This might interest most of you guys that are currently dominating the land of Egypt.

TAXI DRIVERS.

Haha.see. told ya.

So where do I begin.. ahaa…the categories of cab drivers.

1. The ones that ask tones of questions! (of course in Arabic la!rarely in English) “where are you from?”, “studying here? What course? How long?” , “Do you like it here?” , “are u a muslim?” And sometimes, “Apa khabar!” (sape yg pandai2 gi ajar pacik arab ni ar) And eventhough you don’t understand what he said, you just respond by nodding and saying “yes” to every question or just do what I do! “urm mush fahmah ya ‘am” meaning “I don’t understand la uncle” and just ignore him. Simple!

2. The ones that just shut up. These people I totally adore! Cuz they ignore you & they don’t irritate you like the ones that ask alotta questions.

3. Then we have the blood suckers. Usually it costs only LE 1.50 from my place to the faculty, but in some cases, they charge you LE 2.00!! Ok I might sound weird but that is considered as absurd here!! Thank God I live in Mansoura where it is cheaper than Cairo. Where in Cairo, they assume that you’re stupid and you don’t know how much usually it costs to take a cab, so they charge you insanely high! So, the technique is….. for instance, the ride usually cost LE 5, but instead of saying LE 5, you ask for LE 3! So that way, the cab driver will raise til LE 5! Or if he’s nice (I doubt that), he’ll just take the LE 3! Lalala~ (boleh pakai ok. Dah try banyak kali)

4. Ok next is the… patience-less ones! They honk non-stop and if anybody is still in their way, they just hit ‘em . . . yes . . I ain’t kidding ok! These people do exist here.. and they don’t have what my dad used to say.. SYSTEM. Here in Egypt, if you’re crossing a 2 way road, you should watch at least a 10000x before you cross the 1st road! Cuz there might be an idiot driving the other way around, eventho it’s a one way street!

5. Alright, next! We have the ones that have abnormal & totally unacceptable car accessories. Which includes that hanging thingy in your car, where it says “I LOVE YOU”.. ewww! Why do you wanna hang “I LOVE YOU” in your cab!! Gross. Ughh. Then sometimes you can see nets hanging and if you’re lucky, you’ll see a weird-looking God-knows-what creature-like-hanging thingy. I seriously can’t find the cuteness in that damn thing. Entertainment. I don’t mind them turning on the music but please!! Keep it low!! You don’t have to blast the damn speakers!! I can barely hear myself thinking!! Nearly got deaf ok.isk.

6. There are also the ones that you need to be careful with. If you’re riding alone (this is for the gals. I don’t think the boys have to worry about this one.maybe.), try to sit behind. Cuz some of the cab drivers, they seem to have problems keeping their hands to themselves, if you know what I mean. BE CAREFUL.

Well, that’s about it. so.. observe, take note and study your way of life and try to find ways to survive where ever you are, aight people~and mostly, be thankful that you survived the madness around you. Lalala~