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A friend of mine went to Cairo a few years ago. Apparently he went wandering around the city on foot, looking for a cafe that he'd read about. He got lost and ended up in a bad neighborhood.
He was then pulled into a house against his will, and held there against his will. They didn't speak any english, so he had no clue what was up. The occupants then made a phone call, and held him there. A few minutes later, they brought him outside to a waiting cab. The cabbie asked him in broken english what his hotel was. He told him, and got a free ride back to his hotel. The cabbie told him to stick with his tour group and not wander in Cairo, as he'd get killed.
So he thought he was being abducted, but the folks who grabbed him really were doing him a huge favor by getting him off the streets.
That must have been one hell of a strange trip! But as an American, unfortunately there's no way in hell I'd go there right now.
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