Living long term in Egypt

[elrasho]

How friendly would they be outsiders in the local residential areas though? Not a rhetorical question, genuinely asking here.

Egyptians are one of the most friendliest people. Yes there are the ones that wanna scam you for money, but do you blame them, they live in a third world country that relies on their tourism. Unemployment is high for locals which doesn't help. The poor can't pay for education so they end up working in "tourism" and that's where the scamming of tourists comes in as they need the money to survive.

A local educated engineer with a degree gets 300LB a month, thats £35 a month to feed and cloth himself and his family. The government dont have schemes to help the poor like they do here in the UK so what can they do to survive? It's not pretty.

But like I said I'm not going to the touristy parts, I'll be living amongst the "upper class" people who I would say are the equivalent of out "middle class" i.e. their own house, car, enough money to get by and some for luxuries etc.. From all the research done not one person in their blogs/forum posts said they were treated badly by one of these "upper class" Egyptians.

 

[DJMK4]

Welcomes to your new home

http://www.guernicamag.com/incl/img/upl/2007/08/Egypt002.jpg

 

[platypus]

If you've been planning this for months, why are you asking us?

 

[Greenlizard0]

Our tour guide said something similar. Was a university professor for a few years (was a doctorate of history or a doctor of something according to this passport) but left to become a tourguide because it meant more money.

 

[elrasho]

There are people in this thread that have been to all sorts of places around Egypt, and are just warning you that it is effectively a third world country..

No there arn't not one person has mentioned any other area than the touristy parts

 

[elrasho]

Welcomes to your new home

http://www.guernicamag.com/incl/img/upl/2007/08/Egypt002.jpg

Of course ALL of Egypt is like that... <sighs>

If you've been planning this for months, why are you asking us?

Just though maybe someone else here might have done something similar since there are a lot of threads about travelling

 

[Voltar]

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD TAKE IMMODIUM +

 

[PardonTheWait]

No there arn't not one person has mentioned any other area than the touristy parts

So why did you ask advice if you know everything?

 

[elrasho]

So why did you ask advice if you know everything?

See three posts up

 

[The IPB]

Nope never been, but done extensive research and know I will be able to live there.

Egyptians are one of the most friendliest people. Yes there are the ones that wanna scam you for money

Erm..

 

[elrasho]

Erm..

What I meant to say there are some that will try to scam you for money but you get that in any tourist country. This wont affect me as I won't be staying in the tourist areas..... (copy paste from my post earlier coming up...)

But like I said I'm not going to the touristy parts, I'll be living amongst the "upper class" people who I would say are the equivalent of out "middle class" i.e. their own house, car, enough money to get by and some for luxuries etc.. From all the research done not one person in their blogs/forum posts said they were treated badly by one of these "upper class" Egyptians.

 

[Voltar]

Egyptians are like vultures or other ugly carrion hunters when it comes to women (that are not their own).

Make sure you wear sufficient blankets/curtains to avoid this

 

[elrasho]

Im a dude, and yes sexual harassment is a joke there. Feel sorry for the women, they can't go out on their own coz the local guys will start harassing them. The worst thing is the police see it but most of the time don't do anything about it!

 

[neoboy]

snip

I think his point was more about you saying they are amongst the friendliest people on earth when you haven't been there.

 

[elrasho]

Ah I see, like I said I've basically did a Parky style interview with a lot of people who have lived out there and still do and that's what they told me. There are currently 40,000 UK and USA expats in Egypt, they can't all be wrong

 

[pduk]

I'm sorry to say this, OP, but I have sworn never to go back there after holidaying in and around Luxor. We were harassed constantly from the moment we stepped outside the well-guarded hotel, and the number of scam attempts was bewildering. I don't think you will like it...

 

[Narziss]

Personally if it was me Egypt wouldn't be on my list of places to work abroad but I guess everyone is different!

Egypt

 

[Steedie]

After just spending a week in Egypt, the last thing I'd ever want to do is live there. Not a nice place to be for anything other than a holiday

 

[elrasho]

I'm sorry to say this, OP, but I have sworn never to go back there after holidaying in and around Luxor. We were harassed constantly from the moment we stepped outside the well-guarded hotel, and the number of scam attempts was bewildering. I don't think you will like it...

I understand, I would be the same if I had a terrible time in another country. Did you not like at all, I mean was the whole trip horrible?

 

[a1ex2001]

You will need a work permit to work in Egypt, it is recomended you apply for one before you arrive but this will need to be done by the company you plan on working for. You can arrive on a Tourist visa and the apply to be upgraded to a work permit but this process can take several months during which you are not allowed to work but you may remain in country. Anyone wishing to stay over 3 months must submit themselves for an AIDS test or have evidence of one.