No one genuinely likes to lie, however, we sometimes find it inevitable to resort to what we call ‘white lies’. There are common lies that every Egyptian must have said at least once, and even though everyone knows they’re pure lies, we still say them!! Here you go, 6 Lies every Egyptian says:
1-Hat el order bestor3a wenaby la7san el nas el 3andena hayemsho
It’s well known. If you want the supermarket or a restaurant to deliver your order quickly, you always say that you have people over and that they’re about to leave!! Maf2ousa awi bgd!!
2-El kobry kan wa2ef!
3-La2 dana bafakar ya doctor, mesh babos fe wara2to
That’s what you say when you’re busted cheating!!!
4-Enty shaklek khases awi
It’s always a lie especially when told by a husband to his wife!! The wife believes it every single time, even if the scale says the complete opposite!!
5-Makontesh 3aref eno 3aks lel etegah
Most of the one-way streets in Egypt have an extremely small sign indicating so –hopefully. Whenever a police man shows up for a driver going the wrong direction, they can either claim that they didn’t know the street was one way or even better, that they were lost!
6-Mesta3geleen leih lesa badry
We all once had this relative or friend who came to visit, and for some reason we felt like we wanted to sleep or do anything else, but we still have to tell them that it’s still early for them to leave and that we want them to stay a bit longer!