Anyone here from Cairo
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Anyone here from Cairo
I am looking at a 3 year job in Cairo, married status, and I would take my 13 year old daughter. What is living in Cairo like at present? What about international (preferably British system) schools and houses? Is it generally safe?
I have just had 4 years in India, so I think I can handle anything!
I have just had 4 years in India, so I think I can handle anything!
#2
Re: Anyone here from Cairo
I dont think we have anyone in Cairo. But if you evetually have more specific questions I can try to get answers for you from my Egyptian colleagues. My company is HQ'd in Cairo.
#3
Re: Anyone here from Cairo
also you might have more luck posting in the Rest of the World - Africa thread
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Re: Anyone here from Cairo
Having worked exclusively with egyptians for the last year
1. If they talk they are lying
2. Whatever they tell you, expect the opposite
3. 1&2 happens on a daily basis
Apart from that Cairo absolutely stinks.....
my honest opinion, based on my experience
1. If they talk they are lying
2. Whatever they tell you, expect the opposite
3. 1&2 happens on a daily basis
Apart from that Cairo absolutely stinks.....
my honest opinion, based on my experience
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Re: Anyone here from Cairo
The "Maghreb" (whatever that means) is Africa........
#7
Re: Anyone here from Cairo
Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and sometimes Libya but never Egypt
#10
Re: Anyone here from Cairo
Maghreb is Arabic for "West" (literally, the place where the sun sets - perhaps a reference, then, to Inse's nether regions??? Who knows...).
So historically it meant the Western region of the Fatamid and later Ottoman Empire - basically anywhere from the Atlas Mountains to the Med, and also included most of Spain....
So historically it meant the Western region of the Fatamid and later Ottoman Empire - basically anywhere from the Atlas Mountains to the Med, and also included most of Spain....
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Re: Anyone here from Cairo
Looks to me as if you worked with government