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Living and Working in Cairo.
As I said before - living in Cairo was an experience. So much so that I don't know
where to begin.
The people that I worked with were great. Really friendly and cheerful. I don't know
how they do it as when you start to really talk to them you realise just
how bad their lives are. Jobs are scarce and the pay is really bad. The only
thing I found to be really cheap were the taxis - but then you are putting your lives
in the hands of the taxi drivers. I had a few scary rides that's for sure. I never sat in the front seat -
I would rather not see what has just avoided hitting us. It was bad enough in the back.
Most of the people at work were Muslims. I had never had any experience with this culture
until then and it was a shock to the system that's for sure. As a female I take the freedom
I have for granted. There is absolutely no way that I could ever live for a long period of time
in Cairo as women are treated as second class citizens. Their husbands can divorce them, but they can
not divorce their husbands. The women must be covered. I never once saw a woman wear a short skirt or shorts
the whole time I was there.
I had many discussions about life. I was told on numerous times that it is my job in life to marry
and have children. They couldn't understand that I like my life the way it
is now and that I would no longer have the freedom of choice that I have now if I did have kids now. In the end we all
agreed to disagree.
