tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936314.post6575400738032300941..comments2023-07-12T07:22:02.075-07:00Comments on Pop Culture Junk Mail: Worst amusement park in the world?Gael Fashingbauer Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10720729203329325754noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936314.post-11439780416215771562007-06-08T21:10:00.000-07:002007-06-08T21:10:00.000-07:00Mr. Gun?! :OMr. Gun?! :OAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936314.post-68269649729387888212007-06-08T15:40:00.000-07:002007-06-08T15:40:00.000-07:00Maybe he wanted to check out something off the bea...Maybe he wanted to check out something off the beaten track, not the typical tourist trap? Sounds like a great, quirky place for a photo-essay of some sort. I don't know what the amusement parks in your area look like, but the ones around my home are nothing like that.<BR/><BR/>I was in Egypt during Ramadan last year, and it's an amazing place, full of friendly people...many of whom will rip you off in a second. It's a good idea always to buy tickets for attractions through your hotel (better yet, hire a local guide and driver for the day, and they will get tickets and prevent things getting weird; in Giza/Cairo, this costs about $40 for the whole day, plus a massive and richly deserved tip). There's also the Arabic custom of <I>baksheesh</I>, which is pretty gross: Someone does something for you, then demands money. We had a cop start following us down the street, then 'accompany' us across the road (we didn't ask him to) and start demanding <I>baksheesh</I>. You pay just to shake them off. So the ticket price rip-off doesn't surprise me at all.<BR/><BR/>(Also, if you're a woman, think twice about travelling in Egypt alone. It isn't the done thing, and you will attract heaps of unpleasant, unwanted attention and aggression. Even with my boyfriend, I was treated like a disobedient dog by some men outside of our hotel - including one who was trying to get us to pay him to take us around the pyramids. It was pretty shocking stuff, telling me loud and clear that I was worse than a second class citizen in their eyes. I will go back, but with a much better idea of what to expect.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936314.post-82067107800889438972007-06-08T10:51:00.000-07:002007-06-08T10:51:00.000-07:00So this guy goes to Egypt -- the heart of one of t...So this guy goes to Egypt -- the heart of one of the most advanced civilizations in history -- and decides to go to an amusement park? I mean, I feel bad that he got ripped off, but it's Egypt! Why go to the other side of the world to do the same things you can do at home? I don't get it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16182866238233091637noreply@blogger.com