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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