What is it with all these tinpot countries kicking off?

[philsussex]

Can't really be bothered to watch the news but why are the people in Tunisia and Egypt kicking off?

That's two places off the holiday list now. Which countries will be the next to copy them?

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Tinpot? Without Egypt, there'd be no Adam El-Abd.

 

[philsussex]

Tinpot? Without Egypt, there'd be no Adam El-Abd.

Excellent point. I'll take that back. Would not want to make Adam angry!

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Egypt ... tinpot? little?

Population
UK - 62,041,708
Egypt - 79,089,650

Area
UK - 94,060 sq mi
Egypt - 387,048 sq mi

 

[philsussex]

Egypt ... tinpot? little?

Population
UK - 62,041,708
Egypt - 79,089,650

Area
UK - 94,060 sq mi
Egypt - 387,048 sq mi

Didn't say little - just tinpot.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Egypt gave us fractions and a parliamentary system, did they not? I'm pretty sure they started scribing things well before we did.

The ancient Egyptians were far more sophisticated than our rabble.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Didn't say little - just tinpot.

OK.

History
UK - ruled half the literate world for a few hundred years
Egypt - ruled all the literate world for 2,000 years

 

[glasfryn]

can't say I met to many Tunisians but plenty of Egyptians and they are very nice people .............well the ones I met could at least hold an intelligent conversation

 

[philsussex]

OK.

History
UK - ruled half the literate world for a few hundred years
Egypt - ruled all the literate world for 2,000 years

OK, but now it's just a budget all inclusive holiday destination with a bit of diving thrown in.

But anyway, I didn't start the thread with the aim of belittling Egypt despite my very poor choice of words. Was just wondering what's going on over there and which country is likely to be scrubbed off the holiday destination list next.

The way it's going, holiday prices are bound to increase as capacity is reduced.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

OK.

History
UK - ruled half the literate world for a few hundred years
Egypt - ruled all the literate world for 2,000 years

Indeed, and it was our recent war with Egypt (which the yanks and most everyone else sided with Egypt) that marked the end of our imperial ambitions

OK, but now it's just a budget all inclusive holiday destination with a bit of diving thrown in.

But anyway, I didn't start the thread with the aim of belittling Egypt despite my very poor choice of words. Was just wondering what's going on over there and which country is likely to be scrubbed off the holiday destination list next.

The way it's going, holiday prices are bound to increase as capacity is reduced.

Basically, in times of peace and prosperity dictators are treated benignly by the people. In times of financial crisis, the people revolt. Both countries leaders have rigged the political system and probably also elections thus keeping them in power for 25 years plus.

There is a legitimate worry in both countries that Islamic hardliners could take power, but in both countries elections will be the next step with no immediate worry of the army taking over.

If you want to holiday there, prices are very cheap in the Red Sea resorts right now, in places like Sharm-el-Sheikh which has its own airport and has had no protests, but have a lot of empty rooms. Quite a lot of people have been snapping up bargain prices for all inclusive holidays with a bit of diving thrown in.

 

[Raphael Meade]

The way it's going, holiday prices are bound to increase as capacity is reduced.

glad to see someone's asking the important questions of the day and has the real concerns taken care of...

 

[Barrel of Fun]

The word resort and the name Sharm el Sheikh make me cringe. Throw in package and I might just vomit.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

The word resort and the name Sharm el Sheikh make me cringe. Throw in package and I might just vomit.

Is it that bad? never been and know nowt about it, but fancied diving there one day

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Is it that bad? never been and know nowt about it, but fancied diving there one day

No idea. I am being a snob and relying on what I have garnered from a couple of friends that have been and the whole idea of a resort. I don't like the idea of being crammed in with fellow tourists and being force fed a [insert country] experience.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Know what you mean, bet you that somewhere on that coast there's a real nice little place though

 

[Stat Brother]

No idea. I am being a snob and relying on what I have garnered from a couple of friends that have been and the whole idea of a resort. I don't like the idea of being crammed in with fellow tourists and being force fed a [insert country] experience.

Then Sharm is not for you, and in fairness, us either.
But if you want guaranteed hot weather, good beach great swimming/snorkelling and r&r night life, Sharms the place.

We were completely stressed out when we went, and Sharm was exactly what we needed.

I think, flying home, we said words to the effect of:-
'that was great, but lets not get into the situation that means we need to go back'!.

 

[Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!]

'that was great, but lets not get into the situation that means we need to go back'!.

Like getting a point at Carlisle.

 

[BigGully]

No surprises how the usual suspects somehow unfavourably compare our own country to a foreign one, in an attempt to be 'balance'.

Well having been there many times and not the resorts, much of it is desperately poor and quite filthy.

So not sure that their ancient history is very relevant to them presently, so I think the word 'tinpot' is quite appropriate

 

[bhaexpress]

Don't think you could accuse Egypt of being tin pot. They were just about the first real civilisation and they have a lot oil apart from anything else. In fact what's happening there right now has happened here in the past (Remember the English Civil War ?)

 

[Stoo82]

An interesting tweet I saw a few days agon, wont be able to find it when something like this: 'No America, we don't hate your freedoms, you hate ours'.