Nicole and Mahmoud Sherbiny were just introduced on 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way season 4 their storyline is already frustrating. The American and Egyptian couple are one of many franchise duos to deal with cultural differences, though Nicole and Mahmoud’s issues feel both extreme and familiar to franchise regulars. While it is interesting meeting new couples, many commenters have expressed their disappointment with Nicole and Mahmoud’s introduction.
Fans met Nicole and Mahound on The Other Way season 4, episode 2, as Nicole was introduced as a 38-year-old former small-town woman now living in LA. She explained that she met her husband Mahmoud while on a spiritual journey in Egypt. He proposed to her on the first day after they met in a fabric store, and the clothing reseller returned to Egypt within the month to secretly tie the knot. However, she has already left Egypt once seemingly for good and considered getting a divorce due to their many cultural differences. Nicole explained that her traditional husband wants to dictate how she dresses and who she spends time with, which upsets her as she enjoys expressing herself through fashion.
Nicole & Mahmoud Fail To Impress On The Other Way
Reddit user u/ooohblobulous opened a discussion about their disappointment with The Other Way season 4 couple Mahmoud and Nicole. “She’s already married to Mahmoud so we don’t get to follow their visa journey" and added that "we basically get to watch her deal with cultural differences that had her ready to divorce this guy very recently,” the user wrote after accusing Nicole of seeking fame with her appearance. Other users agreed that the couple did not have an engaging backstory. “Her story makes no sense. She was miserable living in Egypt, so she left after two months. They argued all the time. Not one thing has changed,” another viewer wrote.
Nicole & Mahmoud Bring Familiar 90 Day Fiancé Drama
Multiple frustrated viewers have slammed Nicole and Mahmoud for airing yet another plot line featuring a couple with vastly different backgrounds who cannot adapt to each other’s way of life. “When you tell someone your cultural beliefs/laws and your response is ‘I thought there would be wiggle room!" one fan shared about Nicole, and continued by calling her "a nice girl who is super out of touch with reality." Another user called Nicole “insanely naive” for thinking Mahmoud wasn’t being serious about his expectations for her living in Egypt. “I'm so sick of these American women trying to change a middle eastern man storyline,” another user ranted about Nicole.
Overall, Mahmoud and Nicole’s culture clash and Nicole’s inability to understand and respect her partner’s conservative culture is something that the 90 Day Fiancé franchise has aired many times. Nicole Nafziger infamously cried when her Moroccan partner Azan Tefou shut down her PDA attempt in his country. Likewise, Brittany Banks shocked viewers when she popped champagne upon landing in Jordan and refused to take the conservative country rules to heart. Many 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way fans have taken to social media to question why Nicole and Mahmoud chose to tie the knot if they are so different and neither wants to adapt to the other one's way of life.
Source: u/ooohblobulous/Reddit