tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35197249.post116328158199648856..comments2024-01-20T02:07:10.729+02:00Comments on Whazzup Egypt !!!: Ironing / PressingKimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14687803417221589161noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35197249.post-44736368794585129652007-02-04T17:40:00.000+02:002007-02-04T17:40:00.000+02:00I think Egyptian makwagis do a much better job tha...I think Egyptian makwagis do a much better job than the dhobis at home (my mother agrees, and she's hard to please). But the rate for a shirt is one pound, not 1.5! And if it's a short-sleeved shirt, 75 piastres. Tell your makwagi you know what the rate is (unless you speak no Arabic, in which case they'll charge you the khawaga rate and leave you sputtering)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35197249.post-1164014079074557062006-11-20T11:14:00.000+02:002006-11-20T11:14:00.000+02:00hey kim,thats a pretty long post. looks like u hav...hey kim,<BR/>thats a pretty long post. looks like u have lots of spare time on your hands in egypt.(grin) Which is good for me. You finally appreciating your brothers in all your flashbacks (double grin) yeah i know. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. :-)Yeah with the exam done i also have lot more time on my hands.White Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11297110627802189299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35197249.post-1163551600764196232006-11-15T02:46:00.000+02:002006-11-15T02:46:00.000+02:00Athena,u must have empathised with the nuns & skir...Athena,<BR/>u must have empathised with the nuns & skirts LOL<BR/>It takes me at least a month to stop converting. Bcos as of now thats the only way to check if i feel that soemthing is too expensive or right pruce. Once i establish a base level of prices in Egyptian pounds, I'll stop naturally. Went thru the same thing when i was in the US. The funny part was I adjusted quite quickly there, but when I came back to India I went on a huge shopping spree, bcos I was converting to USD & everything was So Cheap !!!! :)<BR/><BR/>Michelle,<BR/>U r a lucky bum. A husband who irons & cooks too. I'm sendin mine over to Wirral for training :)<BR/><BR/>Anonymous,<BR/>Thanks for the tips. I think it makes sense to buy a dryer if its going to save me the effort of ironing.<BR/><BR/>Temporal,<BR/>Wish I could take yr advice, but I'm useless at being assertive when faced with cute smiles from hubby.<BR/><BR/>Lady Colleen,<BR/>I'm contacting you off list. Kim is a name I've been known by for over the last 20 years. Hope you didnt have an accident with the tea :)Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14687803417221589161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35197249.post-1163550938519178932006-11-15T02:35:00.000+02:002006-11-15T02:35:00.000+02:00Hi Karishma Pais,I read some of your writings and ...Hi Karishma Pais,<BR/><BR/>I read some of your writings and laughed with my tea in hand this morning! Egypt certainly has its special side to living here. Is Kim your trade name?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35197249.post-1163550743018314232006-11-15T02:32:00.000+02:002006-11-15T02:32:00.000+02:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35197249.post-1163461947954908502006-11-14T01:52:00.000+02:002006-11-14T01:52:00.000+02:00tell bubbly hubbly to chip in and iron his own clo...tell bubbly hubbly to chip in and iron his own clothes<BR/><BR/>(and don't take no for an answer;))temporalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18142207234611472045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35197249.post-1163440876594493412006-11-13T20:01:00.000+02:002006-11-13T20:01:00.000+02:00I laughed out to read your "ironing mantle", speci...I laughed out to read your "ironing mantle", specially the tips to easy "get away" by doing sloppy job. However, some kinda realities in living "away from home" ... a price for quiet living abroad. Buy wrinkle free clothing for hubby that can be thrown in dryer to see it fresh and neat again. Salwars ... a NO NO unless u can afford dry cleaning. In Egypt wear (egyptian) cotton, the comfortable wear and who needs ironing when u throw it in dryer. Just try.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35197249.post-1163435943042214592006-11-13T18:39:00.000+02:002006-11-13T18:39:00.000+02:00Hi Karishma, I love your Egypt blog. Was laughing ...Hi Karishma, I love your Egypt blog. Was laughing out loud at the ironing saga Totally relate to the advice... my poor husband has started ironing his own clothes and mine too Are you working in Egypt too?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35197249.post-1163435893977792422006-11-13T18:38:00.000+02:002006-11-13T18:38:00.000+02:00Hi there, went through your blog on the laundry bi...Hi there, went through your blog on the laundry bit...funny :)<BR/>Stop converting to INR..u will go nuts.... :pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com