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In this paper I am going to present the ways in which the Egyptian dialect renders
social norms, which will be illustrated by the examples of expressions regarding human-
to-human interaction. This provides an outline of the existent system of values with
special emphasis laid upon the values of collectivism and individualism (perceived in the
categories of cross-cultural psychology) and related phenomena. The basis for cultural
norms reflected in the language will be the two different systems of values, that is to
say collectivism and individualism. The clash between the two systems is especially
significant in the period of growing transformation of the Arab world in the direction of
modernity and globalization. The criteria for the two values have been taken from the
work by David Yau-Fai Ho and Chiu Chi-Yue Component Ideas of Individualism
Collectivism and Social Organization. An Application in the Study of Chinese Culture
which will be quoted below. Their source are Egyptian TV series and theatrical scripts
and analyses.