The most enjoyable activity at sunset in Egypt is to lie on the balcony in a chair with a cup of coffee and a delicious cigarette. Very low, right above your head, huge Boeings often fly by, the hum is such that the coffee in the cup is shaking.
The handsome man from the house opposite, as it turns out, is an Arab on vacation. Now, when I go out on the balcony, he begins to make mysterious passes with his hands, which gradually turn into a dance of little ducklings.
What do you think will happen if you don't give 20 bucks when checking into a cheap Egyptian hotel? That's right, you will be placed in a room with a view of the construction site.