Updateeee!

Things to discuss today:

Shopping in Egypt. I’ve come to the conclusion that just about all the malls are geared towards tourists. granted I’ve only been to 3, but still. If you’ve been keeping up with my blogs, you know that I’ve mentioned Carrefour City Center. I’ve gone 4 times in the two weeks that I’ve been here. Every time my heart aches because I cannot buy everything I lay my eyes on. Some of the cutest clothes I’ve seen have been here in Egypt, and you don’t see many Egyptians wearing them. I mentioned earlier that the clothes were very different and girls were able to dress up their Muslim wear and Hijabs, in such a way that I—being a non-Muslim American—would wear. I don’t know. It just seems weird that at most 4 stores in a mall of at least 50 stores contain the apparel that is respected and accepted for women to wear.

And this isn’t even about the clothes that they can’t wear. It seems to me that many of the businesses here aren’t marketing to all the consumers. Primarily the ones that live in the country! But when I think about it again, most of the Egyptians I’ve been around aren’t necessarily made of money and shopping in the malls. And the places that tourists tend to flock to are the malls…which undoubtedly we all pretty much did. It was our first few days and we kinda flocked to those more familiar places. I think as time goes on and the deeper we get in the city, we will come across stores and maybe even mall type places that are almost exclusive to Egyptian shoppers.

It’s time to hit the market. I bet they will have more traditional wear. Where do all the other Egyptians shop? We see tons walking around the mall, but what about the others!? This will be something to stay tuned for!

Until then….here are a few things you can also look forward to!

Traffic Stories

Night Life in Alexandria

Belly Dancing

Egyptian Snacks

The Gym

Kids and People in General

Commerce

Events that we attend

Hazelnut Chocolate

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