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FP edit: why is this turning into a “let’s shit on Egypt” party? It’s just a video of a car ride in Cairo. Nobody is encouraging you to go visit.
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FP edit: why is this turning into a “let’s shit on Egypt” party? It’s just a video of a car ride in Cairo. Nobody is encouraging you to go visit.
thatlazylizard
This pleases imohtep
WellJustPronounceItGifThen
Slightly longer version.
Krashtestdummy
WaxDragon
Do they not believe in lanes there???
ImNotActuallyEvilAfterAll
Sure they do, so much that they use two almost all times!
Randomfox11
A beautiful country marred by terrible inhabitants.
hgfurgyhauh4uhghghuhgiqguhniij
I took that cab ride around midnight... no head lights... no intersection lights... no median... driver honked the horn some times.
anim8rjb
pick a lane, bro
veryes
Ah Cairo. Where the air and streets are super polluted, the men are rapey and the salesmen won’t leave you alone. The piramides are nice.
ExpectedDickbuttGotDickbutt
Mmm dusty toblerone
Salpinus
@op Egypt has a lot of amazing history. Just sadly it's filled now with the highest FGM per capita in the world the poverty is about as over
Salpinus
whelming as the stench, and female tourists are harassed relentlessly. Egypt is simply a shithole country
Emiloo74
Oh! How I wish I had gone there at some point. I was obsessed with ancient Egypt as a child and teen.
InTangier
This looks like it was shot using a telephoto lens. The distance between the buildings and the background is just weird af.
HazeMachine
Bullshit there’s way more traffic than that.
SentientDownvote
Was gonna say. Yea there should be 50x the traffic and random water Buffalo
anoldiebutagoodie
The traffic is NEVER that smooth in Cairo!!!
Junkman9096
Glad to see they fixed them up since that Kaiju battle between Khonshu and Ammit.
cryborg
I didn't know Mohammad Ali built a mosque in Cairo. (Pyramids are in the lower left corner).
AlamoJoe1952
That is an amazing view!?
Xolah
Do the pyramids lose the majesty they have if you see them every day?
kaltralliart
Egypt appears to be modernized, but in reality no
Rascael
I take it the lane lines are only suggestions...
malbec
No that’s the guiding track. Your car has to stay direction on the line
KaMakani
I've never seen anything anywhere that compares to Egyptian traffic... no rules, no stoplights, donkey carts on the freeway - it's wild lol!
klaatubarada
An Egyptian brake is the horn
mrputter
An Egyptian turn signal is also the horn. An Egyptian accelerator is also the horn. At least in my (somewhat nerve-wracking) experience.
ionlyregisteredtosavelinks
It's something in southerners' blood I tell ya. Exactly the same BS on Spanish roads as well.
SyrianBeans
Welcome to the Middle East, where the lines don’t matter and the laws are made up
mrputter
Hahaha. Not even that. They're cute little road decorations, at most. Red traffic lights are only suggestions.
SPACETOEST
they believe in a pacman system of driving.
SkepticMech
I was gonna say the same thing, but if you look at the very end, the left lane is ending, they're merging.
SkepticMech
I take that back, apparently all the lane markers stop there. So I guess they aren't even a suggestion at that point...
zoraniko
Essentially… yes
thundercactus
That's right up there with not returning your shopping cart. It's a litmus test for existing in a society lol
lilbrother
?Drive like an egyptian. ?
Pixeltanaka
?
FelixTheAnimator
And those pedestrians are really brave.
stratospherecaster
With that view, who watches the lines...
SpeerNA
This bothers me so much, I can’t even see the pyramids
ImNotActuallyEvilAfterAll
Not really, they drive right on them pretty religiously.
heiniPumpkinLord
What an awesome commute OP. Thanks for sharing. Take care
Zega000
Pedestrians casually walking in front of cars
Salmivalli
Commute to where? Pizza Hut?
Mpete
What are those pointy things?
ImNotActuallyEvilAfterAll
Street lights.
CeltusVikir
Lara Croft's boobs.
KarateCanine
I've never seen that many flags outside of America.
FatBastardVegetarian
Was thinking the same thing.
sebert81
Go to turkey. Flags half the size of a soccer field. (But other than that a way better destination than Egypt. )
Valentino46
If that's not a giant red flag, I don't know what is
KarateCanine
Well yes. I understand giant flags. We have one just down the road here. But I meant the sheer number. There's one on every street light.
Pwnzistor
Also in Egypt:
jerrygarciagarcia
#not only is it hot all the boys are in heat and horney ....truly
Rehjee
They are about to eat those people.
cryborg
Not halal
fennecbutt
Also also in Egypt: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Egypt. Being gay = torture, beatings and executions. ?️?
couchcaster
I was on Egypt in 2017 and got the same reaction though not as aggressive, and I identify as a male. So it's not necessarily sexual h.
cryborg
That is the worst sexual harassment I have ever seen. & in public, broad daylight & on film. What scared them off?
HedonistBeard
Not sure they were scared off so much as done - got the pictures they wanted, see them checking their phones. Or called home for dinner.
swedeonamoose
The camera holder i think
prodmerc
Damn, I absolutely hate people who get in my face like that, repeatedly. Wish I could just stab them, but that's illegal :/
CocaineAndSelfPleasure
Sadly true. Women are much safer going with a guided tour. We had three women walk to the convenience store alone and were harassed constant
Pwnzistor
I'm pretty sure a country like that doesn't deserve my tourism dollars.
imnotthatblonde
they have arrested all the ones in that vid and considering how rough egyptian prisons are, one kid might survive
rsmgod287
Video and video show most women feel 100% safe walking alone in egypt. This is so incredibly rare… still sad but luckily still rare
fennecbutt
As a ?️? dude I agree. Nor most middle Eastern, African, many Asian countries. The list is far too long.
G0MeatCube
Why is the harassment so bad!?
HedonistBeard
Same reason the US has a problem with school shootings; any meaningful fixes fail to be implemented due to cultural and political resistance
TheInitiated
Because their culture raises them that way.
G0MeatCube
Is it like a woman are objects/trophies. Like oh look at me I stood next to a girl. U telling me EGYPT IS FULL OF SIMPS
libben
Reminds me of the norwegian girls that was trekking in "peaceful" jordania I think and got raped and killed on the camp site.
Salpinus
Morocco
sharkbateoohaha
We are such monkeys. Anyone who says otherwise is selling religion.
G0MeatCube
You're Dumber
HedonistBeard
While I agree with the sentiment this kind of behavior is more common among religious people than among monkeys.
Pwnzistor
I saw otherwise. And I'm atheist. Monkeys have tails, apes do not. We are apes, not monkeys.
Pwnzistor
Say*
dudeWith2dogs
How safe is it to visit Egypt?
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Dannyalcatraz
…said Moses, giving it a 1 star review.
CurtainDoggo
If you're a female, not safe. If you're a female and alone, it's worst.
68people
Safe enough but don't bother. Plenty of nicer, less stressful places.
MyBigMouth
Depends where you go, just don't buy property there I hear it's a pyramid scheme.
dmay1210
Groan?
GoodOleBunburyist
Did you know the state department has this info per country for U.S. citizens? tldr; terrorism threat and some no-go areas.
GoodOleBunburyist
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Egypt.html
antman2988
It's very unsafe. Doesn't matter if you're a man or woman, you'll get harassed by the locals. Saying it's for tourists is a joke. Probably
antman2988
The least friendly tourist country there is. Fuck I would say go to NK first. At least as a woman, you probably won't be sexually assaulted
antman2988
There. Other people I've talked to who have been there would say the same thing. Also, don't go there if you don't wanna be robbed.
lostinamapfactory
The Mummy was just a movie
sDsnAlien
Thats what they want you to think
SmokyDoggg
I'll bring a cat. Just to be safe.
undercovernoodle
JUST A MOVIE!? IT WAS A MASTERPIECE YOU HEATHEN
Inarticulated
But is Tom Cruise still around?
MADFOX
greenchair
3 safe
FromTheVortex
It is considered the worst tourist destination. So yeah, you won't have a good time.
Atomic2
Im sure its bad, but really? The worst? Worse than, say, North Korea? Afghanistan? Or are those just not even considered "Tourist"?
planetseven
Drink bottled water
hwatL4bloopy
Not.
Lastcentura
If you're male its kinda safe If you're female not very safe at all
SentientDownvote
If you go, join a tour group. I went with one during the muslim brotherhood uprising. Felt safe for the most part because of that
KTscrewoff
You should be more worried about the police than locals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LzuZrkEY18
dudeWith2dogs
Yikes
Pedrinius
Meh. I travel on a public bus in a night travel to cairo. It's not dangerous. But...i didn't like it. Piramids was a delusion.
theMonkeyTrap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LzuZrkEY18
hedonophobia
A female friend of mine was just there solo, which she does a lot. She stays in hostels mostly, usually lots of people to make friends with
ireadthenewstodayohboy
I’m F & have been to Egypt twice alone. I did all major sights & stayed in both basic and nice hotels. Alway felt safe & had the best time!
imyellinkimberr
Don’t know why people are downvoting your recollection of your specific experiences. There’s probability/chance for good/bad trip experience
zoraniko
Honestly, depends if you’re going alone or not, if you’re male or female, and what your itinerary is. Cairo is built for tourism so you (1)
antman2988
Umm Cairo is not really built for tourism lol. They will stop and harass you at any point they get. Fuck going to Cairo is worse than going
antman2988
Going to the middle east, especially if you're a woman. I've talked to many others, and they've also had horrible experiences there.
sebert81
And be prepared for a lot of demands of bribery. Everybody wants some bakshish for stuff that is free or already paid for.
Hoiloidl
Need a second piece of toilet paper? - bakshish pls (my moroccan experience at least)
HedonistBeard
Honestly if it depends on those things the answer is "not very".
zoraniko
Won’t encounter much danger if you stick to hotel/resorts and official tours of the pyramid. Going outside those boundaries poses risks (2)
zoraniko
Also secure your belongings because theft is rampant. People are generally very kind and willing to help. If you’re female, beware of SH (3)
zoraniko
As with any place, if you practice common sense, be respectful, and listen to your intuition, you should be fine. (4)
JupiterMiningCorpRep
Had a guy try to take my wallet out of my trousers, lucky for me my jeans were tight xD
cryborg
It doesn't sound very safe!
RedTheReckless
Sounds exactly like going to New York New York lol
Ihadtoditchmyotherusernamebecauseofyou
What is SH? Asking for a friend.
jl2t17ilra8m17c
Soiled Hands
cryborg
vegivamp
Sexual harassment panda.
ScrippyChan
And if you *are* sexually harassed, de-escalate, get away, and move on with your trip, cuz ain't jack shit going to be done about it.
zoraniko
Sexual harassment (sorry was tryna beat the word limit lol)
R100GSPD
Sexual harassment, they can get handsey.
yaddiex3
Shipping and Handling
therealalansmithee
As Laura Logan.. imma gonna burn for that one
juanjoiracing8888
5 of 7
FieryDoom
Beautiful! Too bad the place seems to be full of sexist dudes, though.
68people
Egypt #1
68people
As in #1 in Street harrassment lol
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
This is what I was just thinking. I'd love to see these but probably never will because it sounds horrible for female tourists there.
TheUseriestName
Just do as I did and be hideous. ? For reals tho, travel agency or tour group is the way to go. On The Go Tours are excellent.
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
Maybe I'll go when I'm old, lol. :)
7punto34
I recomend to go with a travel agency that organizes most of the trip and at least one men that looks like your husband or father
7punto34
I did it that way but without any men and was still worth it, we asked a male friend of we could go with him eventually and it was better
Pwnzistor
Zetor
They need to get tased. Maybe they'll learn. Maybe.
Footstepsofdawn
It’s like they’ve never seen a woman before
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Footstepsofdawn
I mean… fair.
rbudrick
Omg, this is fucking gross. I feel disgusted and I'm a dude.
AdelineThatsMeYo
why do they start running away at the end of the vid? they're all so young
PrivateDuds
This makes my blood boil. The more the culture represses sexuality, the more pathologic sexual behavior and violence there is.
YsgramorsSoupSpoon
evilgriff
So the Southern and Midwestern United States!?!?
PrivateDuds
I get your point and agree with it, but to be fair there's still a huge gap between these two.
evilgriff
dangermess
And huge room for improvement in both. The % of women assaulted in the US is closer in # to the % assaulted in Egypt than it is to 0%
FieryDoom
Yep, this one. You can see where that 4-eyed asshole couldn't control his thirst.
Gartetan
It's not the glasses which make him a pervert. It must be something else.
FieryDoom
That he's an asshole?
whyusegooglewhenihaveimgur
Maybe it's Maybelline.
zoraniko
Yes, Egypt is not perfect by any means, but it will always hold a place in my heart. There are on-going social movements to end the sexism
HardTimeKillinFoulNews
Same feeling. I went there back in 2011, in-between 2 phases of the revolution. Beautiful country, wonderful people... as long as you're 1/x
HardTimeKillinFoulNews
male. My sister (14 at the time) got asked in marriage by 40+-old dudes everywhere we went. They'd ask my dad how many camels he'd take 2/x
HardTimeKillinFoulNews
in dowry. Mental. But other than that, it's an amazing country, a proud, ancient nation, but not stuck-up about it. I'll always love 3/x
HardTimeKillinFoulNews
Egypt. But yeah, my sister has a slightly less bright memory of it. 4/4
ButcherofBakersfield
Read the reddit threads about what its like to be a 'tourist' in egypt. I will NEVER go to that country
imnotthatblonde
have backpacked there plenty and had a great time, being aware of how things work helps and helps you avoid it
KaMakani
If you go with a tour they shelter you and you can spend your time just enjoying the amazing monuments and history! We had a great time!
commentsivehadafew
I’m always a bit surprised by how close these are to the city
CaptainxHindsight
The city kinda grew in that direction
NomadicPaladin
I believe they are still at least a mile to a mile and a half away from the edge of the city, but that could be wrong.
Grillparzer
Free camel ride out to them. Twenty bucks for the camel ride back.
InoffensivePablum
I mean, if you are going to build a ridiculous monument to yourself, you might want to put it where everybody can see it.
Jayboots
I know. It's kind of depressing imo.
djzapz
Seems fine to me. I'm mainly glad we haven't been able to transport them to Britain.
arthurvanhoudt
You ment to say, how close they let ‘m build the city to the pyramids?
HypnoCT
It’s like driving near DC and realizing the Pentagon is next to a freaking mall
Blazefast
The other view is crap in comparison, still majestic. Cairo is a dump though..
T3sl4co1l
How close the city grew to them*
wiltsjunk
Yeah no shit
Digitalblade
One808
I remember walking by Windsor castle and hearing a voice going "Yeah, nice castle. But why did they put it so close to the airport?"
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
Much like mold, cities are known to expand rapidly.
bourbonandbaddecisions
You should see the Alamo. It’s right smack in the middle of the city. It doesn’t look real.
CocaineAndSelfPleasure
They’re close to Giza but the commute to Cairo can definitely take a bit. This vid is also the calmest Egypt traffic I’ve seen.
HandoB4Javert
Dead quiet
evilgriff
Must be a holiday.
ExceptFluffyDuck
Corona traffic
Table5
Looks like 5am. And those pyramids are still over a km away from the camera.
zoraniko
I always wondered how the Pharaohs would react to modern day Cairo. Probably rush back to the afterlife with their oils and mummified pets
prodmerc
Probably be horrified that Egypt went from feeding the Romans to depending on them for food
PutItInNeutral
Nah. It would be exactly like the Brendan Frasier movies... Awesome.
AceOfNines
In the "Assembled" (making-of) episode for Moon Knight, they say they wanted to show that the pyramids aren't out in the deep desert
panamjck
Apparently Cairo zoning laws are very lenient
KalmaWallu
A friend put it well: zoning rules are something you never think you need, UNTIL you don't have them and you see the result.
edasm
Somebody built those things too close to the lot line. Gotta move.
cryborg
The HOA already sent Pharaoh Khufu 2 notices. No response.
tentacularfleshscape
In Jaffa in Israel, there's a roman era aqueduct with bodegas and cell phone shops tucked In the arches, wiring run thru that brick
cryborg
zoraniko
Believe it or not, el-Sisi is actually trying to encourage people to move away from “old” Cairo. The city has been congested for decades!
evilgriff
*laughs in Mubarak*
badbmc
Yeah, I know. It's like they built those things right beside the city. Couldn't they have gone a little way out into the desert?
remaog42
They were. The city sprawled out.
quazarKing
Wouldn't the pyramids have been the epicentre of these ancient civilisations? Technically the city centres of their day along the Nile
Hypothesist
should petition the city to move them
belongsinamuseum
My HOA would have no problem demanding their removal.
ItsActuallyDavidNow
And wake up the mummies? Nice try, Imhotep.
Hypothesist
Mr Imhotep, things are changing; little gentrification. Land was sold to a developer. You're gonna have to clean up some for HOA compliance.
sleepy12
Yeah, sorry mr Imhotep, no cats allowed in this HOA, no matter how ancient or godlike they are