Egyptian families are definitely ‘different’ from other families around the world. Yes, they do have flaws, but most of the time they’re amazing and have their own perks too. Below are the times when you realize that your Egyptian family is the best ever:

  1. When “teta” makes you the best feast meal ever. NO ONE can prepare a tasty meal of our favorite Egyptian food like a true Egyptian grandma.

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  1. When you receive money from family members without breaking a sweat in every single occasion. In feasts, you get “3edeya“, in birthdays you get cash gifts, you travel you take pocket money, you get married you get “no2ta“-a.k.a. money, you give birth you get money, have an operation also get money. Literally, in every single occasion.

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  1. When your mum takes good care of your newborn baby. In Egypt, a pregnant woman usually stays at her mum’s place during the last month of her pregnancy up until she gives birth and even after so that her mum can take care of her and her baby. When she goes back to work, her mom is happy to babysit her newborn for her.

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  1. When your mum won’t stop singing to you “amorty el 7elwa ba2et te3ma we leeha se7r gedeed” if you’re girl, even after you have a girl of your own.

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  1. When you enter your house and the magical smell of “molokheya” sedates you after a long exhausting day at school or work.
  2. Smell_40c36b_2450903When you feel the tiniest bit of tiresome and you find your whole family and even the extended family visiting you, making you soup and giving you company to the doctor.
  3. When you’re getting married to someone and your dad acts like a private investigator to learn every single detail about him/her.
  4. tumblr_lxmcw4JTq11qzyfwqWhen your whole family, especially the-in-laws, fight over what to name your baby.
  5. When you know everything about your cousins and even second cousins because gossip travels at the speed of light in Egyptian families.
  6. tumblr_n4lk3bhe3e1rmiglgo1_500When you’re participating in a competition or a performance and your whole family goes out of their way to attend and give you the biggest cheer.
  7. tumblr_nu14ndzgUZ1rf0mq7o1_500When you’re 21, graduated and even working, but you still live under your parents’ roof and they still take care of you.

There’s definitely no family like your Egyptian one.