I really enjoyed this episode. I have a background in British humour from movies like "Life of Brian" and "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." Those movies are really popular here in Egypt. The Egyptian sense of humour is well known in the Middle East. Our accent is quite popular and well understood in all Arabic-speaking countries due to our comedy movies. But not all our movies can really reflect the real sarcastic sense of humour we have. It's quite different from yours, but both taste great. That's why I love to explore new cultures. I think that our sense of humour comes from our disability to change the miserable reality. We joke about our poverty and our lack of life's basics, and when the prices of everything increased dramatically, we tried to relive each other by sarcasming about the condition, but deep in our souls, we were really looking for a better life. Of course, there are a lot of rich people here in Egypt; we even believe that when you become richer, your sense of humour becomes worse and worse😂 Finally, thanks a lot for your episodes. I really enjoy them, and I appreciate the effort you have put in. Always keep going 👏
@@LeonardoEnglishCom I spent hours trying to find my favourite movies with English subtitles, but very few of them were on global streaming platforms such as Netflix. I didn't find the top three movies on my list, but I found movies that have an impact on society, that really change something, and, most importantly, that are funny. The first one is called "bittersweet" or "dark honey" by literal translation. This movie was the first thing that came to my mind when I read your comment because it tells about an American Egyptian guy who lived most of his life in America, then decided to go back to Egypt with thoughts of the great Egypt with all its incredible history, but the reality was a little bit different from his imagination. I wish you could see through the main character's eyes and explore together how it was to live in Egypt back in 2010. We all laughed at this movie, but we knew that we needed to change reality. Less than one year after this movie, the revolution finally occurred and changed the shape of Egypt forever. You can find the platforms that display the movie here. I hope it works😥: watch.plex.tv/movie/bittersweet-2010 And It was on Netflix, but my friend told me that it's not there anymore. The second movie and my favourite is "Educational Movie." or "Film sakafi" It's a polite name for plus eighteen movies that excite human instincts. The name of the movie sounded very weird for Egyptians, especially when they knew the story. The story was in the year 2000, when three men had a plus eighteen movie but couldn't find any way or place to watch it. To understand how big that issue was, you should know that our culture and religion don't allow us to have a relationship with women until we marry, but marriage was and still is very expensive, so we must wait until we have a good job and buy an apartment . We may wait until We are above 30 to get married, which explains why those three men want to watch that movie badly. But this action is hated by society;so how can they deal with that? The writer of this movie discussed a very complicated social problems that no one expected to be discussed in such a beautiful and funny way. Of course, the movie doesn't contain any +18 senses. You really can't miss this one. The movie is present on Netflix, according to Plex website: watch.plex.tv/movie/film-sakafi
I really wrote too much. Sorry for that😔. Last thing, I just want to say that I don't know how to get this movies in Europe , but I tried my best,and I hope it will be easy on you to Find them 🙏🏻
@@LeonardoEnglishCom The first time I listened to your podcast, I felt the passion that filled your voice, like you were really interested in the topic you were talking about and not just doing your job. Maybe that's why I like your podcast so much. Now I'm sure why your podcast is unique and very successful. Your curiosity about exploring new cultures reveals that your success is not fortuitous. Eventually, thanks a lot for being so helpful 🤍🙏🏻
Well, i think they sense of humour on south america is very similar with the british sense of humour, or at least the sense of humour of chile, i think then i would like to chat with a british people.
@@LeonardoEnglishCom Joking about ourselve is a common thing, use of irony and sarcams too, and the dark humour, is very common, i think is the most used.
I really enjoyed this episode. I have a background in British humour from movies like "Life of Brian" and "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." Those movies are really popular here in Egypt. The Egyptian sense of humour is well known in the Middle East. Our accent is quite popular and well understood in all Arabic-speaking countries due to our comedy movies. But not all our movies can really reflect the real sarcastic sense of humour we have. It's quite different from yours, but both taste great. That's why I love to explore new cultures.
I think that our sense of humour comes from our disability to change the miserable reality. We joke about our poverty and our lack of life's basics, and when the prices of everything increased dramatically, we tried to relive each other by sarcasming about the condition, but deep in our souls, we were really looking for a better life. Of course, there are a lot of rich people here in Egypt; we even believe that when you become richer, your sense of humour becomes worse and worse😂
Finally, thanks a lot for your episodes. I really enjoy them, and I appreciate the effort you have put in. Always keep going 👏
thanks for this fascinating perspective. Really interesting! What Egyptian comedies would you recommend?
@@LeonardoEnglishCom
I spent hours trying to find my favourite movies with English subtitles, but very few of them were on global streaming platforms such as Netflix. I didn't find the top three movies on my list, but I found movies that have an impact on society, that really change something, and, most importantly, that are funny.
The first one is called "bittersweet" or "dark honey" by literal translation. This movie was the first thing that came to my mind when I read your comment because it tells about an American Egyptian guy who lived most of his life in America, then decided to go back to Egypt with thoughts of the great Egypt with all its incredible history, but the reality was a little bit different from his imagination. I wish you could see through the main character's eyes and explore together how it was to live in Egypt back in 2010. We all laughed at this movie, but we knew that we needed to change reality. Less than one year after this movie, the revolution finally occurred and changed the shape of Egypt forever. You can find the platforms that display the movie here. I hope it works😥:
watch.plex.tv/movie/bittersweet-2010
And It was on Netflix, but my friend told me that it's not there anymore.
The second movie and my favourite is "Educational Movie." or "Film sakafi" It's a polite name for plus eighteen movies that excite human instincts. The name of the movie sounded very weird for Egyptians, especially when they knew the story. The story was in the year 2000, when three men had a plus eighteen movie but couldn't find any way or place to watch it. To understand how big that issue was, you should know that our culture and religion don't allow us to have a relationship with women until we marry, but marriage was and still is very expensive, so we must wait until we have a good job and buy an apartment . We may wait until We are above 30 to get married, which explains why those three men want to watch that movie badly. But this action is hated by society;so how can they deal with that? The writer of this movie discussed a very complicated social problems that no one expected to be discussed in such a beautiful and funny way. Of course, the movie doesn't contain any +18 senses. You really can't miss this one. The movie is present on Netflix, according to Plex website:
watch.plex.tv/movie/film-sakafi
I really wrote too much. Sorry for that😔. Last thing, I just want to say that I don't know how to get this movies in Europe , but I tried my best,and I hope it will be easy on you to Find them 🙏🏻
@@mohamedmahfouz5215 amazing, thank you. Will see if I can find them!
@@LeonardoEnglishCom
The first time I listened to your podcast, I felt the passion that filled your voice, like you were really interested in the topic you were talking about and not just doing your job. Maybe that's why I like your podcast so much. Now I'm sure why your podcast is unique and very successful. Your curiosity about exploring new cultures reveals that your success is not fortuitous. Eventually, thanks a lot for being so helpful 🤍🙏🏻
Well, i think they sense of humour on south america is very similar with the british sense of humour, or at least the sense of humour of chile, i think then i would like to chat with a british people.
That's really interesting to hear. What in particular do you think is similar?
@@LeonardoEnglishCom Joking about ourselve is a common thing, use of irony and sarcams too, and the dark humour, is very common, i think is the most used.
@@Kaedluos it sounds very similar then!