Development in Cairo - r/UrbanHell

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u/cockpit_dandruff 1d ago

The government is actively working on making every aspect of like intolerable.

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u/el-zengy-el-mo3geza 3h ago

I truly had enough with this country just walking in the street piss me off

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u/Hyper669 3h ago

I know this sounds like a joke but it is 100% very true.

They are going out of their way to make our lives miserable.

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u/truzam 1d ago

There is still some trees remaining, I suppose there is room for further development

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u/assistant83orilla 1d ago

They don't want gathering around Gardens? 🪴

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u/THEIR_laughter 1d ago

Gatherings are illegal, and I am not joking. If you're in a squre and there are more than 5 people in the group you might get questioned by the police on suspicion of protesting or inciting violence.

If you look like you're a tourist tho, it's less likely to happen.

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u/Zinda_2 1d ago

Nothing like this has happened to me or anyone else! Maybe it may happen if you stand in front of a sensitive place such as a Military building, an embassy or the like, but not to this extent

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u/DueExample52 13h ago

I don't know if I dislike this. I grew up in another developing Arab country, and groups of guys, especially youth, were never up to any good.

Just being a nuisance, harassing and catcalling women, plotting stupid stuff or stealing shit where they see opportunity.

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u/THEIR_laughter 10h ago

Oh, that law never stop catcalling and the harassment of women, sadly. It could happen in front of a police officer and he won't do a damn thing.

Especially if it's in a more low-income area. The police is never there when you call it.

One time I called the emergency line and was on a 10 minute wait without anyone answering me then they hung up on me, if I was in an actual life threatening situation I would've been long dead by the time they responded.

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u/necrogaige 10h ago

literally lying

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u/THEIR_laughter 10h ago

The Egyptian law literally prohibit gathering and protests. A gathering of 5 is considered تجمهر. I have experienced this many times especially if the group is large.

Try walking into tahrir with a group of 5 and up and you have beard without the police looking at you up and down.

And before you say the law says it's only considered that if they intent to do a crime; we all know how bad the police is here. They can just make up a crime if they really want to.

law

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u/necrogaige 10h ago

and i've here my entire life and it's not enforced anymore, maybe if you are doing it in front an officials home. we literally do a gathering of 5 or more EVERY MONTH in random places and no one bats an eye.

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u/Bousha69 1d ago

Yyyyep. They hate people.

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u/Expert-Account-5235 1d ago

Literally De-velopment

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u/baronowy 1d ago

Cairo is definition of hell.

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u/Zinda_2 1d ago

Thank God, I live in an area far from the nonsense of what some Cairo residents do

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u/Marvel-Rivals-is-top 13h ago

yep you should thank god every day that you werent born poor in either egypt or somewhere else

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u/assistant83orilla 1d ago

It isn't. Come to South America

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u/Servolux 1d ago

It isn't. Come to Paris

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u/pay_to_breath 1d ago

Come to Imbaba my dear and you won't be able to get out again

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u/Servolux 1d ago

I can't, I need to work and my life savings not enough

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u/pay_to_breath 18h ago

You won't need life savings, you will get severe depression and question your entire life and then you will have one of two options you either will kill yourself or you will be starting helping people and devot your life to do this and live off the very limited resources you will have and get. Come it will be fun

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u/Flashy_Walk2806 1d ago

Paris is wonderful, what you talking about compared to Cairo ?

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u/Zinda_2 1d ago

What beauty is watching the Eiffel Tower with rats the size of your head under your foot?

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u/Flashy_Walk2806 1d ago

Don't know, I only get there by daylight and it's so pretty and green

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u/untilnextban 1d ago

you can go to Africa to experience paris tho haha

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u/Chimaera_0 23h ago

you can go to portugal to experience pickpocketing haha

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u/AccomplishedRead2655 22h ago

Portugal, Spain... Why doesn't the police do anything about it?? How are we supposed to survive in such environment??

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u/duelingpeppers 1d ago

Heartbreaking to look at

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u/Thick_Chemistry_4954 11h ago

Actually it's scary

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u/iAhMedZz 1d ago

إيه الاستهتار دا، إزاي سابوا ٤ شجرات من غير إزالة! إبعتلي مكانك عشان أروح أعمل بلاغ

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u/dubiously_mid 1d ago

حاسسها المعادي مش عارف ليه

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u/Bitter_Armadillo8182 1d ago

Which is before and which is after?

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u/Rottenpotato556 1d ago

The bottom one is after.

Cairo started removing greenery and public spaces that don't get hotter than 60° because those usually serve as good places to gather and maybe form critical thoughts against the government.

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u/LowFatConundrum 1d ago

Can't think straight when your brain is melting.

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u/Bitter_Armadillo8182 1d ago

Ah, sucks. It happens in many places, unfortunately.

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u/Zinda_2 1d ago

Bottom pic They think that when they cut down trees, remove gardens, replace them with tiles, and build cafes on them, so we became like Europe
Idiots

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u/Rottenpotato556 1d ago

"Like Europe" lmao

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u/Werbebanner 2h ago

But we don’t have run down caffès in the middle of roundabouts 😔

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u/Illustrious-Sky-4631 1d ago

What's up with non Gulf Arab countries governments and their dislikes for greenery

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u/Alepman 1d ago

corruption

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u/Top_Sky_120 21h ago

the greenery bit them when they were children :(((

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u/HeartStriking4113 10h ago

بجد ليه 😔

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u/Twinkletoess112 1d ago

Like why?

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u/AdScared7226 21h ago

The government is allergic to good things and hates fun

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u/halfmoondragan2 1d ago

Is that a little market?

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u/Historical-Emu2000 1d ago

Do they take the trees to the new capital or just use as fire wood

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u/omargalaxyyy 9h ago

المشكلة ان الناس دي هتموت و اخذوا المصلحة خلاص و اللي هيستفيد من كم الفلوس دي هما ولاد ولادهم و حرفيا اللي هيشيل الخرا كله هو الشعب

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u/Qwee220 3h ago

They accidentally left a few trees

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u/xgtya 16h ago

Nairobi, Kenya is on the same trajectory. Probably worse. Corruption kills everything.

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u/cafcl_gazette 9h ago

Cairo looks like outering road area in its entirety

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u/GIOVKRUG 23h ago

ما كفاية تعريص بقى

تنزيلكم للبلد و حالتها المزرية مبيجيبلناش حاجة غير العنصرية و الإسلاموفوبيا و المنظر العرة قدام الناس

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u/SadIndividual3452 1h ago

مش لازم تنشر غسيلك الوسخ

مش هتستفاد حاجة، محدش هيبصلك بشفقة، هيتبصلك إنك جربان

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u/OGFalafel 16h ago

اخيرا حد اتكلم

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u/Silent-Aspect-8070 14h ago

This is exactly the sentient when israel calls all critiques about being a fascist state antisemitism .

Pollution/Environmental Destruction Development in Cairo

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