Turks/arabs and Egypt circumcision

Submitted by observer (United States), Aug 24, 2016 at 17:47

Basically (sorry for being harsh), we can have this equation: turks/arabs = pleasure in depreciating western women after having them in their hands + visa; north africans = visa+money+fun sex. No one will regret divorcing any of you, if they want or feel that they have to, and leave you no matter what is your situation then, even if they have to leave you in the streets with 1 dollar in your pocket to never see you again.

By the way, changing topics, for ALL the ones considering going to Egypt, the following is NOT a fairy tale or hearsay: most egyptian women, muslim or christian, are circumcised and this is not considered an "evil" practice there as many consider here in the other side. 53% of women defend this practice in big cities, and more than 80% defend it in the countryside, and more than 90% have undergone this practice. Of course now women who are able to pay can go to a doctor, have anesthesia, etc etc, it is not only about holding a child in a dark room and cutting her with some non-sterilized razor, BUT we still have to remember, while this practice is demonized in the west, for most egyptians it's a very appreciated 'quality' for women that they may view as serious prospective wives + virginity + no divorce + no children. Circumcision is not only about controlling the sexual desire of women, and it is not linked only to poverty and lack of education cause women who have money and are educated also have it and defend it, it is also something aesthetically beautiful for them. It's not about being right or wrong and criticizing a cultural practice here, there is no intention to establish some judgment: it is about a western woman considering marriage with a person from a different culture. If you girls are virgin and undergo female circumcision, be sure the probability that he and his family will take you seriously as a wife FOR LIFE is higher, especially if you physically look like the women from there AND your family participates actively in your married life, establishing constant contact with him and his family. If any of you do not attend these pre-requisites, it is better to understand that we also have our culture and ingrained values that they may find strange, although we may think we're beyond cultural norms, and they have theirs, it is their life and they have a standard of beauty and "decency" as well as we have ours, so one will difficultly change the mind of a man who spent his infancy, teenagehood and maybe adulthood thinking and being taught that women like this and that are pure and worthwhile for being taken as their official wives that will make them proud.

And, no, it doesn't mean any western woman in a relationship with an egyptian will be forced or even be asked to undergo female circumcision; that's the point: they may never even mention that to you. But they do consider it a nice 'quality' in a woman. Think if any of you, non-virgin, divorced, with kids, or single mom, liberal professional, going out to the mall any time you want, probably his age or older, who likes to have some of your female body parts not removed from you, want to be in a relationship where you are below the good quality level. He may even like a western woman, but in his mind it would be perfect if you attended his cultural requisites. Consider the probability of being left one day.

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