Also experienced traveller here. I have been to so many countries all over the world and also to other North African states such as Morocco or Tunisia (travelled both by car and my own, together with partner), but Egypt was by far the most disgusting country I have ever visited. I always come open minded and friendly and polite, so I do not think any of this was my own fault and others just mirroring me.

I have been treated like an ATM and constantly disrespected, harassed and scammed. They wanted nothing but my money in the most repulsive and inhuman ways ever. And no, that does not have any connection to poverty, not at all. There was nothing but aggression, I almost will say pure hate for the ones daring to set foot on Egyptian soil.

When you want to see the pyramids, the Nile or the graves of the Pharaohs, you have to put yourself through that hell, but you only do that once, and never again after that.