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Why calling someone a dog is an insult in Egypt?

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awwww why thinking that dogs are evil and bad?
Update : @ Eman G, i'm egyptian.
Update 2: I feel pity for ppl who are close-minded when they think about dogs. I ...show more
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Early civilisations noticed that dogs would eat carrion and scraps defecate,urinate and mate etc with no inhibitions.
So they were associated with being "bad mannered" and being of low moral integrity.
It's not just in Egypt, in many or rather most Western and Eastern cultures to call someone a dog is considered a great insult.
Its strange when you think that the dog is also referred to as "man's best friend" .
Modern American street culture has elevated the dog or rather "dawg" and to refer to someone as "my dawg" or "my beetch" (*****) is to infer that they are close to you and trusted.
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  • mutta_parotta answered 6 years ago
    Instead of calling them as DOG, if you call them as ZIONIST, they will get more insulted.

    And also in anywhere is Asia too, calling a DOG means the more insult. Because like pigs the street dogs are ugliest by nature.
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  • iojhyt675 answered 6 years ago
    because there are many dogs in the street, some of them are dirty. it dosen't indicate evil, but more a low level. i know in the states when someone says to someone else "you are my dog" it means you are guardian or protector, but in Egypt it means low level or a humiliated follower.
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  • ­­Mr Blank (rest his mind ) answered 6 years ago
    Yes it's an insult not in Egypt only but over all Arab countries.
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  • Friendo answered 6 years ago
    And do you like someone to call you Dog or Donkey!
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  • Tia answered 6 years ago
    lol it's not evil or bad... it's supposed to be degrading!! cause dogs beg and they're dirty and they eat anything hehe
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  • ♥Lovely♥ ♥Diamond♥ answered 6 years ago
    I don't think that anywhere in the world they would consider it praising!
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  • 7ala is fluffy ? answered 6 years ago
    Nothing wrong with dogs, but who wants to be called one, not me.........
    You can call me 'Kitty', lol.
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  • Eman G answered 6 years ago
    And Where is "Haitham" from???
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    @ Haitham:
    so what if someone called u a dog?!!
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