Does the article "Walking like an Egyptian" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walking_like_an_Egyptian) actually have a point? Does anyone seriously believe that ancient Egyptians may have walked in a particularly odd fashion (as the article seems to imply). I was considering editing it but the whole thing seems a bit pointless. As a Wikipedia newbie I'm not sure how to mark an article as a candidate for deletion (if indeed I can) and wanted to see what others thought of this article.

As an aside I was in Cairo some years ago and was having particular trouble getting across one of the roads near Tahir Square one day. A kind Egyptian gentleman approached my travelling companion and I and offered to help us across. The exchange (in English) went something like this:

Him: "To get across this road you must walk like an Egyptian".

I was immediately reminded of Pat Benatar and wondered where he was going with this.

Me: "How do you mean?"

Him: "Close your eyes, step out and pray to Allah."

As soon as he said this we stepped out on to the road. As you can see I survived in order to be able to contribute to Wikipedia :)

Rob