the corruption got the best of me. I left the country after about 3 years.

This is great info to know. I am going to visit a friend in Cairo next year!

There has being a mistake concerning the charity part : In Islam you must give charity( which we call Zakat) only and only if the two conditions that follows are satisfied : First your money must exceed 40 Golden Dinars which is evaluated depending on the change Second this money must be your saving for more than a year, If you spend it before , you are not obliged to give charity

Thanks for sharing your insights and they are quite accurate about marrying an Egyptian in Egypt . I had some wonderful memories living 10 years in Egypt, and of the Egyptian people as well. But raising my 2 Egyptian American sons in Egypt was horrible because I just couldn’t get ahead, or afford a good private school, and living in close to poverty. I was so thankful to move back to New York where my kids could go to a public school and have a better life in New York than I would ever be able to give them not to mention they would have a heck of a time to get ahead too

The big difference between Egypt and the USA is that Egypt has a real culture. The mainstream American culture is bankrupt. There's only commercial culture where corporations tell people what they should like, what they should think and value. That's why young people in America tend to gravitate toward subcultures like hip hop, punk, or skateboarding life. They don't have a culture. There's a void within them. America is not superior just because it has more wealth.

they way she speaks , politely , kindly , humility .... is as she experienced .... she was given love from day one ..... she herself is polite and kind .... (emotional intelligence)

Well said and very true

What is a safe area (or probably a gated area) to live in Cairo tho? Also, any recommendations for an American school for the kids? We might move from Canada to Cairo, so curious to know what might happen there in Cairo :) Thanks for the advice!

She talked beautiful and looks it to

I lived in Ma'adi 20 years ago....it's a nice place to live....very different then the states, but i'm glad that it was a part of my life...i'm sure there are some changes since i was there in the early 90's...

To live in egypt is a interresting expérience. I used To live fe maadi wa kaman fe sina. Mumtaz geddan. Kull al balad helwa awi. Thru, poeple are helpful & always help you when you learn arabic, in a Nice way. I remember good souvenirs from cab drivers, often funny. They used To teach me the language à lot. Soin i am back there. ..oum ed dounia

THANK YOU FOR SUCH A BRILLIANT, POIGNANT, AND DEEPLY INSIGHTFUL COMMENT!!!

Please could you tell me the name of this lady resident in Egypt? It's so wonderful to learn of her eager assimilation into Egyptian life and culture, and furthermore she is the epitomy of class, eloquence, culture, and worldly style, rare otherwise these days in the modern age. She hence reminds me of icons from the past like Athina Livanós, model Iris Loutraki, Evyenía Niarchos, Mary Crist Fleming, Jean Shrimpton, Fabiola of Belgium, Dovima, Suzy Parker, Verushka, Queen Victoria Eugenia Battenberg, and/or Queen Noor of Jordan. Compliments dear lady, money cannot buy the eloquence and flair that you possess! You may decide forever to shun the public eye but nonetheless your panache and your experience of living in foreign countries and what you've taken away shall always leave you standing out in a crowd! Mabruk!

I admire you with full of courage marrying an Egyptian. Wow you may be so lucky to be treated like a queen.

Her description of Egyptian life is very accurate.

i'm egyptian , thanks for every one here that said a good thing about us , she said true things

I come from a Greek family--very restrained and soft-spoken.....

lol i laughed through your entire conference, you were giving a vivid picture of how we live in Egypt in a very friendly, clever and funny way. And its true we live our entire lives in close proximity to where we were raised, i think cause as people we are very emotional, we just grow too much attachments that are very hard to sever.

Interesting !

lovely lady

Who is that woman in th video ?

Egypt is a really good country to learn Arabic as their dialect of Arabic is understood all around the Arab world and Egypt it self is very modern and there's people from all over the world that come to study and live there, so you won't be alone ! Egypt is the heart of the Arab world , so you'll have plenty to do there and won't be bored, But be careful people don't try to rip you off coz that's what they tend to do , people are very nice there , especially the men , they know how to treat a girl

just a little thing to add,we as Muslim need to pay every year 2.5% of our liquid money which was saved over the year not 2.5% of net wealth,salary,cars,property

@SmoochyDude No way, I was walking alone in Cairo at night totally alone and I'm a very pretty girl. Nothing bad happened to me. I was in dark streets too, where no other tourists were. People were staring at me, but nobody would hurt me. I went to Cairo like 8-10 times. I feel bad for you, if you scare so easily.:)))

I like this woman. She's very pretty and a sweet, intelligent person.

Egypt is very safe. It really When i go to Cairo, I feel more safe more warm more happy more excited and impressed "Egypt is really mother of world"

Thank God

Cool

good video

Egypt😍

I wish Egyptians would be willing to help each other as much as they will to help foreigeners... Am I right,Egyptians? 😶 And she said the reality about Egypt , perfectly. But I guess she was right about a thing, which I would call we are "homey" if I spelled it right, like the relation between people is a little warm than any country, like when you get into a bus or a "microbus" , hehe it's so warm there. I guess Egyptians act in many cases as "we all are in the same train", so we are pushed to respect and be more mature as life Is a little harsh more than European countries or USA.. And yes our street driving are just fuked up.

She is right

well most of all you're so right .. talking about streets and so on and how people act there but the personal lives thing well this isnt actually the thing for all egyptians !

I'm leaving for Egypt next summer inshaallaah

Why would you not mention her name at any point?

كتر خيرك يا حاجه =D

OMG how did you know that

Wow... every country has it's cons an pros, and u got us right,hhhhhhh

لو حد يعرف يجيب الفيديو ده مترجم ببعتو في ريبلاي

3:42 النقطة اللي بتتكلم فيها دي من أسوء السلبيات الموجوده عندنا في مصر و بتتسبب في حوادث و كوارث بشكل عام لما تقود سيارتك على الطرق السريعة و فجاءة تكتشف انك تخطيت مخرج الطريق فترجع بضهرك السلوك نفسه كارثي بالإضافة الى انه استهانة بأرواح الناس .

she has to put her self in my place and see if she would be happy if I said this about her country

at last someone talks about egypt quite good :D u know what u cheered me up :D

i want aswel married egyptain man:)))i hope i meet aswel good ppl there:)

I loved it.

well, for any one who is thinking to visit to live in Egypt, i am advising to avoid cairo and try any other city, cairo will leave a very bad impression about egypt, it's better to try Alexandria

Yes good and true about life in Egypt. In Luxor the christians do drink, and alcohol is available everywhere. There are no drink driving laws....... yet. I walk around late at night alone in Luxor and not just in the main tourist areas and do not worry, I would not do it in England. Sometimes I get confused when shopping and once asked for a penis when I wanted a cucumber! The stall holder and bystanders had a good laugh, but yes they appreciated my efforts and I went home with what I wanted.

@egyptianstrider2000 I am not looking for fun. I just come across fun cause that's what Egypt's got to offer. Where in Egypt.

Do you still live in Cairo?

Hey, I'm an american going next month to Egypt to marry my Egyptian fiance. are you living in Egypt or are you and your spouse living in the USA? I have been asking the embassy there in Cairo questions but they haven't been giving me straight answers. If you are living in USA with your Egyptian Spouse can you message me with how to get my fiance to live with me here?

@egyptianstrider2000 Hmm, well you don't know where to go in Cairo to have fun then. I'm not even Egyptian and I'm liking your country. Lmao. Where do you live?

@SmoochyDude Ok, I'm teasing you :P When I visited Egypt many times, these were all before the arab spring and other turbulences. I went to do shopping to thalat harb street and july 26th street and many smaller streets around, but i don't remember, because I was lost in the heat of shopping :)) I also went to khan el khalili market and places where there were no tourists around me, and I'm very pretty blonde girl, but i didn't wear anything too revealing. nobody ever harassed me really.

*facts: egytpian love u if you either have money or u hve europe or AMERICA passport* *if y r white that another level for them*

egypt as mesir in my country

this is honestly everything f3ln

فيه ترجمه

@usa2008egypt I agree with you, I think they are really friendly :)

What is the problem I live there But Cairo is not nice some of cities in Egypt are nice like Alexandria - Sharm El Sheikh I now about Egypt but not too much

IM GONE LOL

True.... Been there. USA still way better on all points.

So we are Egyptians we are boisterous ...we don’t hit tables.

Did she become a Muslim?

I don’t know why Egypt is called heart of Arab world, what is Arab world anyway if Palestine is under occupation , yes i put politics but please stop referring them as heart of Arab world, there is no such a thing heart of Arab world .

@egyptianstrider2000 Way to have pride of your damn country

For any foreign woman thinking of marrying or who is married, to an Egyptian and/or Muslim, may I suggest you reading these 2 books: "An American Bride in Kabul" by Phyllis Chessler and "Not Without My Daughter" by Betty Mahmoody. Betty Mahmoody is head of an organization that helps protect children involved with parents who come from 2 different cultures. This organization is called, "One World For Children". She has also written a book, entitled, "For the Love of a Child" a compilation of stories from other children caught in that tug-of-war between these bi- nation children.

How come they did not protest when the army assasins shot Anwar Sadat?

Come to Alexandria , Aswan , Sharm el Sheikh , Hurghada, Cairo suckss

i'm egyptian and i hate my live in egypt i love american so much and i want to live in american pls take meeeee

trudy 41,even though she can't say this

I agree I am Dutch tourist there...very backwards Egyptian men

This is the whitest woman in the world.

I'm strong single youth from Egypt I search for girl or woman to become my true real love wife I'm serious I'm good

@egyptianstrider2000 Thats our politicians doing that shit. They should have to live with the dictators and see how they like it.

@usa2008egypt Too bad most Egyptians are not like Omar Shariff

Friendly and polite, huh? That's not what I receive on social media. I get cold shoulders by Egyptians who claim to be christians. I give a message to one of them; I wind up getting ignored, not 1 peep. As far as finding an Egyptian wife for myself, we shall see what my destiny is.

How dare u say these words in the bigining about my country

@egyptianstrider2000 For once the truth.

Look um Egyptian but not living in egypt but come on u r living in cairo which is the worst city in egypt just got hurghada , aswan , sharm al shaikh , Alexandria, but cairo is sucks :)

@whiterussian22 oh poor me i feel bad for me too xD LOL...

I find her low key passive-aggressive and rude.

no cairo is buty