Cruise control
Like many other countries, Egypt can't see why a motorbike or scooter should cope with just one or two people (even if the cost of petrol is, by our standards, incredibly skimpy, at just LE2, or about 22c/litre).
Newborn babies balanced on women’s laps as they ride side-saddle is common, while six is the highest count I've seen on a small Vespa, children hanging via the foot pegs and the will of God.
But tonight in Cairo, I saw two guys on a scooter, and the one on the back had his laptop open and was surfing the net as they cruised down the cool night streets. A blend of first-meets-third world, surely it takes geekdom to a whole new level?
Newborn babies balanced on women’s laps as they ride side-saddle is common, while six is the highest count I've seen on a small Vespa, children hanging via the foot pegs and the will of God.
But tonight in Cairo, I saw two guys on a scooter, and the one on the back had his laptop open and was surfing the net as they cruised down the cool night streets. A blend of first-meets-third world, surely it takes geekdom to a whole new level?
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