Living in Egypt

[not_terry]

Can someone tell me when you see prices for Egytians and onother price for foreigners - where do you come if you have a resident permit - do you still pay foreigners prices

[realestatemart]

Originally Posted by not_terry

Can someone tell me when you see prices for Egytians and onother price for foreigners - where do you come if you have a resident permit - do you still pay foreigners prices

I think this come with Experience and living there long time

[Watson]

Originally Posted by not_terry

Can someone tell me when you see prices for Egytians and onother price for foreigners - where do you come if you have a resident permit - do you still pay foreigners prices

We do not pay tourist prices just keep passport with you.
We also get upto 20% off in bars and resturants.

[Georgina]

Originally Posted by not_terry

Can someone tell me when you see prices for Egytians and onother price for foreigners - where do you come if you have a resident permit - do you still pay foreigners prices

Usually it is hotels that have different prices for residents. By residents they mean people with a residents visa in their passport. You get a residents visa with your work, marrying an Egyptian or registering your property if the land has already been registered. The Sharm/Hurghada ferry also advertises two different prices. I am treated as a tourist even though I live here and I own property here. Also travelling between Hurghada and Luxor and Hurghada and Cairo I have to go in the convoy if in a private vehicle. The hotels are cheap booking on the UK great late deal websites.

Also in the hospitals it all depends on the visa in your passport. You will be working so will have a residents visa. Egypt Air used to be the same but now with their online booking I get cheap flights if booked in advance.

As for the shops, even the shops closest to my house where they know I live next door will still try to rip me off because to them I will always be a foreigner.

[realestatemart]

Originally Posted by Watson

We do not pay tourist prices just keep passport with you.
We also get upto 20% off in bars and resturants.

yeah, me as well but this happen when you became a relar customer

[Lsab]

My English friend has lived in Hurghada for over 10 years - she is married to an Egyptian, works in El Gouna, wears a scarf...she still gets ripped off. Or at least they try! They get a mouthful in return these days!!

[realestatemart]

Originally Posted by lsab

My English friend has lived in Hurghada for over 10 years - she is married to an Egyptian, works in El Gouna, wears a scarf...she still gets ripped off. Or at least they try! They get a mouthful in return these days!!

Honestly I'm in Hurhgada since 8 years i can tell Restaurant owners are ver honest and polit people, and do't know who did this to your friend

[lyndsay552]

One of the first arabic phases we learnt was 'Ana Ishe Henna', 'I live here'

It didn't seem to work the first week but once we got a bit of colour they just left us alone.

Lyndsay

[Lsab]

Originally Posted by realestatemart

Honestly I'm in Hurhgada since 8 years i can tell Restaurant owners are ver honest and polit people, and do't know who did this to your friend

Didn't mean restaurant owners - small shops in general, transport etc. As I said, she doesn't let anyone get away with it now but she does get upset that she's been there so long - longer even than you George - and they still try it on.

[M Butler]

Georgina,

Great post. We have just bought a villa in El Gouna and hope to move in at the end of this month (fingers crossed).
I was especially interested in the postal service in El Gouna. Have you had any problems with mail from abroad? We were going to use the Royal Mail redirection service but we are unsure about the correct address to use. Would it be: house number, area in El Gouna, El Gouna, Hurghada, Egypt or is there something else we should know? Where is the post office in El Gouna and do we just go in and tell them we have arrived?

Thanks,
Margaret