Sounds like an Arab city, where the hustlers are all over you. My commiserations regarding you having to live in an environment like that.....
If you never go to Egypt, you’re not missing a damn thing. The pyramids (that the occupying ragheads didn’t build but love to take credit for) are neat for a few hours, everything else about the country sucks. Everything there is about making your wallet lighter through fair means and foul. I know a guy (I swear it wasn’t me) got a camel ride out into the desert. When you get far out, let the bidding begin—they make you buy your ride back. Jerks.