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<p>[QUOTE="Robidoux Pass, post: 8185179, member: 96691"]I don’t consider Egypt to be necessarily a dangerous place to visit. I’ve been multiple times to Egypt, in the neighborhood of 70. I consider the Egyptian people some of my favorite in the world. However, as in any place in the world, one must be aware of their surroundings. I haven’t hesitated to travel to any town or village in Egypt, but knowing how a few individuals may strongly oppose Americans, I am more careful. As the curiosity of a foreigner in a village leads to a “Menn fain?” (Where are you from?), I avoid advertising that I'm an American. Instead, I answer with “Menn Kanada” or “Ana Inglizi.” Thus I say I’m “from Canada” as no one hates the Canadians or “I’m English” as most of these villagers on first sight will accept that I’m British.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, in Egypt, I also had a Deputy Minister threaten me with a pistol, but that was over a work argument so doesn’t pertain to dangers to a visitor to Egypt. And on another occasion, I was unfortunately confined to some time in a Cairo jail, but that’s another story. </p><p><br /></p><p>I was surprised to read ancient coin hunter mention being in N’Djamena, Chad –- certainly a place off the beaten path that few people on this site have visited. Yes, Chad is a place where visitors should exercise caution. I lived and worked there two years earlier in my career. I guess my most exciting incident was being rescued by the French Foreign Legion from probably what would have very soon ended up being, unfortunately for me, a deadly situation.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Robidoux Pass, post: 8185179, member: 96691"]I don’t consider Egypt to be necessarily a dangerous place to visit. I’ve been multiple times to Egypt, in the neighborhood of 70. I consider the Egyptian people some of my favorite in the world. However, as in any place in the world, one must be aware of their surroundings. I haven’t hesitated to travel to any town or village in Egypt, but knowing how a few individuals may strongly oppose Americans, I am more careful. As the curiosity of a foreigner in a village leads to a “Menn fain?” (Where are you from?), I avoid advertising that I'm an American. Instead, I answer with “Menn Kanada” or “Ana Inglizi.” Thus I say I’m “from Canada” as no one hates the Canadians or “I’m English” as most of these villagers on first sight will accept that I’m British. However, in Egypt, I also had a Deputy Minister threaten me with a pistol, but that was over a work argument so doesn’t pertain to dangers to a visitor to Egypt. And on another occasion, I was unfortunately confined to some time in a Cairo jail, but that’s another story. I was surprised to read ancient coin hunter mention being in N’Djamena, Chad –- certainly a place off the beaten path that few people on this site have visited. Yes, Chad is a place where visitors should exercise caution. I lived and worked there two years earlier in my career. I guess my most exciting incident was being rescued by the French Foreign Legion from probably what would have very soon ended up being, unfortunately for me, a deadly situation.[/QUOTE]
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