A Country Unapologetic about Its Perpetual State of Cash Shortage
On his way out of Egypt, the author goes to the foreign exchange counter at Cairo Airport to get his Egyptian Pounds changed into Jordanian Dinar for the next leg of the journey. It is a transaction that cannot be any more mundane for banks at the international terminal of a country’s main international gateway. As the author goes up to the bank counter in the departure, he gets a blank stare and from the guy behind the counter. Before the author opens his mouth, the guy harshly says, “No."