Essam

Name: Essam
Journey: Degla to New Cairo
Fare: 36LE (plus 4LE tip)
Beep intensity: Low

Additional information:
Essam has three children, two boys and a girl. He has been a taxi driver for 15 years. He lives in the Helwan area of Cairo and remarked about surge in population recently lowering the standard of living. He was impressed with my Arabic, didn't beep his horn once, and reckons it's best to say 'qais' (fine) instead of 'zayn' (excellent) when using adjectives to describe driving ability in Egypt.