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12 Common Conversational Courtesies in Egypt and How to Respond to Them
When Masry Sayed El-Araby, the protagonist of the 2010 film ‘Asal Eswed (‘Bittersweet’), gets on a plane to finally visit his native Egypt after decades in the United States, he is immediately met with one the conversational courtesies common in Egypt: When he sneezes, the man sitting beside him responds with a “Yarhamukum Allah” (God bless you). Masry, portrayed by Egyptian comedian Ahmed Helmy, knows what to do of course; returning the courtesy is simple enough. “Allah yerhamak,” he responds. Little does he know that while his response also translates to ‘God bless you’, this particular phrasing is actually used to bless the souls of the deceased. While only a throwaway gag in a truly bitt

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