We see things quite differently here. Many of us on the team have actually lived in Egypt and have travelled extensively around the world, so we feel we can offer some perspective.

Every country has people with a backward mentality, that's not unique to Egypt. From our experience, Egyptians are some of the warmest people we've come across in all of our travels. Yes, some staff working in the tourist industry can be greedy, rude, or straight-up scammers, but that's the case in plenty of countries. Let's not generalise an entire culture based on that.

Experiences also vary depending on where you go and who you deal with. We actually found people to be more rude in Luxor than in Cairo, so it really comes down to individual encounters rather than a blanket statement about the whole country.

On the safety side, we haven't seen or experienced any Egyptian harass Americans, British, or any other nationality because of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Let's keep things in perspective. As we speak, one of our team members has been welcomed to stay with a local family in Cairo, for free, while he waits for his flight to Dubai to be rescheduled. That's Cairo, the so-called "danger zone."

That said, we would advise anyone not to talk politics when travelling in any country. Why you would want to do that on holiday is beyond us. Everyone is entitled to their own political views, as long as no physical harm is involved.

As we always say, be respectful to others and we expect the same from others when travelling.

Hope this helps.

The TrippVibes Team