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No - not really applicable... moved due to husbands uk visa situation
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I have picked up some arabic words, really want to learn french as most people here speak both (educated people) Older people tend to speak arabic/berber if applicable
Yea but a little niave to what I would expect
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Big culture shock!! Women and men do not socialise together generally. If you are in someones house with your husband the men will go to one room and the women and kids in an other room.
The standard of living that some people endure, such as 3 or 4 people sleeping on mattresses in one room. Some women just stay at home cook, clean and shop for cooking and cleaning, some may not go out for days at a time. The lack of interest in child development... no mums and toddlers, not a lot in the way of acitvities for family days out. Depending on where you live it might not be exceptable for you to wear make up and nice clothes on a daily basis or for you to go out past the corner shop on your own ( without a car).
The mentality of some people.
Yes definatley rhe irritation to anger stage with the driving standards and general lack of interest in safety. Also strangers think its ok to tell you things like your child needs a coat or a hat or extra blanket. Very annoying.
I definitely increased what I was eating though boredom. Put a stone on weight on in 6 months - stuck at home too much!!
Learning that I am so lucky to have the things I have. Not wasting food. Being kinder to people and not being so selfish.
Taking on board that in society women and men each have a role and this is very important for marriage ( i was such an independant feminist in the past...)
Lack of safety ie electrics, windons on 6th floor that fully open, wires coming out of plug sockets and connecting to street electric viva wires from your window. The metality of the middle aged me here... will ingore women, cut you up on the road then beep at you like its your fault! The lack of children groups and support for parents. How close family life is.
Act like the most innocent thing in front of your inlaws, high neckline, very conservative dressing and talk. Do not raise your voice in public or argue with your husband infront of family... sounds tough but people here love talking about any sort of drama!! Watch your things, people tend to steal here especially make and gold!! In general people are nice but like anywhere you get the bad ones!!
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I find it totally the opposite. I go out whenever I want to and anywhere I want to with ease and comfort. I wear make up everyday. We go to parks, mountains and the beaches frequently and have friends over mixing with men and women talking. Weddings are segregated yes but men and women eat lunch and dinner out together, even not married. Are you sure you are living in Algeria? I have been here 5 years, also married to an Algerian man and have had no probelms whatsoever and I don't live in Algiers where it is much more liberal.
guestSorry I dont mean to sound negitive about algeria, I was living in London before I came here with a great career and social life so its been hard to adjust here. Yes men and women go out for lunch and dinner, coffee &cake, Ice cream and for family days out but every party I have been to (celebrate the birth of a baby, engagements, weddings and large family gatherings)have all be segregated. We have just moved to hydra which is very modern for algeria there are lots of women here wearing make up and dressing nice so its easier, in the past we lived near Mohamadia I would get men trying to talk to me if I was out on my own.Cars would slow down and open their window even when I was with my baby daughter! Some men look like they have never seen a women before, they do it to algerian women too, have learnt to shout Kilb at them! Its great if you have had a different experience here and found an active social life, please share your secrets, what area do you live in? I know quite a few other people having the same Culture shock as me!! Be nice to hear back from you :)
yasminiyaThank you for that, reminds me of all or at least some of the reasons why I don't want to go back! Thanks for sharing and mostly good advice, Alhamdulillah.
guesthi i agree with all you told, i visit algeria twice a year to see my husband, it is very boring for women as i stay in the mountains near tasmalt wilaya of bouira. to try to get info on anything is impossible really, the country is so beautiful but living is very hard unless you have money, work is also hard to get for foriegn women. having said this i love the people in general they are family orientated and live a simple life which makes me look at our western culture and the greed and bad manners we have here, if i could find work i would move tomorrow just for the family side and the beauty.i know algeria well now and would recommend bejaia to. when i return to the uk i feel i am visiting here and that algeria is my home even though i have a good job etc here. good luck to all of you in your lifes in algeria because whatever hardships you face it is worth it to live in such a beautiful country with kind people who care about each other, we dont have that luxury in the modern world, and its a shame.
Zosweet30hello everybody... wonderful info reader ....thanks hope to marry algerian man i like this country ..i really want to visit in algeria for my future husband thanks faithfully yours zosweet ..nchallah
zerariMy husband is algerian, I lived with my inlaws for the first month in algeria, now I have been living here for almost 6 months, and still deeply depressed due to culture shock! I should say I am lucky that I married to a nice and very different algerian man compare to most of other algerian.
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A Dutch woman who moved to Algiers said that it took her awhile realise what it was exactly that made it so difficult for her to live in Algeria. She now knows that it's her sense of freedom which she seems to have lost.
When a woman from Malaysia married a man from Algeria, they needed to decide where to live. She considered living in Algeria, but ultimately convinced him to move to Malaysia. She shares her eye-opening experiences in the beautiful Berber Mountains and Algiers - where they continue to visit regularly!
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