EGIPTO ES UNA LOCURA | Mercados Callejeros

Good afternoon, good evening, I hope you are super good. Friends, today we are in a country that was ruled by pharaohs, that has one of the oldest monuments on earth, and that had one of the most important civilizations that humanity has had. A nation that was previously ruled by gods like Anubis, like Ra, like Osiris, and that today belongs to Allah. Friends, welcome to Egypt. Friends, we are in Cairo, Egypt, the largest city in Africa, and the sixth most populated in the world. We are talking about that here there are 20 million inhabitants, they tell me that there are even 30, that there are 10 million, as they are rotating, of workers who enter and leave every day. And at the same time there is Giza, which is where the complex of the pyramids of Giza is, with another 10 million inhabitants. So imagine the number of people here, in total in Egypt there are 100 million people, in more than 1 million square kilometers of land, 90% here is desert. The main language in this country is Arabic, religion is 85% Islam, and this city at some point has become the most polluted city in the world. And extra, if we add that here, if the dust of the Sahara reaches Costa Rica, imagine Cairo, which is on par with the desert. To start, obviously we are wearing a typical Egyptian suit, this is really more typical of the south, please see this flow that we are in. We were already victims of the sellers too, we are mixed with the pharaohs. And I'm seeing that here in the capital of Egypt, people are really normal. I warn you that if you expected to see people with painted eyes, with the suits of the ancient Egyptians, I am finding that this is almost extinct. Here in Egypt we will see it later, but now here what predominates is Arabic. I think that's enough introduction with that, let's start exploring the markets of Cairo. Let's see what we find here in the streets of the center, that really the center of Cairo is maintained in this style of architecture. They are buildings that were never maintained, and little by little they were destroyed, you could say, right now we are going to see it, but already on the outskirts of Cairo it is completely new. There are already large buildings and a new city, you could say. Here, for example, in these markets you can find Jordan of 4 dollars. Dad, here you can buy the supreme fear. In fact, the people here in Egypt have their own style, everyone has a good flow. And by the way, all this that they sell here, they are telling me that the vast majority is made in Egypt. Here you can buy the Dolce Gabbana, the Boss, the Michael Kors, and become like the greats. Here I don't know what they are going to show us, what do you have there, my friend? This is a collaboration that has not even happened and here they have it. North Face with Gucci. This is the new thing, dad. Here having the Arabic culture, they are very conservative, even though the people are super friendly on the street. You have to be careful when women appear in the videos, or when I carry the camera and there is a woman, because suddenly they cover themselves and we don't want the police to call us to spend the night in an Egyptian cell. There is something that has me impressed here in Egypt, and it is the traffic. Basically, there are no rules here. Here the law is stronger, save yourself who can. The only law here in Egypt is not to run into the police. Avoid it as much as possible. And inside the cities, for example here in Cairo, that little bus that you see over there is the public transport. Only small transports can be used, because the city is so big that walking in a bus would block the traffic. So everyone moves in those. See what I was telling you, these that are bigger go straight to another city. Those go far from here. Now there is something that I am noticing in almost all the cars that move around here. And I want to see if now I can show you a little bit of what the traffic is like on the street. And it is that the vast majority of the cars have all the corners choyadas and with blows near the corners. See what I tell you, here we are finding another one with all the corners destroyed, with small scratches. And see the corners. I want you to see why this happens. But this is how the vast majority of cars walk here in Cairo, at least. Even this one was given more than the bill, apparently. See this area that we are finding here. This huge alley is only for book sales. Here you can find extremely old books of religion, philosophy, history. And something very interesting that I am finding, for example in this book called The Stories of Araya in Egypt. I am seeing that the Arabs read from right to left and write from right to left. See that the book starts on the other side. Normally we would open it like this. They open it like this and read it from here to there. And this language looks very complicated. It looks very difficult to write and learn. It does not have vowels. See here in the market we find that they are making corn. For a moment I felt like in Central America. These are worth a few cents, nothing more. And I did not expect to find this here in Egypt. Obviously we are not going to miss the opportunity to try an Egyptian corn. Let's see if there is a difference. It's different, it's like very chewy and hard. But the flavor is the same. Here in Egypt they have already passed to the next level of sales. Normally there is always a seller shouting, telling people to come and buy. Here they got tired of that. They just put that speaker out there reproducing the speech. I'm going to be silent so you can hear how this speaker sounds and all the speakers sounding around here. It's like a war of sellers without sellers. These, as I was saying, are the street markets of Cairo. See how they have taken over the street. The street goes from there to these businesses that are around here. All this that is here are illegal sales. The products have nothing illegal. But the place where they are is completely illegal. So they say that from time to time the police arrive and all this comes out running. Imagine a merchandise exodus. See here in the middle of the whole market a natural orange juice. Just imagine. Here in this market you can really find everything. What you imagine. Things for the home. Knives, extensions, curtains, carpets, clothes. The only thing that cannot be found because we are in a Muslim country is alcohol. And listen how interesting. It turns out that Muslims have to pray five times a day. So how do these people who are working here how are they going to leave their jobs? First, to begin with, it is not dangerous to leave your job. It is very unlikely that you will be robbed of something. We will almost see it. Second, in case you definitely could not pray it's not like the world is over. It is assumed that Allah knows that you could not because life prevented it. But if you have the chance there are places of prayer in here where we cannot enter. Where they just go for a second make their prayer, which are five during the day and they return. Here we find a compadre. Photo there. That. You know. Pura vida, compa. Pura vida. That is also very common in Egypt. This compa that I just found is inviting me to tea. The tea they give to the hand. Unfortunately, as I do not know where the water comes from with all the pain in the world I can not accept it because it can fall like a bomb in my stomach. But that's how they are kind around here. I want to take this opportunity to tell you something. And it is that despite the fact that we have been seeing all this chaos, so many people, so much traffic, so much noise here it is not at all unsafe. Not even on the subject of cartels or robberies. I guess something must happen. But here we can appreciate it. Look, here they are taking out clothes. People are looking for clothes. Look at all the people here. Each one with different clothes. And there are only one or two sellers. In Latin America, here I would be grabbing and running everywhere. But not here. Very related to the beliefs they have and very related to culture. I do not know who is crazier. If my guides or me. But they just gave me the car to experience the streets of Cairo. So we bid farewell. We put the clutch. First. And we go. Let's learn to drive for real. Here we have to deal with ... Look, look at someone on the highway. Record here, Sayed, please. We have to deal with people. We have to deal with motorcycles. With other cars. Here everything is worth it. Look, for example, the motorcycle with four people. Here you have to be very careful. Because at any time, suddenly they brake because they run into another person. And if you do not pay attention, what I was teaching you before happens. That all the corners and all the cars are scratched. It is because they usually pass very close when they scratch them. Here we are arriving at a roundabout in Cairo. Here, see, see how people cross. I already activated the scoil. See how people cross. You just throw yourself. And you have to be too careful. See in these alleys the care you have to take. You have to be careful not to be scratched by someone from behind. That a pedestrian does not get in. Look here, look here, look here. And pedestrians have to get in because otherwise they will never let them pass. Here we are going to go out to a four-lane highway. Let's see what we find here. Look, look, they just got in and that's it. We are crossing the Nile River. It can not be. This is the first time I see it since I arrived in Egypt. I had not seen it. It's beautiful, for God's sake. Huge. It can not be. And I crossed it driving. What an epic way to see it. Concluded the Egyptian driving classes. And if I don't say it, Chumajer. Approved, Chumajer. Yes. Good. Hello. That. Now we came to a popular neighborhood in Cairo to know how the average people live. Because I have to clarify that I already told you before but just in case. Here in Egypt there are people with a lot of money. There are very high classes. But we always like to see the average life. Where does the normal Egyptian live? You could say. So it's in a neighborhood like this. It is a neighborhood that, although I have already told you that it looks chaotic or that there are alleys alone and others. It will practically never be dangerous because of robberies and so on. But because of breaking a law. That's what you have to be very careful with. We just arrived. And this is something that we are going to find in the vast majority of Muslim countries. I imagine. The call to go pray is ringing. The first time I was walking alone in a place like this. It sounded like that. And I almost ran out. So we are going to take a tour here in a normal neighborhood. For example, here we find this man, Salam Alecum. Who is working with cotton. In this machine they process the cotton. It fills this. What he is doing are pillows, apparently. So they are already completely full. And on this side, which is his place, they make the fabrics. That those fabrics are to cover these pillows. The man is telling me that each pillow is worth about $3. By the way, something important too. These here are their houses. Here in these doors, in those second and third floors. They are their houses. And here they have the market where they buy all the things. For example, right here in front is where chickens are bought. To make chicken. See here all the creation of white chickens, orange chickens. The chickens here in Egypt, live, are sold per kilo. They are worth about $3 a kilo. Later here there are ducks too. Do you know how much a duck in Egypt is worth? It is also sold live. And they sell it for about $3.5, almost $4 a kilo. And on this other side there are rabbits, chickens, even pigeons. They have a pigeon sale here. All these animals that are here for sale are for consumption. For the consumption of the people who are around here. Here is the chicken already feathered, ready to put it in the pan. And they are telling me that the most expensive in that case would be the pigeon. Because there are large pigeons that sell for almost $10. The pigeon is worth about $4 a kilo. These are the alleys, which is very fun. That for these alleys, one would think that it is only for pedestrians. But motorcycles, bicycles pass. Even from time to time cars and public transport get in here. This sale that is here is a sale of spices. Remember that all over this side of the world, food is quite spiced. It has quite strong flavors. And it is because they use all these products in the kitchen. Over there I see chili and the rest of the things, I have no idea. Here I see corn, see peeled corn. There are leaves, chickpeas, lentils. There is everything you can imagine to cook around here. And here in this place they are telling me that they sell the best lamb meat in the neighborhood. And the guide also tells me that there are 5 places that cannot be missing in any Egyptian town. The spice market, the chicken market, beef, lamb and fruits and vegetables. Apparently there are actually many things that cannot be missing in an Egyptian neighborhood. The guide is telling me that he forgot that they use bread in practically all meals. Here we have to accommodate because we all have to pass. This one we have here is the bread that is called Aesh. And it is not that it has a special name, but Aesh is simply the translation of bread in Egyptian. Let's try it. It's good, it really has little flavor. And they told me it's corn, but it doesn't taste like corn to me. It doesn't taste like flour to me. But it's good, it goes with all meals. And look at these friends how they move the bread. They take it like this, balancing it on their head. They get on a bike and they go. Not Toretto, not Fast and Furious Sanchez. Ah, look, here is an Egyptian market. Let's get in and see what can be there. And this is an Egyptian market inside. Look, at the entrance they receive us some kittens. And here you come to get basically everything you need to cook. Here you get all the fruits, all the vegetables, spices, meat. This entrance smells very good, the truth. I imagine that of so many spices it smells very good. Ah, look, there is even fish sale here inside the market. Look, even here the butcher shop. Here they have the piece of resguindando. And you come and choose the cut you want, the piece you need. You even taste it to see which one is better. And they take it out immediately. And here outside so that they realize that there is meat here. So that they come and say, here is a butcher shop. Here we find more meat. You come and select your cut and let's go. I have also noticed that as the afternoon falls. People go out to buy and do all their things. Because in general life starts late, at 7 in the morning. You will not find anything, but nothing in Egypt. As from 9 o'clock the basic things begin. And already from, hello, salam aleikum. That. And already from noon to 1 o'clock. It is that women begin to go out to do their shopping and their things. By the way, I take this moment to tell you something. And it is that these children who come to sell things. It breaks my heart, the truth is that it hurts to say. How am I not going to buy anything that is selling in cents. But the problem is that when you buy that. The parents will continue to send them to sell because it works. Because being a child, one moves his heart. It's a shame, you give him money, you buy it. And that will never stop if you give them. Also around here in the market there is street food. Obviously, the fried, the good. And second, everything works later. Because everything closes later. So that you can get an idea, at 12 at night. Establishments normally close at 1 in the morning. You can still find pulperias, shops. Where to get coffee and that kind of thing. There is a lot of street food like this place that we are here. That they just throw the stand. And here they do something called kosheri. Which is like a pasta with very good tomato sauce. Eye how interesting, it was like there you hang a Virgin Mary. A Jesus, phrases of the Bible. Here the same, all this we see around here we will not understand. But they are phrases of the Koran that bring good luck, good fortune. To the house, and they come to the house. See what I was telling you about these steps. This friend, I do not know how he's going to go through there. See, he's going to hit the corner. And the Egyptians have to be experts at driving. I've seen bugs park between two cars. And not even a bicycle enters there and they put a car. And everyone settles according to what is happening. And it happened, and there goes the other one behind. And see how interesting too. That you see out there is one of the most important mosques in the Islamic world. So in all these alleys. There are many sales of sacred books. Which are different from the Koran. But as they explain things of the Koran. The life of prophets of the Koran. And others for Muslims who come from other parts. Or even the same from here who want to learn. They can study more. And already here in front of the mosque. There is like a sale of souvenirs for Muslims. Hear how interesting. There are all those sacred books that I have been telling you. And here they sell the carpets necessary to pray. Because Muslims do not pray on the floor. I don't know if it's like a lack of respect. Or if it is forbidden. But they never pray on the floor. Inside the mosques there are carpets. And they tell me that if there is no carpet. Or nothing about what you can wear. They put even a newspaper. So that takes us to another point. It turns out that a Muslim. It could be said that he pulls a carpet of these everywhere. He pulls it to the house, to work. Even if he is traveling to another country. He has to wear a carpet. Because the moment he grabs it at prayer time. He has to put the carpet on the floor. And start praying. As long as he does not have a mosque nearby. Now, because this mosque is one of the most important in Islam. Too bad I can't show you inside. Because they are in prayer. But it is one of the most important. Because it is a mosque built in 900 AD. And it turns out that Muslims. Simply for a matter of historical wealth. Or something like that. They prefer to come to pray to old mosques like this. Than to modern mosques. I imagine that it is like for a Catholic to go to the Vatican. It will not be the same as praying in any church. Although in theory it is the same. It has a different value. That's what they tried to make me understand. This one you have here. It is the public transport that I showed you in the morning. The little buses that move people inside Cairo. This is how it looks inside. Exactly the same as the one we have in front. And they have to go maneuvering here. In the middle of everything. Friends, I was all happy. Because I was going to show you another place. But it turns out that this dam was like a parking lot. Look at the traffic jam that there is right now in Cairo. We are in peak hour. It's going to be 5 in the afternoon. And I don't know why here in Egypt the sun sets so early. It's going to be night soon. So anyway, we got here. Here finally ends today's video. Don't forget to subscribe. That the whole incredible series is coming. In this land of pharaohs, pyramids, mummies, everything. So I hope you enjoyed this video as much as I did. And see you in the next video. Pure life. And kisses from someone who is in a parking lot in the middle of Cairo. As a bonus, I want you to please join your bosses. To this poor man. Who was stranded in this parking lot where there are only two roads. And he was stranded in one. If right now this is covered. Look, it has already started to move. Imagine now that the man stays there. I don't want to imagine it.