Saturday, August 2, 2008

You know you're in Egypt when....



* You get excited when there is toilet paper and a toilet seat cover in a bathroom stall
* It seems like there is a mosque every 1,000 feet
* You can take a bus cross country, spend a night in a hotel, eat a few meals, take in a movie that is followed up by a Turkish bath for around 250 Egyptian pounds ($45 USD)
* There are at least four occasions a day where you are almost clipped by a moped, bus or a donkey
* While tanning on the beach there are women dressed head to toe in their Muslim attire carrying a snorkel and mask going in for a dip
* You drink a tablespoon of tap water and your organs are now feeling as though you're part of
the eighth installment of Aliens



* Every inch of land is either covered in sand or something is built upon sand
* Locals park their camel in front of a shop (our equivalent of Wawa) and run in for a pack of cigarettes and gum
* You realize from sunrise to sunset you have the word, TOURIST stamped on your forehead and you will never get the 'local' price for anything
* While walking through the markets you receive 125 'hello lady' greetings, 12 marriage proposals and two cups of Egyptian tea

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