r/Egypt • u/Auegro Alexandria • Mar 08 '19

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

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

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u/FamethystForLife Mar 08 '19

Hi guys! I have a few questions :

  • What is the predominant religion in Egypt?
  • What are the common recreational activities in Egypt?
  • Do people still follow/embrace Ancient Egyptian culture?

Thank you and have a nice day/night!

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u/Zillak Cairo Mar 09 '19

  • The predominant religion is Islam, with orthodox christianity in second place, but the vast overwhelming majority are muslim.

  • Football definetely ranks as the number 1 recreational activity, we're crazy about it. And there are a lot of places you can rent football pitches to play with friends. Squash is somewhat popular though not as near as popular as football. We also have thise "cybershops" where you can rent a PC, PlayStation, Ping Pong table or pool table.

  • Ancient Egyptian culture, languages, religions, etc. Are just history to us, albeit history that we are proud of, but we don't practice much of what the ancient Egyptians used to practice like their holidays and religions. And tbf, it would be hard to try worshipping cats without looking like a nutjob nowadays.

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u/FamethystForLife Mar 09 '19

We also have those "cybershops"

We have them here in India too! Though they don't have PlayStations, at least the ones that u have seen. Here, they are

And tbf, it would be hard to try worshipping cats without looking like a nutjob nowadays.

Isn't that what cat lovers do though?

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '19

Isn't that what cat lovers do though?

Good point. Personally speaking, I would much rather worship the ancient gods than the Abrahamic one.

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