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Juliette should have studied more about Egypt prior to her trip

posted 3 years ago by Popcorngal (4818)
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She called Egypt a Middle Eastern country, and Tareq's robe a dress. Naturally, she made mistakes, but it was disrespectful. Always try to learn about a country and it's language and culture prior to traveling there.

[–] Noufa (398) 3 years ago

Egypt isn't Middle Eastern?

[–] Popcorngal (4818) 3 years ago

The majority of the population are Middle Eastern descent, as well as African, Berber, and European. But it is an African country.

[–] Noufa (398) 3 years ago

That seems kind of nitpicky. Like saying Mexico isn't Latin America because of the Nahuatl speakers.

[–] parkerbot (9329) a year ago

I think the idea was to portray her a naive/ignorant Westerner and the story would not have worked as well if she was educated and considerate of another country's customs/practices.

[–] Popcorngal (4818) a year ago

True, that kind of makes sense.