The pyramids were neat but the entire time I was there I was being hassled by the most aggressive and criminal thieving salesmen who were constantly trying to pickpocket us. I caught them feeling around my pockets the SOBs. They never leave you alone even after you yell at them and tell them to piss the F off. Even the police don’t want to help you with anything unless you give them a bribe. It is quite horrible.
A pickpocket tried to pick my pocket just as I was boarding a Paris Metro train in 2002. The door closed and the train left as he collapsed on the platform with two broken fingers. I received a round of applause from the other people on the car.
When we were there earlier, we missed seeing the Museum. This time I was at King Tut's sarcophygus, walking around it. A Cairo cop came up to me and gave me a pretty good speech in English. After he finished he held out his hand, requesting some 'baksheesh.' I took out my wallet and this representative of Cairo's Finest reached in and took out a $5 bill, thanking me profusely for my generosity and wished allah's blessings on me.
I concur with your assessment of the thieves at the Pyramids. They are thicker than flies and just as much a nuisance.