Mistakes expats make in Egypt

Hello everyone,

Did you make any mistakes when you first moved to Egypt? What were they?

How did you address your mistakes? Did you learn anything from them?

With hindsight, what would you do differently?

Are there any tips you could give future expats in Egypt to help them avoid these kinds of mistakes?

We look forward to hearing from you!

Priscilla

Who me????    Who me make mistak????    You are joking of course!?!?     My first big mistake was when I had my first headache in Egypt and asked where to buy drugs for my head.   Every one went crazy and of course I had no idea what I had said wrong!!!   But I learned very fast to say medication or dawaa.  But I got a fantastic drug for my headache.  Lol