Modern Egyptians were famous for their laziness. In developing China, perhaps only the Hindustani brothers could compete with them.
It was okay to be poor. Everyone had been poor before, so you had to work hard to get out of poverty and build a beautiful home with your own hands. But, to put it bluntly, modern Egyptians did not have European lives, but they had European diseases.
Not many people were willing to follow the most basic courtesy in modern society — punctuality. Other than a few departments such as the government, tourism, shipping, and finance, it was common for ordinary Egyptians to be half an hour late for appointments, and they did not feel ashamed at all. Their low work efficiency could be imagined.
Of course, there were always exceptions. For example, Jack, who they had just met, was a very rare punctual person among the locals. He had come to the hotel lobby early in the morning to wait for Zhang Zian and Wei Kang. It was probably because he was mixed-race and had received good education, so he was different from most of the locals.
It seemed that the professors at Cairo University still valued Wei Kang's expedition team and had specially chosen a smart and capable student.
After Fina thought it through, it returned to its usual arrogant tone. It looked at everything with its nose and eyes, not satisfied with anything it saw.
Galaxy was not afraid of dirt or heat. No matter how thick the dust it walked over, its four feet were still spotless. It did not complain about the hot sun either. It excitedly ran at the front, looking around. It was curious about everything, but it still carefully avoided pedestrians.
Pi was also very curious. It opened its round eyes and spared no effort to observe this strange country like a sponge absorbing water. Everything it observed could be written into its future novels. It was more timid and shy. It did not leave Zhang Zian's side. It grabbed the hem of his shirt, afraid that it would get lost.
Old Time Tea liked to jump from high places to get a better view. It also used the shadows of the buildings to block the sun.
"Meow! There's a cat."
Galaxy, who was running at the front, suddenly stopped and said.
Cat?
As soon as cats were mentioned, Zhang Zian immediately remembered the most important task of this trip to Egypt — to find traces of the original Egyptian cat. The first thought that flashed through his mind was, Could it be that the original Egyptian cat had appeared?
He immediately dismissed this unrealistic idea. Even if the original Egyptian cat really did exist, it would not appear in Egypt, a mega-city with a population of more than 20 million. Most of what Galaxy saw were stray cats.
"Cat? Where? Where? "
When Vladimir heard about cats, he perked up.
"It's right in front." Xinghai raised a front paw and pointed ahead.
Zhang Zian was tall and had a good field of vision, so he saw it too.
It was an orange cat with a well-proportioned body, lying lazily in the shade of a shop entrance, yawning.
It seemed to have noticed Zhang Zian and Fina, and it immediately stood up. Vigilance and fear alternated in its eyes.
Judging from its attitude, it was probably a stray cat.
Zhang Zian had seen too many stray cats in the country. Stray cats were usually very afraid of people and would run away when they saw people. Unless they were often fed and cooked, they would always be more wary of humans than close to them.
However, this stray cat in Cairo did not seem to be afraid of people. It allowed the locals and tourists to walk a few steps away from it, unmoved.
Even though times had changed and the world had undergone tremendous changes, the Egyptians living in this land were no longer the Egyptians of 2,000 years ago. But cats were still given special treatment here.
Even in the "Instructions for Chinese Citizens Going to Egypt," it was specifically mentioned that the Egyptians loved cats, respected cats as gods, and regarded cats as sacred elves. In the hearts of the Egyptians, cats were the symbol of the goddess in the world, the lucky mascot, and the revered national beast.
The implication was that they should pay attention to what they said and did when they were in Egypt, whether they liked cats or hated them.
The national beast!
You could think of the cats in Egypt as the giant pandas walking on the streets of China.
If modern Egyptians were like this, one could imagine the attitude of the ancient Egyptians towards cats.
Because of this, the stray cat was not afraid of people. Instead, its eyes were a little fierce.
However, when it saw Fei Na, it trembled in place for a moment, then ran away like a wisp of smoke.
"Wait! Wait! "
Vladimir could not let it run away. Every stray cat could become a member of the Meow Meow Branch, so it quickly chased after it.
"Vladimir, don't run too far away! Remember the way back! "Zhang Zian knew it would definitely do this, so he could only remind it from behind.
"Got it!"
Its voice came from afar.
The further they went, the more frequent the stray cats appeared, but they all ran away in panic when they saw Fina.
Fina did not care about that. It was more concerned about where to fill its stomach.
"There are a lot of stray dogs here."
Famous gestured in another direction.
Woof woof!
Zhang Zian looked in the direction of the sound and saw two or three stray dogs coming out of a temple and boldly running across the street. They were not small, and a few foreign female tourists were so scared that they dodged in a panic.
This was almost the city center of Cairo. If it was the city center of China, there would be no stray dogs.
These two or three stray dogs were not an exception. In the alleys of Cairo, more stray dogs could be seen in groups, trotting forward with their tongues out, or gathering together to rummage through trash cans. Even on the busy streets, stray dogs ignored the cars and jumped across the road from time to time. Fortunately, the road conditions in Cairo were too bad, and the speed was relatively slow. Otherwise, it would have been dangerous, both for humans and dogs.
Although dogs did not enjoy the noble treatment of cats, they basically did not have to worry about food and clothing. The garbage on the streets provided them with enough food.
Very few people knew that Egypt was the country with the most stray dogs in the world.
There were more than 15 million stray dogs wandering in Egypt, but 95% of Egypt's territory was desert. In other words, most of these 15 million dogs were concentrated near a few big cities and suburbs, and Cairo's population was only about 20 million.
Dogs were different from cats. Stray cats only destroyed the ecology, but chaotic and disorderly stray dogs could pose a huge threat to humans.
These stray dogs were not afraid of people, and they would even show their fangs to tourists who got too close to them.
Other than that, they also came with dog feces.
Dogs were not as clean as cats and would bury their own feces. Dogs were more used to leaving after they finished pooping.
Of course, this was a bit arbitrary. After all, some dogs would eat it after they finished pooping.
From these stray dogs, you could see how chaotic the management of modern Egyptians was.
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