Picking up from yesterday –
So, then the hotel guy is like “what was the deal today? You’re treating $20 like it’s $20,000.”
And I was like “I’m just so tired of people nickel-and-diming me! It feels like everybody here just wants every last dollar they can get! And I like to be generous. And I like to tip. And I like to help people! But I DON’T like to feel taken advantage of – whether it’s $20, 20 cents, or $20,000. It’s not about the amount! It’s about how small and taken advantage of and just really stupid I feel in Egypt for all much I’m falling for it all.”
And then he tells me he’s a stand up guy, and would never take advantage of anyone, and how can I say he’s lying about this when he’s so good to me and made sure I had dinner on the first night (which I did still pay for in real time at the restaurant, by the way – yes, it was a favor to have them make food that late, but it wasn’t completely a gift. There was someone on duty at that time, who also got tipped, and they made whatever money they make from food. I mean, it was super nice, but that one thing can be held over me as like a ‘see I’m perfect’ type of thing.)
Then we somehow end up fighting a little more, and as I’m about to go back to my room, he tells me that even though I did not pay for the car, he’ll send one anyway and it will meet me at 9.
And I’m like, “No thanks. I don’t want a pity car. If you’re standing firm that I didn’t pay for it, I do not want it. I need to pack and get out of here.”
So, I go back to my room. And he messages me and says a driver will be at reception at 9.
And I say, “I am going to pay for my own Uber. i don’t need any “favors” when it’s something I am absolutely POSITIVE I paid for.”
And he says “Then it’s not a favor.”
And I say I know I paid. He reiterates the car will be at reception at 9.
I say “If you truly believe I did not pay you, then I do not want your charity.”
And he says “The driver will be waiting for you at reception at 9pm.”
THEN he “cancels” my reservation on Booking.com and I get an automated message about being a no-show.
And I don’t want any extra no-show charges or whatever – AND I specifically went through Booking to get Frequent Flier points. And I’m so annoyed that he did this. And he’s like, “It’s Booking. It’s not Congress.” like ‘you’re fine.’
THEN like an hour later, I get a knock on the door. He’s brought me KFC (like a little American olive branch gift).
And even though I’m so over everything at this point, because he’s sorta kinda been nice, I literally don’t know what to think at this point, if he sucks, or if it’s all just been weird, but who cares, as I’m almost out of there.
So, then I do take the car at 9. And then of course it drops me off at the wrong terminal and drives away.
So, I wrote him to let him know to see if the driver was still around or whatever. And it didn’t matter because I found a shuttle between terminals.
And this is where I’ll pick up tomorrow.