By the wayif memory servesI'm still waiting to hear more about the girlfriend that almost got stuck in Turkey. its need a lot of effort and money to do it . Theres no way around this in Egypt when they say its over, its over. a girl that ill raise your kids ..manage your life and will be your support all the life. I can vouch for numbers 7 and 12, having dated both a Spanish and Russian girl. Jewellers in ancient Egypt needed to know and follow a strict set of rules in order to fulfil the religious function of jewellery. W hen I think of Paul Hollywood, TV's floury-haired fox and staunch upholder of a strong crumb, I think of a man who only ever seems to be one pint of bitter away from turning into your dad . There's no need to overwhelm the Latin spelling (abcde..) of Arabic words with tons of numbers though. that's of course because our countries low economic status . JASHA KANOZ JAHA PAHAN MAHOVA. In fact I was searching on google about their culture, because I want to understand him more. After that he asked for add me in skype, somethings e talked about engineer stuff, but some days the bizarre things began, cause he said he has no sound, was very common to call me at midnight or pretty early in the moorning in egypt (3 am) with a poor light, so he was like a shadow and without sound, enjoying showing himself in boxer and exposing him on camera. My dad even says that even after my guy does all that he might not let us get married because he doesnt trust my guy because he is no Egyptian,, like really ? In these two examples, we read about two different people who are charming and funny. For a Muslim man to marry a non-Muslim woman who is deemed to be a person from the People of the Book, Christian or Jew, many Muslim scholars say that this is permissible. I'm agnostic, I wonder if it would be feasible at all to date a Lebanese girl Wow, just wow. Terms of Endearment subtitles | 103 subtitles I hate them. That would be equivalent to committing suicide. but how? Who of my own family and friends could I invite to the wedding? man i'm egyptian and i want to say that what you write here is the truth the only truth and nothing but the truth , good work keep going :)). The prospect of asking for her hand in marriage, talking to her father, only came about when we wanted to spend the rest of our lives together. Hope to read more of this kind of posts soon. Rather than the usual, general topics of conversation when you stay with a host family, we were discussing our future together, all our engagement and wedding arrangements, our political and religious views, our feelings and so on. You've had me waiting for this post for months, if not longer. However, other scholars say that it is makruh, which means that it is objectionable but not absolutely forbidden. the two of you? Every dad treats his daughter as if she's Paris Hilton. Hey, i could marraige with an egyptian girl :) and we live in Love now too and waiti g for a kids :). He is a good man. The one factor that makes any marriage a success, and particularly an mixed-culture one, is 'the meeting of the minds' as well as love. One thing i have to differ that in some areas like my Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, And Tunisia you can see more liberal people who is closer to the rest of the modern world culture, for instance my parents and family accepted me being agnostic after some few friendly discussions, i would imagine this will get you killed somewhere else. I think it is all about how you would like to be portrayed. and, of course, the sitiuations with her family? I'm currently dating an Hungarian girl and things are a lot smoother. Most terms of endearment in English are generally based on some themes. He could not even afford his airplane ticket to come see me for the first time( we met online!!) 46:55. Unbelievers do (but) beckon you to the Fire. This is just BRILLIANT! Thank god that you didnt enter this battle. I used to have this romanticized notion that materialism was something that only Western and East Asian societies suffered from, and that eventually Id marry someone from a poorer part of the world where its not an issue. Pumpkin - A cute term of endearment for a sister who is sweet. *If you have kids don't you ever think you can see them again if your wife wanted to punish you. Can you now understand the complexity and the beauty of the term? Lesson learned: Being in a relationship with someone who doesnt speak your language really teaches you a lot about properly expressing yourself in their tongue. It is very difficult for Egyptian guys to begin with so I can imagine how trying it was for you as a foreigner, I'm actually surprised your relationship went as far as it did :) great read, excellent points especially about the lack of privacy. Egyptian marriages are very hard if you are in love with the woman and her family has control. I am an Egyptian Canadian who grew up in Canada all my life. You were there, present. Enjoy! i was a Muslim. This is also one of my favorites because its very difficult to translate to English. and by the way not all the familes says no dating before engagements . James L. Brooks, Shirley MacLaine and Jack Nicholson. First things first, lets learn how to say the word love and I love you in the most basic and common form. But as any relationship blooms, I make sure I give my all to my wife and make sure she is taken care of, shown respect, and most of all knows of my complete devotion to her. 45:40. I can imagine how odd it was for you to deal with such traditions.I am an Egyptian girl I know what your talking and it is sad for me. It can be taken as really rude if you say it to a girl who doesnt have a playful nature or the right sense of humor. Even at a high level of fluency in a foreign language as I have with Arabic, there is still so much emotion and thought that cant be completely expressed without your native language. To put it simply, you can describe someone as being sweet and that could be considered platonic, but if you call them sweetie that is definitely non-platonic. Skills 4 Living Centre's home, . Its name comes from the Greek sarkophagos, meaning "flesh-eater.". (E.g. I like to read about different cultures and approaches. Translucent, usually white, form of gypsum carved into ornaments and pots. I found out that most of the mothers in Egypt are controlling their sons and their husbands which is really ridiculous but I can realize that most of the Egyptians currently they go for Moroccan or Russian and polish women! I can relate to this post. Here Umm Kulthum is trying to tell her beloved that people have counted time out of her life that she has not lived, has not enjoyed, until he came in. -_-. It was never forced, nor was I looked at as a lesser person. We did not want to be pushed into marriage just because the culture does not allow "dating without engaged parties". It is the symbol of revitalisation after death. Never say this to someone you dont know for obvious reasons. First reason is that she is 10 years younger than me (she is 25) we are really good friends and talk everyday even take lunch together everyday and I have given her some gifts like on Christmas I give her chocolate all the time and all but do u guys think if there's lot of age difference it will work? Can somebody imagine, that even knowing all of this, surely not in detail and, depending on the her families traditions, why I shouldn't run away? He has written something in Arabic to an Egyptian friend of mine that might shed some light on what happened. They co- habit and appear to have the families blessing he is 76. it's no good [to deal] with them except with calmness and kind talk). my fiance and i had a nice, warm family engagement party , where we bought wore our rings in (debla) and actually my parents never put a certain amount of money for it, in fact my fiance told me, "just buy whatever you like" :) he had no apartment when he came to propose, and after a while he was able to buy one. We could still have made it work but she would have had to sit around waiting another 6-12 months for me to return to Egypt and the family wasnt happy about that. I was involved with a Hindu Indian girl over the summer and the mutated turds who pass for parents over there, animalized her as soon as they found out I'm "Muslim." Also I wanted to ask you were you were living in Cairo and why you were wearing a "Galabeya" ? Though I do see scarfs as such a beautiful thing, and Middle Eastern women are an exemplification of beauty. Basic Terms of Endearment These are some cute, affectionate names to call your boyfriend that are fairly common and well-known terms of endearment. Hi Donovan , i'm an Egyptian girl who doesn't LOVE gold & doesn't care about Shabka :), i thought a lot about dating foreign guys , because Egyptian culture & most of Egyptian men are really annoying , until one day i had the chance to go in a couple of dates with an American & he was annoying too :) , so i guess it is about the person himself , not just the culture. Would you use any of them? I briefly dated an Iraqi girl here in the Netherlands last year, and now I see why things didn't work out. sarcophagus: A large stone container that held a mummy's coffin. Egyptian men do marry at a very high age, but so as women as well, now because of all the freakin' demanding regulations! Join 8,027 readers in helping fund MetaFilter. Aein () - "Sweetheart" "Sweetheart" is the closest translation for this term of endearment. So, Wahashtini or Wahashtiini means I felt alienated without you. everyone wants to meddle in your life, as u said that you marry the family because they just don't want to let you believe that you're independent with their girl. Bae - A popular term of endearment used for a lover. Or perhaps a prospect . Thanx read it all and u guys are mistaken about the way its put across.In Islam we have a standard and will not drop that standard to suite any one from any place in the world . Loaded 0% On the plus side it did teach me to express a lot of things that I previously didnt know how to because I was always forced to search for ways to say them. But his family wants me or rather wants my family to pay them dowry as their son has a good job and I am only a student at the moment. It just happened that you fell for a very traditional family :), i really must thanks you MR donovan not for the article only cause i agree with some of its point , but also for giving us a chance to know this huge number of Egyptian women who just hated their country and traditions and may be sometimes their families just because of sex ! Medieval terms of endearment: from culver to tickling Habibi/ Habibti This is the most important term for describing someone you love that you must have heard even before you started learning Arabic. I no longer believe in the idea that late 80s/early 90s (my generation) middle eastern babies are cloaked in this closed off world deemed as the 'arab counties'. I ADORE Diamonds :P Well, seems like you didn't really enjoy that relationship. Other English words that people use to express their adoration for someone include babe, baby, beautiful, buddy, cupcake, cutie-pie, , dear, , honey, pet, princess, sugar, sweet pea, sweetie, or sweetie-pie. There is too much differences between us specially the religion, culture and lifestyle but at least we know how to deal with that all.Anyways thanks!Very nice story mabrook!! Haha, it's really easy to not take into consideration one's culture. What if youd like to say, I love you so much? You would then add gedan to the phrase. What makes a great difference though is the social background. 7abibi is also frequently used between friends, members of the family or young children. Memorable Moments. Walking around Cairo shows you that 50% of the young generation do not wear scarfs, and 50% of the young generation do wear them. I'm sad that your story didn't go well. Egypt is diverse community , so u cant generalize that way. and, you know, get to promote to such a whole-high level in your relationship that fast too considering the huge diffrances bet. You made a really bad choice here! Those moments I start speaking Russian to my husband :) And it's nice that he doesn't get it if I'm angry :D But I should say that marrying Egyptian man is much easier than marrying Egyptian lady. But I still hope and pray for the best. hop u found love and happens some where else. as an egyptian girl I agree on all this .. but it doesnt mean that all girls, families & situations are the same in egypt.I had boyfriends n my family knewgold and jewels aren't life but its more like a gift for marriage n a chained money for the future if troubles are facedI am a muslim n yes I'd prefer to marry a man like me .. it would make life simpler for me atleast .. i mean if i loved someone who isn't muslim I cannot marry him.. ihe is free with his believes but I don't wanna take him where he shouldn't be. All posts copyright their original authors. ). In this section, explore all the different ways you can be a part of the Museum's groundbreaking research, as well as come face-to-face with our dedicated staff. This occurred a few years ago already, correct? Egyptian girls have no emotions they just look for another daddy Who can buy her whatever she wants and act as a magic lamb for her dreams. You summed it all up in one word, "Business Transaction!". Schatz (treasure) You don't have to go to the end of the rainbow to find it, because "Schatz" is by far the most common German term of endearment. This is really funny. How would I introduce my family to these people? I'm an egyptian girl, and almost half of this isn't true. I know of a foreign man British in Egypt who has been having a 5 year relationship with an Egyptian girl who is now 25. Ancient Egyptian Magic Spells For Love, Success, Money He already got me a promise ring but I refused to accept an engagement ring until we sorted some issues and he told his parents about us. Habib is the male beloved while Habibais the female beloved. Good luck next time. Terms used to describe spider biology and anatomy. To every rule there are exceptions, but these are not as rare as most apparently believe! HAHA , bottom line Screw Egypt , screw dating and marriage -_- ! However, I was very immersed in Egyptian culture, as my parents did their best to make sure my siblings and I had similar religious and cultural upbringing to what we would have had in Egypt.