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Welcome in Egypt!

When I was in the States, an Egyptian professor of mine told me that he was very worried about my safety in Egypt. I thought, "Terrorists? Disease?" But no, he said, "I don't know how you'll cross the street." He was so sincere and serious that I didn't laugh at him, but I didn't think anything of it until I got here and saw that it is an adventure everytime I cross the street.

I have lived in Brasil and Italy and the United States, and never have I seen such reckless driving as I've seen here. To illustrate:

Robert and I saw a man get hit by the side mirror of a car, and it sheared it right off. The man kind of made a face, like he was in pain, and the driver just drove off. Our taxi caught up to the driver and Robert yelled, "Learn how to drive!" to which the driver yelled back, "He needs to learn how to walk!"

So, yeah, that's something that I figured you could know before you got here. To practice, go to your local highway and cross it a couple of times on foot.