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I am arabic. I grew up in Libya. I have crossed arbic borders many times. Bribery is basically standard operating procedure. Bottom line is Egypt will say man

I am arabic. I grew up in Libya. I have crossed arbic borders many times. Bribery is basically standard operating procedure. Bottom line is Egypt will say many things just to "save face". So off personal experience I wager that the settlement will be off the books... If it is proven true it is not racist. https://eu-asia.essca.fr/the-marlboro-canal-or-the-standardisation-of-corruption https://eu-asia.essca.fr/the-marlboro-canal-or-the-standardi... Edit: just to one more thing... Yes Egypt is in theory in control of the Suez canal. But legaly they are just an operator operating under colonial rule. They never fully nationalized the Suze after the 57 wars.

mattmanser 6y ago
Ok, sorry for saying that. It was wrong of me to assume a comment like that came from a European or American and was driven by bias and I apologise for doing so. My wider point was that it's just politicians being politicans and happens everywhere, whether it's in Egypt, the UK, France, America, Brazil, China, the US, or Libya. Few governments ever want to admit weakness. As for still being a colonial property, that ship sailed when we humiliatingly were forced to end the Suez war, and pretty much marked the end of the UK as a super-power. It's never going to be in UK hands again.
- thendrill 6y ago
  That is true. And no worries about apologies. In the end someone said that what we all do in the comment section is basically a self monologue, I do the same, and the more I realize that more nicer we would be in textual discord ;) You are correct, politicians will be politicians. Problem is that arabic politicians are so driven by archaic traditional means like bloodlines and honor, that sometimes I wonder if it is as obvious for a person with non-arabic background as it is for a everyone else. The problem with arabic governments is that they are, firsty, not really democratic, no matter what is being said. Second, alot of governence revolves around tradional and party relegious norms. Watch an Arabic debate on TV about homesexuality... And third. They last for a very short time in comparison to the countries in power over them (France, GB, US) There is alot of social and relational ties that end up being very important for people in power. In turn this translate to alot of "actions" that are easily seen as just a show from an Arabic perspective. The problem for me arises of how far from what is said the final result would be, because most of it will be dictated by bribery in internal dealings.
- COGlory 6y ago
  Thank you for the apology, it does the entire community here good when people take responsibility for all their comments, not just the popular ones.
- carlhjerpe 6y ago
  It doesn't matter where someone comes from when commenting on the internet, you chose to assume racist intentions. > Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith. - HN Guidelines
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- truetraveller 6y ago
  +1 on the apology.

mattmanser 6y ago

Ok, sorry for saying that. It was wrong of me to assume a comment like that came from a European or American and was driven by bias and I apologise for doing so. My wider point was that it's just politicians being politicans and happens everywhere, whether it's in Egypt, the UK, France, America, Brazil, China, the US, or Libya. Few governments ever want to admit weakness. As for still being a colonial property, that ship sailed when we humiliatingly were forced to end the Suez war, and pretty much marked the end of the UK as a super-power. It's never going to be in UK hands again.

thendrill 6y ago
That is true. And no worries about apologies. In the end someone said that what we all do in the comment section is basically a self monologue, I do the same, and the more I realize that more nicer we would be in textual discord ;) You are correct, politicians will be politicians. Problem is that arabic politicians are so driven by archaic traditional means like bloodlines and honor, that sometimes I wonder if it is as obvious for a person with non-arabic background as it is for a everyone else. The problem with arabic governments is that they are, firsty, not really democratic, no matter what is being said. Second, alot of governence revolves around tradional and party relegious norms. Watch an Arabic debate on TV about homesexuality... And third. They last for a very short time in comparison to the countries in power over them (France, GB, US) There is alot of social and relational ties that end up being very important for people in power. In turn this translate to alot of "actions" that are easily seen as just a show from an Arabic perspective. The problem for me arises of how far from what is said the final result would be, because most of it will be dictated by bribery in internal dealings.
COGlory 6y ago
Thank you for the apology, it does the entire community here good when people take responsibility for all their comments, not just the popular ones.
carlhjerpe 6y ago
It doesn't matter where someone comes from when commenting on the internet, you chose to assume racist intentions. > Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith. - HN Guidelines
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truetraveller 6y ago
+1 on the apology.