There are many things we excel at as Egyptians. Beside our unparalleled history, no one knows how to ye2avwar like we do and we’re definitely in a league of our own when it comes to the ability to fit an ungodly amount of people onto a single Vespa.
One thing we don’t thrive at, however, is driving. At some point, we decided collectively, as a country, to take all the driving rules that every other country in the world abides by and throw them right out the window. Here are a few examples of driving rules we’ve remodeled completely:
Hade2 Elsor3a
What it means: Slow down.
What Egyptians think it means: The speed you’re going at is perfect. Keep going. Speed up if you feel the need to do so.
Red Light
What it means: Stop.
What Egyptians think it means: Go!
Yellow Light
What it means: The light’s about to turn red, so stop if you can or pass quickly if you must.
What Egyptians think it means: Go!
Green Light
What it means: Go!
What Egyptians think it means: Go!
No Parking
What it means: Parking is not allowed in this area.
What Egyptians think it means: Park anyway. Stay as long as you need.
No Entry
What it means: Entrance is not allowed.
What Egyptians think it means: The road is all yours. Feel free to come this way.
No U-Turn
What it means: Vehicles are not allowed to turn back.
What Egyptians think it means: This looks like a good place to turn back.
Horn Prohibited
What it means: The use of a horn is prohibited in this area.
What Egyptians think it means: HONK!
Stop
What it means: The driver must stop.
What Egyptians think it means: Keep going.
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