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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Doura: [QB] Plain and simple If you are in a tourist resort like Hurghada and Luxor they have tourist police. Their job is not so much to stop you being hassled as their brother and other male relatives may well be hassling you further up the road ;) but to protect you from physical harm. That is why they will check cars at checkpoints to see who is in the car and who is with you and the reason for travel. Why are they taking you into the desert??? They will stop you if you look a lot older than the guy. They will stop you if he looks like the typical gigolo, they will stop you if he is in a galabeya, they will stop you if you the tourist look worried or concerned at all. They will stop you if he is known to the police as a criminal. The tourist resorts if you have not been before can be hell for a tourist. Every step you take along the road, Corniche etc you will be stopped to buy something, to try to speak to you in your language, to get you into their shop or bazaar, children begging and holding their hands to their mouths, thrusting made in China artifacts into your hands to buy,general leering whistling and lewd comments, trying to get you to take fellucca rides, horse and caleche rides, buy papyrus or perfume, vivit their homes and family..............the list is endless. If your guy looks about the same age as you and not a gigolo type, or known to the police, or any of the above you will not be stopped. The custom here is not to show too much affection on the streets. Hand holding or an arm over your shoulder crossing the road will not be a problem at all unless he is of the type above. If he is of the type above they can arrest him and take him away for hours and leave you standing there in the street, just for looking a certain type, or if they are bored. They will not try it on with anyone really of a higher class, or from the north, or who looks like they may be well connected, or an Egyptian who looks more European in clothing and looks. It is perfectly legal to walk down the street with your guy, but not to share a hotel room or rental without being married. In over 2 years of living here married to a Cairiene and travelled to all the major cities both north and south we have NOT EVER been stopped either in the car at checkpoints or in the street. It all depends on how he looks looks, or if he is known to them, or if they are bored and think they can get away with it with not too much hassle. You as the tourist will not be asked anything. They will not approach you at all, but you may find yourself left on the pavement as they drive him to the station :( [/QB][/QUOTE]
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