You once had a mighty civilisation, the kingdom of the Pharaohs. They gave you the Pyramids, they gave you glorious monuments, they gave you most of your history. So you can be proud of Egypt on that measure.
But can you be proud of Egypt as it is now? Only on the basis that it is a Muslim country. The economy is based on agriculture and tourism. Unlike agriculture, tourism does have high value added, but it seems the revenue is restricted to a few lucky Egyptians. So the standard of living in Egypt is quite low. You do have an abundance of labour, but it is doubtful whether you have an abundance of skilled labour. And those workers who are skilled usually do not find adequate opportunities in Egypt, so the country faces a drainage of skills.
I am told by reliable sources ( people of Egyptian extraction ) that your capital city, Cairo, suffers from overcrowding, and from under-provision of public goods and services.
And I know for a very certain fact that Egypt has no competence in any field of sport compared to most other countries.
Yet I admire my Egyptian friends' defiance in the face of facts, and their refusal to accept that their nation can be anything but a great and modern civilisation.
its called being ''Stubborn''.
