Life in Egypt, in the North of Africa and on the edge of the Sahara desert, in a dry hot climate, is not easy for the local population. The Nile is the great gift of nature. Without it Egypt would be just a big desert. Camels are also a great gift of nature to Egyptian people, who have been raising these animals since Ptolemaic times.
Rooted in a very old, ancient culture, entangled with later invading ones, Egyptians get an open-minded outlook on the world and are communicative, unpretentious and of particular charm.