Ha ha, I can see things haven't changed much in the last thirty years. I remember taking a taxi to the Valley of the Kings. When the driver pulled into a gas station he got into a scuffle with another person and we got scared at the back of the cab when he grabbed an iron bar from the trunk and lunged towards the other guy. Someone pulled them off each other and we lived to tell the tale, but I for one will not go back to that country. Plus, as a female, I was treated like dirt and that doesn't go down too well with me.
I spent 3 months in Egypt and loved all of it. I have been back and plan to go back. It was wonderful.