One of the local pastimes playing dominoes or backgammon and smoking a seesha pipe.when they are not out hassling the tourist. most of the Luxor people see us foreigners as an atm machine.
One of the noisiest little prats I have come across. lives on the west bank of Luxor, and is following in her dads footsteps of taking money from the tourist. Very persistent with her squawking. 1 pound, I need 1 pound. then it changed to 1 euro, 1 euro I need one euro.
'Another hassle merchant after I told him to go away in jerky movements( better than swearing) with his constant banter, Next photo, He did the same with me just walks right into your path so you have to stop. just the same thing that comes out if all their mouths, I wonder if they have a meeting place to teach the hassle they all say the same thing. good morning, want a boat, maybe go to banana Island, or just 1 hour on the Nile. you know how much, why not? whats your problem.
PS just seen him again looking through my past posts, got a photo of this guy on an older blog, funny how the faces merge into one, the hassler?
.They even come over on the national ferry with their smarmy ways and same banter. looks such a nice chappy doesn't he. this guy yesterday I just felt like getting up and putting him overboard. but must not be rude to the locals. who are only trying to make a living. off me it seems.
The tourists sitting in the front of the ferry boat were also being hassled as were the ones sitting to the side of me.
.another one set up a pavement cafe on the Nile. want a chai mister only 5 pounds he has one cup one bucket of water that he washes the cup in and uses to boil the water on his open wood fire. no thank you. tea is 1 egp in a coffee shop. but at least he is not begging is he?
.A Typical pavement coffee shop! what is a typical pavement coffee shop? that will bring me to my tomorrows blog. on where do I walk.
pay the ferry man. if not you will get more hassle, like I am the owner and I made a list of price, 2 way 2 pound. so I take the original 1 pound back and give him 50 piestas (1/2 pound) not a tourist, I said, show me papers . I showed them to the owner yesterday. who owner? you: or was that Dr Samir fawak.
and a few more swear words were uttered under his breath.
Then I was in the fields thank goodness for a bit of piece and quiet . hmm." if you need peace and quiet keep the camera out of sight. please mister I need food for my animals, um" Nile land is free you can have all the food you need for free, but what about my family.
.The Ram looks like it needs shearing.
Then you have the Camel looking as if to say you believe that you believe anything. just watch he does not bring the stave out and beats you over the head, like he does with me and my friend the donkey
.Do not believe the Camel. its OK here, they let me wallow in the mud all day as long as I give him a pint of milk, my son has just gone for meat. that's what I herd anyway. what he wants meat for is beyond me when we have all this free grass
.and loads of polluted water to drink and bathe in,
did you see Gertie silly cow thinks she can float off to Cairo.
I thought she had dried up, oh" is that why they put her in the river
I am OK I'm a girl better here than in the farm yard they make us eat that yuk sugar cane greens, not sure if it will make my milk sweet when I grow up though
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.You will not catch me in that mud hole. ooh no" much too smelly. live like pigs them water buffalo.
not that I know what a pig looks like been banned from coming around here.
Go away now you are scarring my friend and the flies are coming back. I need her to get rid of them.
Yes sir" its great here as long as the warble flies do not bite us in the rump
.Bet he wished he was a cow. to have a friend to pick the flies off.
It had been rolling in something it stank to high heaven.
.Look at that silly girl over there standing like she has something wrong with her legs just so she does not have to work.
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.The camel market in Daraw these are brought overland from the Sudan. well beaten by the looks of the wield marks on almost every Camel.
.How do you get 5 camels in a one ton pickup. easy give them hasish. then they sing! Were all going on a summer holiday no more beatings for a week or two. That's no Joke, that is how they calm the camels for loading into the transport trucks
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