What etiquette should you pay attention to when meeting an Egyptian for the first time?

Everyone says that there are great cultural differences between the East and the West, so how big is it in reality?

Take Egypt as an example. Let's have a look.

Speaking of Egypt, many people think it is a mysterious country, and there are some strange taboos that make people feel incredible. For example, Egyptians don't talk to each other in formal dining occasions, because it is blasphemous for Egyptians to talk while eating. Below, I will talk about some taboos in Egypt.

Egyptians like to have dinner with their families after sunset, when all family members are not allowed to have dates. It will be considered impolite not to attend.

Egyptians are very hospitable and like to make some desserts to entertain guests. If you refuse their kindness and don't eat, the host will feel uncomfortable and feel that you have not been treated well.

Egyptians taboo drinking, they drink black tea; Not only are you not allowed to talk about any topics related to pigs and dogs, but you are also not allowed to eat pork and dog meat, ugly shrimps and crabs and other foods.

In Egypt, men are not allowed to talk to the opposite sex. Since obesity is beautiful in Egypt, don't compliment it with words like "You are so slim" and "You have lost weight recently". If you praise her for being slim, the other person will think that "this person is humiliating me". Also, try not to praise the furnishings of other people's homes. If you praise their furniture, people will think that you are asking for them. Of course, there is the most important point-never talk to Egyptians about the situation in the Middle East, the relationship between men and women and religious beliefs.

Another interesting taboo in Egypt is that they are very taboo about injections between 3 pm and 5 pm. People don't go out to buy needles at this time, and even businessmen don't sell needles. Even if you give 10 times the price, no one will sell it to you.

According to legend, the Egyptian god in charge of wealth comes to earth from 3 pm to 5 pm every day to distribute wealth to Egyptians. However, the Egyptian god of wealth is a god who loves the poor and the rich. When you meet the poor, he doesn't want to talk at all and won't give you a penny; But when you meet rich people, you will take the initiative to send a lot of money.

How does the Egyptian God of Wealth distinguish between the poor and the rich? Is to see if this family has been criticized and mended, if so, it must be poor; If not, it is rich.

After a long time, the poor in Egypt knew the routine of the god of wealth, so they hid all the needles from 3 pm to 5 pm and never replenished them. In this way, the god of wealth can't tell who is poor and who is rich, so it can only be dispersed fairly, and later it became taboo.