Here's a joke: "An Egyptian man (Khaled) is driving with an American friend (Kyle) in the United States. Khaled drives right through a red light to which Kyle yells out, 'What are you doing, man? You are supposed to stop at a red light!' Khaled calmly responds, "I'm an Egyptian... that is how we drive." Kyle raises his eyebrows and turns back to his seat with a sigh. As they approach the next traffic light, the light turns green. To Kyle's surprise Khaled slows down practically to a stop. "What's going on? The light's green, why don't you just continue on through the intersection?" Khaled responds with the simple explanation: "Well my brother, there may be an Egyptian driver coming the other way."
Whenever I hear my father tell this joke, about all I can do is crack a wry smile. However, Egyptians absolutely love it! Young and old alike, they all roar with laughter. It think it must be because they can relate to "Khaled" in the story. I end up laughing right with them... more because of their reaction than the joke itself!
Below is a picture that was taken from our car on the drive from the Pyramids. Three things to note: (1) the camels in the back of the truck on the left; (2) the garbage bags in the back of the truck on the right; (3) the garbage truck straddling the lanes... this is a common driving technique in this country!
JE
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