[Wikipedia-l] Walking like an Egyptian?

[Robert Brockway]

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

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