Culture Shock! Egypt - A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette

162 CultureShock! Egypt The Cairo Metro line—currently running and planned lines. Line 1 Line 2 planned Legend 1 Helwan 2 1 2 3 ...

The Logistics of Settling In 163 modernisation of the 13-year-old system was approved on an urgent basis. Old wagons and their a ...

164 CultureShock! Egypt on the spot that can be both expensive and time-consuming by the time you get it paid. Traffi c Hang on ...

The Logistics of Settling In 165 Another thrill is heading into oncoming traffic when you least expect it. If you are on a road ...

166 CultureShock! Egypt Bumper to bumper traffi c along the Corniche el Nil. ...

The Logistics of Settling In 167 „ Cairo to Aswan „ Suez to Hurghada These routes are kept in good condition. A new addition to ...

168 CultureShock! Egypt Important New Traffi c Regulations ‘Bulletin! Egyptian driving patterns to change!’ Sure, you say! Well, ...

The Logistics of Settling In 169 Traffi c Police Numerous uniformed traffic police occupy small guardhouses and corners all alon ...

170 CultureShock! Egypt Donkeys and donkey carts intermingle with car, truck and bus traffic on overpasses, main streets and all ...

The Logistics of Settling In 171 generally used on the farms to transport heavy agricultural products such as cane. Motorcycles ...

172 CultureShock! Egypt Cairo. Traffic in Alexandria is somewhat less troublesome than in Cairo, but faster. Lane markers occur ...

The Logistics of Settling In 173 like the rest of the population. As previously mentioned, rarely do you find places where polic ...

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The Logistics of Settling In 175 A street in Alexandria. Traffi c is not as troublesome although the pace is faster. This applie ...

176 CultureShock! Egypt However, they may not know where you want to go. It is a typical Egyptian trait to always have an answer ...

The Logistics of Settling In 177 hotels are now advertising non- smoking rooms. Most cruise boats prohibit smoking in the cabins ...

178 CultureShock! Egypt only places in central Cairo that are reasonably quiet are some of the interior rooms in the large five- ...

The Logistics of Settling In 179 concrete match the surrounding desert environment. The basic colour of the city is a slightly g ...

180 CultureShock! Egypt through doors and windows, and even lodges itself under the fingernails and toenails. The sand is so fin ...

The Logistics of Settling In 181 they fall, whether on streets, pavements or roofs. Once left, construction litter tends to stay ...