The majority of tourists at the hotel in Sharm El Shiek were Russians, followed closely by British and then tourists from all over Europe. There might have been 3-4 American couples or families at any one point in time out of the 600 rooms at the resort. We meet one American family that lived in Germany but stayed at a different hotel in Sharm. Lets face it Egypt is a long way to go to find a beach. Due to the predominance of Russian and British Tourists most signs at the hotel were in Russian and English, curiously except for this one by the pool, which was only in English....
Several things of interest about this sign. First and Foremost... Wait for what? My friend is drowning at the bottom of the pool, wait for a dial tone? He is now turning blue, wait for the operator who speaks arabic? Then play sharedes over the phone? How bout I just yell "Help."
Secondly that the sign is only in English and not in Russian or Arabic tells me that apparently only english speakers have emergencies at the Pool, and apparently they are so impatient when they have their emergencies that they need to be reminded to be patient. More from Egypt coming soon...
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