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Discuss the problems that can occur in relationships with differing cultures and help overcome any barriers that exist.
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Islam...
by Who2 » Wed Nov 11, 2015 3:08 pm
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This is Islam, he's one of the next doors kids, he got run over 2 years ago by an Army truck, I blamed his father 'magnoon mahmoud out riding on his brand new motorcycle, anyhow the kid is ok! today,...
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When cats roam from point A to B freely with the occasional visit they are unlikely to settle on a permanent basis. So I would call it expatcat, taking into consideration its colour and laid-back...
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Last post by Dusak
Thu Nov 12, 2015 9:54 am
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Laura and Tim.
by Who2 » Sun Oct 18, 2015 11:37 am
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Now some of you will remember my secretary the lovely Laura & her fiancé Tim the banker.
Well yesterday they got hitched !
About time to, she's been frightened for the last 20 years of being left...
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Ps: 'gossip' Aida's Xmas Day wedding is off, turns out he wasn't 'well healed enough... :cool:
Is she disappointed?Or relieved?
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Last post by Scottishtourist
Sun Oct 18, 2015 10:52 pm
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Chinese + Frogs + Essex 'Tarts = Spark's...
by Who2 » Mon Sep 21, 2015 3:48 pm
Pretty intercultural methinks!
So what makes Essex so special ? all Chinese goods 'crap out within a year, their plastic bin-bags disintegrate before they even exit said bin, all very ECO'...
The...
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Last post by Who2
Mon Sep 21, 2015 3:48 pm
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Marriage proposal!
by Scottishtourist » Sat May 02, 2015 1:11 am
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Ok,I've been visiting Luxor for a great many years now!
About 5 years go I met someone I really liked.We've kept in touch.This time he's been foning,talking about renting flat, making papers,etc!...
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Excellent post, Dusak, how to win friends and influence people eh? :urm:
I try my best, but at times its difficult. :)
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Last post by Dusak
Wed May 06, 2015 2:52 pm
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Ring any bells ?
by Who2 » Thu Mar 19, 2015 6:48 am
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I love reading The Mail as it always makes me laugh… :cool:
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GD, no matter what is disused about this topic, your twisted thoughts will turn it in whatever direction you wish it to go. I'm 62, my friend is 39, not exactly a spring chicken. Her family has far...
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Last post by Dusak
Sun Mar 22, 2015 5:59 am
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Egypt: The forbidden love of interfaith romances
by DJKeefy » Tue Nov 25, 2014 12:49 pm
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We had a five-year romance, but I never even touched her hand, says Tareq, as he remembers his relationship with fellow university student Howaida.
Asking her hand in marriage posed an even bigger...
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I did spell it correct on my search, but for some unknown reason used the numpty version on here. I searched for it in an attempt to find information on the two statements, that's when I discovered...
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Last post by newcastle
Tue Dec 16, 2014 7:21 am
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80 year old Muslim man throws acid at 20 year old girlfriend
by jewel » Sun Dec 14, 2014 11:44 pm
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Not only an age gap but also a multicultural relationship doomed to failure.
This is the 80-year-old man who hired two thugs to throw acid in the face of his ex-girlfriend when he became...
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Yes LLL, and Pakistan, and most Muslim countries, and, so it seems in the UK too.
I saw many women in the occupied West Bank in Israel who were quite badly burnt, it happens more often than you...
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Last post by jewel
Mon Dec 15, 2014 3:29 am
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More Egyptian men marry older foreign women
by DJKeefy » Sat Nov 29, 2014 2:23 am
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An increasing number of Egyptian young men are marrying foreign women who are older than them by 20 to 30 years in order to escape poverty and to search for better life elsewhere, according to a new...
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You know what Dusak, let me get this straight, I really don't give a damn about YOU, specifically YOU, at all. If you are happy, if you are sad, it doesn't concern me one way or another how you live...
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Last post by Dusak
Tue Dec 02, 2014 8:55 am
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Grounds for Divorce
by Glyphdoctor » Mon Nov 17, 2014 10:08 am
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Well, this was an interesting news item I read this morning. A woman in Cairo is suing her husband for divorce. Why? Because she discovered he was selling his body to foreign female tourists for...
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You can't both get the last word! :dv
You can if one strangles the other. :up
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Last post by Dusak
Fri Nov 21, 2014 9:12 am
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The finding of a future wife
by LovelyLadyLux » Mon Aug 11, 2014 6:44 am
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Was talking today to one of my Saudi grad students who is returning home for a month long visit to his family. Seems the family has located a potential future wife prospect for him. He is flying from...
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Yes. but the way you give out advise or respond it is in the form of communication to a supposed twelve year old. I'm sixty one, full set of marbles and still with a full batch of common sense. All...
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Last post by Dusak
Fri Aug 15, 2014 11:41 am
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True love between a Western women and an Egyptian
by DJKeefy » Sat Apr 19, 2014 2:05 am
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(I found the below on the internet, thought it was a bit harsh, but what do I know) :) COMMENTS PLEASE.....
In response to reader comment: Need More Information on Egyptian Men-Please!
I hope...
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I think there can be very successful winter/spring marriages between Egyptian men and Western women. I think it depends on your opportunity and chance of meeting a real, regular, normal Egyptian man...
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Last post by LovelyLadyLux
Sat Jul 19, 2014 5:17 pm
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I can't trust him anymore.
by Scottishtourist » Sun Jul 13, 2014 5:55 pm
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How many times have I heard this?
Whenever I come to Luxor/Egypt,I always seem to get chatting with other guests in the hotel.In a lot of cases,they are single females.They all have a love story to...
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These loveless support victims are useless, ignorant half wits that allow their labia to rule their thoughts. They are easily manipulated human beings that live for the moment blindly going where...
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Last post by Dusak
Sat Jul 19, 2014 7:22 am
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[UK] Immigration measures ruled lawful
by HEPZIBAH » Sat Jul 12, 2014 1:22 pm
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Immigration measures ruled lawful
The Government has won a challenge over the legality of new immigration measures affecting British citizens who want their spouses to join them in this country from...
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A bit of sense at last from the british high court. Would have been better if they had raised the level even further.
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Last post by Bearded Brian
Sun Jul 13, 2014 3:44 pm
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Are you earning enough ...
by HEPZIBAH » Mon Jun 09, 2014 6:53 pm
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British citizen? Are you earning enough to risk falling in love with and marry an Egyptian?
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Putting a price on love: Half of Brits banned from living with a foreign partner
Politics.co.uk
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I maybe out of date (perhaps 13 months) but even sponsors had to show they had £12,000.00 needed if the their guest did not return home, after their trip, a letter does not do it anymore.
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Last post by dsaxelby
Sat Jun 14, 2014 6:44 pm
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The Family Pt1.
by Who2 » Wed May 28, 2014 9:14 pm
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Here is a fascinating view of the Mubarak family, I never knew his father in-law married Lilly May Palmer in Finsbury Town Hall less than a 100 yards from my London home.... :cool:
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There is a Part 2 to The Family, not quite so interesting as Part 1 in my opinion, but still worth a watch
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Last post by Billy_whiz
Sun Jun 01, 2014 10:06 pm
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Clarity - Orfi (Civil marriage) for newbies
by dsaxelby » Tue Jun 18, 2013 12:52 pm
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There is a lot of confusion relating to the these marriages and a lot of fake documents being produced, this is the best definition I have found if you know better please update..
Legalization of...
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I've met one or two of the mad ones, but no rich ones. ;)
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Last post by Dusak
Wed Mar 12, 2014 1:21 pm
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Orfi - not the usual question
by Bearded Brian » Wed Jun 27, 2012 6:02 pm
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Ok we all know about the Orfi - it is (well the ones we tend to write about) between an Egyptian man and a non-egyptian woman.
So my question is - can a non-muslim non-egyptian man obtain an Orfi...
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If you feel the need to ask such a question, then you really already know the answer and you also know it doesn't really matter what the answer is anyway because if you have your head on straight you...
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Last post by Bullet Magnet
Fri Mar 07, 2014 10:08 pm
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So Lucky
by BENNU » Sat Feb 22, 2014 8:49 pm
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A Scandinavian woman admired my earrings:
”Are they from Egypt? Oh, I love Egypt, I really feel that it is my home, I have been there twice!”
I answered that they were from Cairo.
”Oh, I so want...
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Perhaps this guy was one of those who converted to Islam in order to get his divorce.
Or perhaps he was not Christian - or divorced... or from Sharm...
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Last post by BENNU
Sun Feb 23, 2014 11:09 am
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Your own Culture
by BENNU » Sat Feb 22, 2014 11:48 pm
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An African musician attended a world music festival in Copenhagen. I had just purchased a new CD with a very popular singer from his country. One song was partly in English and I could not...
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Last post by BENNU
Sat Feb 22, 2014 11:48 pm
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Women join forces to fight back after being conned
by DJKeefy » Fri Feb 21, 2014 11:49 pm
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Women join forces to fight back after being conned by scheming foreign grooms.
Michelle Nawar, Kirsty Carmichael and Elaine Davison are part of a club of wives who say they were conned by men who...
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She said: “A lot of people think women who fall for these scams are just silly and naive, but that’s not true.
“We hear from teachers, managers and business owners who have ended up seriously out of...
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Last post by BENNU
Sat Feb 22, 2014 9:49 pm