Compare And Contrast Egypt Vs America

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Egypt is one of the most fascinating countries. Like many other countries, they have strict rules and religions. Some people still believe that Egypt is still like it used to be, ancient, but a lot of things have changed since years ago.
Egypt people are a lot different than Americans, for starters, their attitude are way better than Americans. If you’re in America, you may try to get help from an American and they would just look at you like you’re crazy but if you’re a tourist in Egypt, you’ll get all the help you’ll need. They have specific gender roles, Women do the housework and take care of the children while the men work. In reality, women and men have equal rights in Egypt. But the men have rights to pass down their nationality

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