Hans Wrote:

> I'd be impressed if they swept out the vans before
> they use them, don't lose one of the mummies on
> the way and make it thru Cairo traffic without an
> accident. I always hated driving in Cairo. Of the
> worse five places to drive - Cairo would rate
> highly in my book.

Yes, it would be a result if 22 set out and 22 made it, without losing a limb or two.

The car honking in Cairo is also about the worst I've ever encountered, and I wonder if it has damaged their sense of hearing so much that we get this rendering of La Marseillaise. It starts off bad, and then gets worse. [www.youtube.com]

I think what we might get, along with various pop stars, is this, which while tacky visually, but that's me being snobbish projecting hieroglyphs as a thought form instead of hieratic, is not unpleasant to listen to. [www.youtube.com]