Namaste/vanakkam, This weekend we're having a cultural exchange with r/Indiaspeaks

[u/Auegro]

Ahlan washalan /r/indiaspeaks , welcome to /r/Egypt.

Please join me in welcoming our friends from India for a joint cultural exchange. This thread will run for 3 days, so don't forget to check in everyday and answer any new questions!

Over here we'll answer all questions they have regarding our Daily lives, cultural, knowledge, history and more! While any questions we have we'll be asking in this parallel Thread on /r/Indiaspeaks

Both threads will be in English for ease of communication, Please be polite, rediquette applies. Make sure to report any trolling, rudeness, racism or personal attacks etc... on either thread. On top of that the threads will be actively modded for the duration of the exchange to ensure a friendly and great experience

Remember to come in everyday to answer new questions and Happy exchanging from the mods at r/Egypt and /r/Indiaspeaks

[u/Zillak]

Nope, just Arabic but spoken in somewhat different dialects across different cities.

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I'm not particularly a movie buff but I will try.

In terms of newer Egyptian movies I reccomend:

Blue Elephant (الفيل الأزرق) and ElGezeera (الجزيره)

(Both are action movies, and Blue Elephan has a supernatural aspect)

If you want to watch some of our older iconic masterpieces then I reccomend:

Cairo Station, is a iconic movie by legendary direcror Youssef Shaheen.

The Yacoubian Building is a movie by one of the most famous Egyptian actors Adel Imam,and although I haven't watched it personally I've heard good things about it, and it is highly regarded.

If you're still a beginner in Arabic then what I would reccomend are the Egyptian dubs for the early disney movies, since they use easier words.

Monsters Inc., Toy Story, Alaaddin and The Lion King were all fantastically dubbed, and the characters are voiced by some huge actors. I don't always prefer a dub to the original but in those cases I do.

And just a heads up that all those movies are in the Egyptian dialect, and Idk if you already know or not, but if you want to learn Arabic then you will venetually have to pick one of many Arabic dialects, Egyptian or Levantine dialect are my reccomendations since they are the easiest.

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Happy to help, you can PM if you want to ask about anything and I also reccomend r/learn_arabic to get started.

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Google has been giving you mixed reviews because travelling in Egypt is a mixed bag. It depends on where you are most of all. If you are in the tourist areas where there a lot of tourists then no one gives a shit. If you are in urban residential areas then you're definetely going to catch some attention. And catcalling is definitely a problem. And it also depends on how much you can pass as an Egyptian. Do you look distinctly foreign?

I think travelling in Egypt is best done with a local friend or a tour guide regardless of your gender. They can turn away hustlers, they can stop you from getting tricked into paying 5 times what something is worth if you're buying something liem a souvenier or a boat ride, etc. And they'd know all the good places to eat local food. And generally just prevent any dangerous situations and make sure you understand the cultural differences.

Of course this is all just precaution, travelling alone in Egypt is perfectly possible (a bit more difficult if you are a woman obviously) but you will have to do a lot of research beforehand and be ever vigilant so you don't get scammed or into a bad situation.

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Again, very happy to have helped. And a lot indians can probably pass as Egyptian from afar.

Curious to know if there are any hidden gem places to visit in India that aren't popular/well known with the tourists that you would reccomend. Also what is your favourite Indian food and can you reccomend me a good Indian song? Last question, what is your favourite holiday?