17 Things Only People Who Grew Up In Mohandeseen Will Understand

Even if you didn’t grow up in Mohandeseen, you’d most likely also relate to these things since, growing up in the 80s or 90s, we had nowhere to go but Mohandeseen…

 

 

You were a videotape dealer. You sold videotapes to your friends at school because the only shop that sold videotapes in town was right in your neighborhood

 

 

 

You went to the shooting club on foot and the security guards never asked for ID

 

 

 

You went bowling at the shooting club on the last day of school

 

 

 

If you’re a female, you went swimming at the shooting club every Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays

 

 

 

You had the best fresh juice from Farghali, Tut Express and FBI. And Tut Express was a hot spot especially since it had in-car shisha

 

 

 

You know all about McDonald’s Gam3et El Dowal and its endless queue

 

 

 

You’re used to Mostafa Mahmoud being blocked — whether from protests every Friday, Eid prayers, football match celebrations or a celebrity’s funeral

 

 

 

Everything was quite literally in your neighborhood, from Doroos Center El-Nakheel to Ahwet El-Sade2

 

 

 

You went to Fuddruckers every weekend

 

 

 

And Chili’s during Ramadan

 

 

 

You went to La Beaute for its very chic accessories and makeup

 

 

 

You bought all your birthdays gifts from Gezert El3arab and wrapped them from Rico or Cow

 

 

 

You bought your uniform from Lovely or Gelgela

 

 

 

You ate the best ice cream with maringe from Soltana

 

 

 

You bought all your sportswear from Sports Mall

 

 

 

ElHawary was the first hypermarket in town and, at some point, you couldn’t breathe in it or got lost

 

 

 

You had no idea where to park your car

 

 

 

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