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Re: Lost city discovered beneath Egypt's desert with ancient church

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Post by jmspring »

eahm wrote: post #18
al_borland wrote: post #16

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I haven't been to Egypt and I've heard nothing but bad things from multiple sources. This is the only place in the world where I can say this about. It's really disappointing, as I'd love to see some of the history there.

>This is the only place in the world where I can say this about. Really dude? About India? South America in general, especially Brazil? I traveled a lot and I love everywhere, everyone and everything buy there are some places that scam 24/7.

A friend - female, white, blonde - while in india on a business trip had to deal with inapprorpaite behavior including individuals visibly touching themselves inappropriately...not my jam.

Re: Lost city discovered beneath Egypt's desert with ancient church

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Post by BoggleOhYeah »

spiderfarmer wrote: post #17
al_borland wrote: post #16

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I haven't been to Egypt and I've heard nothing but bad things from multiple sources. This is the only place in the world where I can say this about. It's really disappointing, as I'd love to see some of the history there.

The bad things are all true. Scamming people is their default. You can’t trust anyone you haven’t paid.

Eh. I concede that there are a ton of scammers in the tourist areas.

However, I think a lot of people used to the manners of the West really struggle with Egypt’s (admittedly, exhausting) haggling culture.

Re: Lost city discovered beneath Egypt's desert with ancient church

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Post by gorgonian »

eahm wrote: post #18
al_borland wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I haven't been to Egypt and I've heard nothing but bad things from multiple sources. This is the only place in the world where I can say this about. It's really disappointing, as I'd love to see some of the history there.

>This is the only place in the world where I can say this about. Really dude? About India? South America in general, especially Brazil? I traveled a lot and I love everywhere, everyone and everything buy there are some places that scam 24/7.

I’ve been to two cities in Brazil and had no issues whatsoever. I’m sure it happens, but no one tried to rob us or scam us.

Re: Lost city discovered beneath Egypt's desert with ancient church

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Post by dominotw »

zulux wrote: post #15
dominotw wrote: post #14

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https://youtube.com/shorts/iCInGp4cxhc i guess you might be ok if you are cocooned in a safe travel group. I travel more independently, freely and let things come to me. Going on planned group iternary isnt much of an interest for me at the moment.

I absolutely hate tours and being penned in. However, if I see expats or locals in a tour group, it tells me there's some value there I'm missing. Served me well in India and parts of South America, for example.

for sure. thats how i'd travel in egypt with kids.

Re: Lost city discovered beneath Egypt's desert with ancient church

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Post by derdi »

thisisauserid wrote: post #5

A Byzantine lost city around the year 400 CE.

Not singling you out, all the articles do it, but: Strange to call this Byzantine. The coins found are from the reign of Constantius II, who at times ruled the whole empire alone (as did his successor Julian). The idea that the East, even when administered separately, was some foreign/"Byzantine"/not-really-Roman "other" was invented much later.

Re: Lost city discovered beneath Egypt's desert with ancient church

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Post by kenjackson »

eahm wrote: post #18
al_borland wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I haven't been to Egypt and I've heard nothing but bad things from multiple sources. This is the only place in the world where I can say this about. It's really disappointing, as I'd love to see some of the history there.

>This is the only place in the world where I can say this about. Really dude? About India? South America in general, especially Brazil? I traveled a lot and I love everywhere, everyone and everything buy there are some places that scam 24/7.

Italy was it for me. The train station in Rome was crazy. And just Venice in general. I was probably just in the touristy areas, but it was definitely the most hardcore non-stop street scamming I'd been around.

Re: Lost city discovered beneath Egypt's desert with ancient church

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Post by cgh »

jmspring wrote: post #21
eahm wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>This is the only place in the world where I can say this about. Really dude? About India? South America in general, especially Brazil? I traveled a lot and I love everywhere, everyone and everything buy there are some places that scam 24/7.

A friend - female, white, blonde - while in india on a business trip had to deal with inapprorpaite behavior including individuals visibly touching themselves inappropriately...not my jam.

Any well-travelled guy is familiar with women who ask them to pretend to be married to allow them to escape constant, occasionally dangerous male pestering. In Turkey, I even met a woman who carried fake wedding bands for this purpose. We hung out for a few days as a “married” couple so she could get relief from the constant harassment.

Re: Lost city discovered beneath Egypt's desert with ancient church

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Post by al_borland »

kenjackson wrote: post #26
eahm wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>This is the only place in the world where I can say this about. Really dude? About India? South America in general, especially Brazil? I traveled a lot and I love everywhere, everyone and everything buy there are some places that scam 24/7.

Italy was it for me. The train station in Rome was crazy. And just Venice in general. I was probably just in the touristy areas, but it was definitely the most hardcore non-stop street scamming I'd been around.

I was just in Rome last year. The only place I really ran into issues was outside the Coliseum. I just said “huh” and mumbled “I don’t know” to every question until they went away. “Where are you from?” “I don’t know.” I think they just thought I was an idiot, or had very limited English, which is fine by me.

I was told later by a guide that if you say “no, grazie” in a semi-convincing Italian, they’d assume you’re local and leave you alone.

Re: Lost city discovered beneath Egypt's desert with ancient church

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Post by philistine »

derdi wrote: post #25
thisisauserid wrote: post #5

A Byzantine lost city around the year 400 CE.

Not singling you out, all the articles do it, but: Strange to call this Byzantine. The coins found are from the reign of Constantius II, who at times ruled the whole empire alone (as did his successor Julian). The idea that the East, even when administered separately, was some foreign/"Byzantine"/not- really -Roman "other" was invented much later.

Yes, invented much later, but the expression of a different power structure that those types of Romans felt was not present. But to our modern eyes it was. Hell, the mere fact the centre of power was in Constantinople and not Rome is proof enough that they were distinct.
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