[Foundation-l] Concern for the safety of Wikimanians in Alexandria

Thu Mar 6 22:14:58 UTC 2008

On 3/6/08, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 06/03/2008, Mark Williamson <node.ue at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I think that many practices considered stereotypically gay in American
>  >  culture would go without notice in Egyptian culture, and vice-versa.
>  >  Since when did Americans care if somebody was wearing cotton
>  >  underwear?
>
>
> I think you're probably right. From what I understand, it's not
>  unusual in Egypt for two men to greet each other with a kiss on the
>  lips - something that would definitely be considered gay in the
>  western world.

Arab men are also fine with holding each other's hands in public.