As an Egyptian I’m glad that He made this episode. Various Arabic speaking TH-cam channels and media outlets have picked up his story and criticized the government and the people for what they’re doing. I’m glad he is shedding light on these issues we’ve had for decades and doesn’t try to sugarcoat things.
last year I was in Egypt. traveling to luxor through the desert we stopped at the bus stop. Bedouin children asked for money using the words, "hello money ". every native wanted money for everything. Poor country, poor people where the money from tourism and the Suez Canal are vanish :(
When I went to the Cairo airport, a man noticed me sitting by myself. We started talking and he shared with me some kofta his wife made him. He pointed out every scam, how to spot every scam and every scammer. He sat with me for over an hour. The good guys in Egypt really are the best. But the scams are also everywhere.
It's good you're being honest about your experience and not sugar coating things like so many travel channels do. Thx., because I know you're speaking the truth about Egypt, from first hand experience.
@@shehab.eldin.ashraf.r rather than say "sorry for having bad experience on my country". First think u say is something like that? Lol i love how egypt people act
This is Sonny's deleted comment about the producer Ahmed: About our producer, Ahmed: There’s no way to explain in one video how awful this man is at his job. To understand more, read below. This is the review I left on his trip adviser page. He’s since deleted the page. Ahmed was hired as a local fixer for our food focused production in Egypt. I'm the creator and host of the most viewed travel food show on the internet or otherwise. I've traveled to 50+ countries. I've worked with dozens of fixers and I can tell you Ahmed is the most incompetent person I've ever had the displeasure of working with. Ahmed contains none of the qualities of a good local producer. Ideally a local producer or fixer will do what it takes (within reason) to facilitate a shoot. Ahmed constantly worked against us. Here are some examples of who Ahmed is and what he's like to work with. - Ahmed didn't finish the pre production that was supposed to be done before we arrived. We had to actually hire a local tour guide to find exact restaurant locations in Cairo. Ahmed would not guarantee access to any restaurants and so we were unable to make a schedule. His idea was to just drive around and go wherever we could. Yes, this is the expertise I was paying thousands of dollars for. - Ahmed can't communicate. Any simple question will be answered with a long winded story demonstrating his brilliance and sophistication, yet the question will remain unanswered. He thinks he's a genius. It's true he has a lot of knowledge, but he has no practical way to focus that knowledge in a useful way. - Ahmed is paranoid. More than once he'd asked who on the team was secretly recording audio of him. He would yell at us to stop filming at random times. He'd always tell us the police were watching us. When we shot without Ahmed for a few days we had no issues. He just attracts negativity. - Ahmed has no ability to control a set. Sadly he was the only person who spoke Arabic and English in many situations, but he had no ability to lead the production and efficiently explain what needed to be done. He's easily overwhelmed and if given two tasks at once, he'll always forget the first one. Every production day took about 30% longer than it needed to. - Ahmed threatened me. When we were at a camel market Ahmed failed to make a proper negotiation with the local vendors. When they got angry, he tried running away from them. He then ran into my shot where I was already filming. Then he threatened me for filming him. He said I could be in deep trouble with the authorities. What kind of fixer behaves like this? My team is a small team of four and we were all at his mercy. - Ahmed would scoff at my requests. I've directed over 400 food videos that have been viewed over a billion times. I know how to make a food video. When I'd ask for simple things Ahmed would made audible protests or cross his arms. Once I asked him to have an eating rug moved into the sunlight so we had better lighting when I ate with some villagers. He scoffed. Everything was like this. He'd constantly tell me my requests were unusual rather than trying to assist in some way. - Ahmed is not a people person. This man cannot figure out how a conversation works. He'll spit out facts for 30 minutes straight about a subject no one has asked about, then when you try to join the conversation, he'll steam roll you with more pointless prose. - Ahmed is unlikeable. This is a simple one. He's painful to be around. - Ahmed lies constantly. But he'll lie in subtle ways to gaslight you and make you think you're crazy. When we were in a desert oasis he put us up in a "resort" with no heating and no space heaters while the outside temp was near freezing. His response? "What do you expect? Of course. We're in an oasis." Right... So we were the crazy ones. The resort provided heaters the next night, by the way. So it was ALWAYS in the realm of possibility. The same thing happened the next day. I paid $800!!! to see two farmers cook a sheep. The farmers made breakfast, then they left and a group of tour guides came in to cook the sheep. This was so confusing. The video is about farmers, not tour guides. Ahmed insisted this was normal and that this is how things are done around here and that the tour guides are related to the farmers anyways, so they're basically family. What a load of crap. - Ahmed conned us out of money. Near the end of the trip my team was ill. We knew we'd have to take some days off. He kept the full payment for the days we should have shot. This is reasonable. But then we planned POTENTIAL future dates contingent on us recovering. In true Ahmed fashion, he said he would not discuss any shoot details until we paid in full. So I paid for four days in advance. We ended up having to cancel all the dates BEFORE the dates took place and he still kept 100% of the money. Ever fixer in the world gets 50% of money before and after. Not Ahmed. He requests 100% up front or he'll threaten to halt production. I could go on and on. The point is this. I am a public figure with a public reputation. I have nothing to gain by making these statements, but I am making them because I don't want others to go through the same awful experience my team and I went through.
from my experience , this is the typical Egyptian guy thinking the businesses should be done in this way ,unfortunately ,they think being honest and straight is dump and stupid
There is no way all this was shoot in iPhone ,I don't believe this ,the footage I get from my iPhone looks trash compare to this 😅 idk thou if someone can explain this to me
ur eating our food and being hosted by our people then u stab us in the back and use your platform to criminalize us??? 100% paid to do this, all arabs eat camels and kazakhs eat horses what are u gonna do about it? crcrythat kazakhs are heartless???
This video just broke my heart...man... Sonny is one of the most positive food reviewers out there... After watching his trip to Jakarta, my hometown... I instantly become a fan of his show... The positive energy he showed on camera was so contagious that it made me happy every time I watched his adventure... Those positive energies are gone here, yet he's still trying his best to be positive... man... he deserves better...
All I kept thinking was, given all the places he has been and all the stuff he has experienced, if Sonny speaks poorly of you (as a person, or your country), you're probably pretty shit.
scammers in egypt are everywhere Due to poor levels of education, economy and salaries and all of this caused by a man named Abd El Fatah Saeed Khalil Hussain El sisi
Dude!!! I’ve literally was scouring TH-cam about a year ago.. because I had negative experiences in Egypt. The people just looked at me like a financial commodity, and if I wasn’t more firm, they would have stripped me of my things & clothes (lol) before I finished my trip! You’re the only review that came near to the energy of the people that I experienced there. I’m a woman by the way!
@Noh Seen pretty sure you didn’t meet every single person to say that, every country has its bad people, doesn’t mean you judge a whole country off of it
@@frankbasile3662 that’s true and this is coming from a middle eastern person who literally speaks Arabic. I only visited Cairo once it was the first and last time. Been to Morocco, jordon, Algeria, Turky, Iran, And bunch of Asian and European countries. Egypt has to be the worst in terms of corruption and I have been to China who I thought was corrupt.
I gotta say though Apple should be paying you for this series! It’s like a giant ad for them. I am VERY impressed with the fact y’all were able to film something this great looking with iPhones! 😳👏🏻
@@user-fp6rb1tx1e I think there’s a mutual benefit if Apple recognise him as they can advertise what their iPhones can do and then he also receives viewers and that’s without any cash even changing hands
I'm reminded of when, very early in his career, Anthony Bourdain wandered into Cambodia and his boat was briefly hijacked by the Cambodian Army. One difference: Bourdain had the whole Food Network behind him; Sonny and his iPhone operators are on their own. This is amazing stuff, Sonny.
Am Nigerian and use to think Nigerians were currupt until i travelled to Egypt. The amount of scammers from the staffs in the airport all the way to the city is on a whole different level. Every single soul is looking to scam you especially the ones taking you to go see the pyramids. I actually left Egypt with a big smile on my face as i was glad Nigeria isn't as bad as i tought it was.
This video is too stressful to watch. These camels are treated so badly. Thanks Sonny for being patient and showing us. I have heard multiple people saying Egpyt is the worst place to visit and I am certain I wouldnt visit it based on multiple poor reviews about the scammers.
Islamic slaughterhouses are the most brutal killing Chambers I've ever seen, this was the most gentle Arab slaughter that I've ever seen and I went on a Muslim slaughterhouse video binge a while back and was absolutely sad to see how badly the animals were treated before being slaughtered
Egypt has its positives too. You just have to be extra careful with the locals. Having a great tour guide will sort your trip out. Even if going alone do proper research and plan out first. I had travelled their in 2010 and had a great time and as we had a tour guide we didn't really see much of the scammers unless we went out alone in market areas
@@adityathakoor4922 nahh bruv people there are pretty bad. I was there for nearly 2 months, I've seen good and bad both and the bad is way more than good My trip was planned for 3 months but the experience there made me leave the place. I could not stay there for any long People literally spat on me..
It's insane people are blaming Sonny for going to the "slums" of Egypt - to fair he always goes to less-desirable areas of different countries. He did it with Mexico but he was received with love & open arms. Locals gave him samples & the workers tried communicate with him w/ all smiles. It's not a reflection of the whole country, but he's not gonna hide the bad experience he had.
I’ve seen enough people complain about Egypt by now to paint a picture of what it’s like. sketchy people exist everywhere but I haven’t seen as many TH-camrs complain about a place like they do about Egypt. It’s just scam galore.
I've been watching Sonny's videos for years. But this is the first time I saw him uncomfortable and not too happy making these videos in Egypt. So sad. 🥺🥺🥺❤
My husband who was a contractor there in Egypt for years stated what probably happened is the guy you hired either worked for the police or was some kind of informant especially since they were real paranoid about y’all being there and he was having the cops come in to harass you. It’s pretty much a bribery deal, they just extort you for money and the guy gets a cut on top of the money you gave him. This seems like the case especially when he wasn’t around y’all didn’t have any issues really. It truly sucks that you went through that. I have always wanted to go but after my husband telling me all the corruption that goes on there, I will just have to settle with watching it on TV. So yeah make sure the people you hire as a tour guide or producer has a good background and great references before hiring them on. Unfortunately this guy was probably an informant who was getting money from watching you guys and seeing what you were up to, along with shaking you down for money. This is why he didn’t want to be filmed bc he probably runs this scam on a lot of people
What they went through is extreme but they don't do it to normal tourists in a country that it's economy heavily depends on tourism bottom of the line what happened was wrong but they should've been more confronting so you don't look guilty.
@@mohamedzhassanin4353 as if Egypt was different under Russian or British, or Muslim, or Roman, or Macedonian, Lybian, Numidian, Hyksos, or Egyptian control
As a former Intel analyst I agree. I was thinking the same thing. It's just a hunch because there isn't quite enough evidence, but it's likely based on what I've experienced.
Have watched the entire series thus far and read the review you left about your incompetent producer. Despite all the problems you encountered and shooting on an iPhone (which was excellent footage) I commend you Sonny for never losing it and enduring. You are a true professional and this series proved it even more. Lastly, this series has been awesome perhaps the drama helped a bit as well!
Damn,this is crazy. If an experienced crew like Sonny's got scammed this bad, I cannot imagine what average tourists would encounter who just want to have an great time.
Exactly! What's worse is so many people making excuses for the way they act. The fact sonny and this crew have been to some seriously "scary" places and never had this problem, says a lot. He's not even one of those disrespectful food guys. Even if he doesn't like/agree with something, he always brings something positive about the situation. Especially the people. He'd be the first one to blame the govt and not the people. But here, it seems as tho most of the people are just as corrupt.
its technically a scam but everything is so cheap even if you get scammed lmao. atleast know this when you're going there and just try to get less Scammed xDDD
@@mrsoshadabaadman well I'll take that as a pro tip for my self, however dont ever think im from that place. but truly if you can buy your clothes there for a whole year and it would cost you like 20 dollars if not scammed if scammed probably 400$ or more and by the way if you go to egypt you will 100% get scammed atleast dont get fully scammed and try to avoid thats what i meant in my comment. If you see it dissapointing then i guess im not as smart as i though and ill have to review my ideas. thanks anyways
I'm happy that even though you went through this scary and harsh experience you decided to not only upload it to shed light on Egypts issues but to also continue your work. I want to do what you are doing for a living one day and you persevering is an inspiration
Shedding light on Egypt's issues! 😂😂😂 Wherever you are i bet on my life you have rape , serial killers , murderers , bank heists , children traffic, priests molesting kids and list is too long to be mentioned...
This experience has totally solidified you and your team's talent, as if there was ever any doubt. Despite the obstacles, y'all have created some of the most enjoyable content I've seen on the channel. Well done!
I advise you to visit Algeria in North Africa. We have the best natural landscapes, such as Europe. We have the most delicious foods. Everything is cheap here, for example, with a hundred dollars, you can eat for 10 days.
I'm Nigerian and really appreciate you doing this video. people from parts of the world get to witness how other nations function including the somewhat good, terrible and horrific. i have mad respect for you and your crew for undertaking this journey cos it takes allot of balls, not everything is rainbows and sunshine in every part of the globe. 👍🏾👏🏾
The absolute worst place on earth for a tourist. I'm so glad you are exposing this. People always think I'm exaggerating when I describe it as the absolute worst place I've ever been. I couldn't wait to leave. HORRIBLE PLACE!!
few of my friends visited egypt around 2012, 2013 ish (during our summer break holidays if i'm not mistaken)..they said they had lots of memorable experiences while visiting egypt at the time and learned histories throughout their journey with their tour guides, ofc their travelling over there had its downside but i can say that they were very satisfied with their journey back then. its a shame that it has turned out this way tho.
The camel scenes hurt my heart 😢 Also, kudos to you and your team for pushing through the series. Hopefully no one gets scammed by this guy ever again and you are off in another country experiencing a far better time!
Same i literally shedded tears seeing them hit with sticks and feet tied up and having to stand for who knows how long blood in the mouth and being shoved in a back of a truck like there garbage i understand people have to eat but there has to be a more better way to do it 😔😢😭
Same. That was hard to watch. The scene where they qurbani the camel made me sad though. They slit it's neck but it was still alive as it was bleeding out. That show of it bleeding out, blinking it's eyes, just looking miserable.. that hurt. I respect the idea of making sure it's fed well before and treated well, but man.
@@nicolasalioto3961 same here i had to look away😢 ive had alot of contact with camels and there such amazing animals🤎🐪 its crazy how things are so different all around the world to them its probably every day situations but i could never. i use to be vegetarian and been slowly converting back those clips really made me realize why i am. dont get me wrong i love the show watch every episode but hope i dont see something this sad again
I know the struggle. I went to Egypt with my university course and my archeology professor and the trip was a complete nightmare. They confiscated our entire equipment and called it dangerous weapons (spatulas, brushes and shovels) and threatened to arrest our professor. So we had to buy new equipment and they only offered us super expensive stuff, that we weren’t allowed to refuse. When we finally reached Saqqara, all the people pretended like they didn’t know we were coming, even the man our professor had personally spoken to on the phone several times. So they wanted us to pay again, for a permit to be there and carry out our work and studies, again it was crazy expensive. Well, we did have our fun and learned a lot but there’s just so much going wrong in this country at the moment.
The thing is how can we be sure you won’t steal more artifacts to display at your museums? I am against banning cameras for travelers and good reviewers but I won’t trust foreigners digging for artifacts in my country and in that case I salute Egyptian police.
@@OmarKhaled-uj6cc typical backwards thinking ! For a very long time, archeologists don't exports artifacts and lots of countries are even returning them to Egypt... The artifacts exported nowadays through black market and smugglers are through local gangs (even within the administration...) and will always end up in shady private collections, not museums or such... To finish with, I will just remind you that ancient Egypt was NOT arabic, and that in some ways, have absolutely nothing to do with modern Egypt...
Sonny I have to say, through this series in Egypt, I got some mad respect for you on top of that I already had. The situations you were in and you stayed calm, trying to make some decent footage, and keeping your team in somewhat decent shape, there isn't al ot of people around that could do what you are showing us here, the pure patience and peace of heart is astounding, keep being you!!
This is actually the best episode sonny has ever created….why because look at the circumstances…nothing is scripted….it’s all real…a veteran video creator in a chaotic situation….not giving up in the face of absurd obstacles and using all of his knowledge and experience to bring us this amazing show….kudos to his spirit….we love you sonny
I spent 3 weeks in Egypt last year, and I have to say that i can totally relate! i had several items confiscated, everyone wanted money for EVERYTHING!, if i asked someone to point me to the bathroom, they had their hands out. i was constantly dodging scams and everything seemed to be high priced. I wont be returning anytime soon, unless a huge new discovery is made
This is the most stressful video I've seen from you. I've heard Egypt isn't very tourist friendly but this is pretty extreme. It's a shame that it all went down this way & I'm super happy you didn't just quit this series!
@@Pvt.Fernandez Yes i visited and had so many horrible experiences and even though i also had amazing ones the scams and threates will never be outweighed. I will never return.
Egypt is literally one of the most diverse countries area to area. He could have went to Sharm Al Sheikh or Alexanderia , Dahab . He actually choose cairo which is literally the worst place in Egypt for tourists and the Camel market that me as an Egyptian never went to.
@@kam2142 you forgetting that Cairo is your country's capital? Isn't capital city supposed to be you know, a good representation of the country? Like how it is in every other country, usually the capital is more developed and safer than the rest.
Binding one foot of the camels is so sadistic. On top of everything else of course. I truly feel bad seeing them like this, and ive seen quite a few videos from egypt about how abusive they are towards the camels for tourist riding as well.
@@believe2261 Such a narrow minded comment. I dont buy cheap meats and dont drink milk, but theres a difference between acknowledging meat etc. as food and unnecessary shit like this. With my autoimmune diseases i cant even eat a high carb plant based diet without going off in inflammation constantly. Eating mostly meat and fat and some few veggies is literally the only way to make diet not cripple me lol, so stop with the ignorance.
May seem sadistic to you but to them it’s a way so their money won’t run away. Trust me them sticks are not hurting them animals are tougher then they look.
@@stylishskater92 oh yeah I forgot, abuse and torture killing animals only applies if you can’t see it. In this case you can see it so you have a problem with it lol. Stop being a hypocrite you bigot. My case still stands. If you actually cared you’d eat plants only. And don’t give me that bull shit answer lol we live in 2022 there is an alternative to anything you eat. You could get plant based meat, plant based protein, plant based carbs. Literally anything. stop with the ignorance.
The funny thing is, this is one of my favorite videos from Sonny ever......from the iPhones to the inexperienced camel cooks to the camel market etc........so much action, adventure and excitement. This felt like watching a movie :) Great job.
Man, one look at that producer and I can tell he's trouble. You develop a radar when you live in Egypt for a long time. But I know for a fact there's lots of competent and honest producers and people there as well. It's just that the bad ones are SO BAD they really do stand out.
This video touches me, I spent precious college years in egypt and it was a curse, everything you said is detailed and correct, a nightmare, thank you for covering it in a premium production quality.
People don't realize just how crowded Egypt is because it looks kinda big on a map, but almost all of the 100 million people live along the Nile in an area no bigger than Florida. So think of Florida, but 5x as many people and growing like crazy
I never thought a food & travel show would be more suspenseful and gripping than a Tom Cruise action flick. Great job producing a terrific episode, Sonny and crew, despite all the obstacles thrown at you. You deserved every bite of that camel and we enjoyed every second of the episode. Thank you for all your dedication and hard work, guys! 👏👏👏
Love that Sonny feeds the entire community with the meat's and food's he purchases when traveling. He knows they can not take it with them & can't eat it all & makes sure to include the family, cooks, and their entire family and extends friendliness to all he meets.
Oh my, so sorry for you dude, im a frequent to Egypt, for work as a flight attendant and tourist. Everything was on point, especially regarding asking for money for everything and about the cameras. You should really look for trusted tourist guide and be stern that you can't be messed with. It is a beautiful country, but messed up by few.
The local producer had one job and he nailed it, his job was to make you feel unwelcome and not wish to return while also ensuring you weren't recording the parts of Egypt that they are keeping secret.
Horses are treated worse... I cried at times when visiting Egypt and seeing how they're treated, neglected, hurt, injuries. Every animal btw. Saying Bismillah doesn't show or give any respect. It only shows the fear for Allah for how they're treating the animals
As a woman my experience when i traveled to Egypt was even worst it was so scary and full of sexual harassment to me and my little sister and when i tried to tell other people to be careful of they go they told me I'm racist and a hater
I believe you! All muslim countries are like this, and India! Dont go to India! I lived there as a blonde western women and have been sexual harassed almost every day!
The tour guides in the desert were so awesome. Really refreshing to see the chill, welcoming environment the guides created for Sonny and the team. None of them had ever prepared a Camel that way, yet they were willing to try for a chance to show Sonny (and the rest of us) a taste of Egypt that does not come with a corrupt price tag. Would love to sit in the desert over a nice meal and talk with those dudes about the world. Great job again guys, can't wait for the next episode!
Exactly! It's incredible what kindness can do. Just those few minutes in the desert with those guys was so refreshing and you could tell they genuinely wanted to show Sonny and the rest of the world the beauty of their culture.
I am a seafarer and I offsign in Cairo Egypt last August 2021 before our flight we go in pyramid of giza for tour. The tour agent says the total price of the tour is about 120usd and that is package but when we arrived in pyramid of giza they charge us more 60usd for the your guide. 🤦🏻♂️ and then some vendors around the pyramid will open up some softdrink for you without asking if you will buy, they will force you to take it and they will charge you 10usd for one bottle of soft drinks. Even the locals there man is worst! they volunteer to take you a picture on some site in the pyramid then again they will charge you 5usd for that 🤦🏻♂️😅 for my own experience most of the people in Egypt is worst realtalk 😅
Dang brother, I'm here in Egypt now and haven't had any troubles. Obviously, my level of videos don't require a production team and equipment like you use, but hopefully that has been because of your series. I've been filming absolutely everything and everyone 😮
Thank you for showing us the truth of what places are really like. It’s very sad and a horrible thought what all them camels go through, it seems so cruel and sad. I feel awful for them poor animals.
The iPhone did a phenomenal job! So good in fact…is any other equipment needed? Your honesty and struggles to experience the food the world has to offer is so appreciated! Keep up the amazing work Soney!
I have lived and worked in Egypt. I was often followed and harassed by the police who happen to be totally corrupt. Ahmed likely worked for them or was one of the huge number of secret/plain clothes police that are wrecking the tourist industry.
@@manchuk1d absolutely. Unless, you affiliated with another corrupt officer for protection and no more. Different story if you're muslim and affiliated with government officials.
@@DKShandy76 So what if you refuse to give them any money and show them its not a crime, guessing they'll find every way possible to make your stay feel like hell...
Sonny I’m a dedicated viewer for over two years now and I’ve NEVER seen something so crazy . Thank you for putting up with this craziness hopefully you wouldn’t have to go through this again . This was a beautiful series . And am thankful you guys made it out okay 🙏🏾
Egypt has been in my bucket list for years but thank you Sonny for making me sure about my decision of not ever visiting it unless there's a BIG change in the country. Reading through the comments of people who are from there, have lived there or simply had a trip there - I honestly am speechless!
During your stressful trip, I really appreciate your professional abilities. Can't express myself how happy I am to see the real Egyptian Tradition and its culture, with beautiful smiling people and amazingly beautiful places. Egypt is on my wishlist of traveling along with Morroco, Syria, Libya, Lebanon, the Middle East, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq Turkey and many old historical cities!
@@frankbasile3662 I am from Pakistan. The destinations I mentioned to visit because I am very much interested in Islamic architecture and its culture and history. The rest of the world, the different cultures, traditions, food and people are also beautiful and loveable but I am inclined towards the Afro-Asian or middle eastern culture and its design elements more.
I'm 33 and I've visited 32 countries so far. Egypt is the worst country I've visited. Our tour guide was rude. The locals were rude. Even the hotel staff I stayed in were rude... and it's a 5 star hotel. Will NOT be coming back even if there's a 90% discount on travel.
That producer is so annoying and stupid I can’t even understand how he could stand him the whole trip. He literally does nothing and makes everything worse. He made me so mad 😂
Someone please give this man and his team an award 🏆 thank you so much for taking us behind the scenes with this unfortunate unique experience 👍👍✌️✌️ A PEACE
I advise you to visit Algeria in North Africa. We have the best natural landscapes, such as Europe. We have the most delicious foods. Everything is cheap here, for example, with a hundred dollars, you can eat for 10 days.
When the camel cried out before being stabbed in the neck heart breaking.... Frist viedo ive seen that the animal gets beat and treated like shit... Wow I feel bad for sonny and the crew... But wirse for the camels why are they like that..... I never thought they would be that cruel
Glad I'm not the only one feeling bad for the camels sheesh. Thank you for sharing this no matter how brutal it got & protecting your team. Truly amazing to see another culture, can't say I will ever want to visit Egypt however lol.
The people seem so kind, your producer seems like a piece of work. I’m glad the series is continuing , I wouldn’t have held it against you if you took this trip as a loss, but you are a badass and kept it going . Love your show Sunny
Usually, when I watch Westerners (I'm one) in difficult situations in other countries, I always feel hot from second hand embarrassment. I've only been a subscriber for a few months, but that has never happened with you, you just know how to act wherever you are and it's so refreshing. Your personality seems compatible with everything and that's definitely your channel's magic sauce. Congrats, your videos are a rare delight!
I feel embarrassment all the time for the cringey and disrespectful situations he causes either through ignorance or simply not caring. Especially when he does that in someone's home. Tries too hard to be funny and just comes off as extremely disrespectful.
To be fair, a lot of tourists in any country are considered this way if not only for the fact that they are ignorant to the customs in that country. I mean I live in the US and a lot of Chinese tourists are so used to being in crowded places and walking shoulder to shoulder that personal space is a foreign thing to them.
Damn man they treat those camels extremely poorly jeez. And props to Sonny and the crew for sticking through for the episode/show. Glad you guys made it out alright. 👍
My trip to Egypt had similar experience with scammers. It is such a shame, I have been to many "poorer" countries but they treat guests and tourists really well. In Egypt it felt like every person I met was trying to scam money from me, it was exhausting
@@anthonybanlawijr.parangmag9727 The sad thing is that the honest Egyptians suffer along with them. It actually ends up worse for the legitimate businesses because the scammers not only aggressively push their way in and poach the customers that the honest guides and vendors ought to be getting, they also behave so badly that they scare potential future customers away.
Spent time in Egypt in 2011 I was staying in a complex in Hurghada and travelling outside the complex to work for two weeks. Worst country I've visited for corruption and bent police, I was arrested and forced to pay a fine for entering a marina where I had been working for the last 10days police made it up that I was trespassing even though the place was open to the public. Had to pay equivalent to $30 to take the cuffs off after I told them I had no more money. Turns out I wasn't the only guy who they had done this to. Took a taxi home one night , the guy took me into the dessert and tried to rob me and colleague fortunately private security from a hotel saw what was going on and pulled a gun on the driver before he left us and drove off. Never again !
I MUST say, that in my being here since under 98,000 subscribers have I EVER heard, saw or READ Sonny say ONE bad thing about ANYONE, Much less anyone that he has paid or worked with in ANY country to do a video. Bottom line is, if Sonny say this Ahmed guy was bad, that actually means he was deplorable... I promise you! 💯
I don't know, part of me believes this is just a typical white man's rant about a POC who didn't bow down enough. But then again I don't know Ahmed, he might be really as bad as depicted by the white man
@@JuarezDerrick as in " imagine how horrible they where that they made the one dude who never complains complain " im not trying to be rude but I think its pretty obvious.
Super informative on the travel challenges. I must chime in on the the amazing footage captured on the iPhone. You and your team did a lot with the limited tools you had at your disposal. It was all pieced together so beautifully. Great job 👏🏼
I can understand that if you're vegan/vegetarian but in our culture we don't feel bad not because we're not human but because it's bound to die anyway in the Halal way of course not by other acts that isn't halal obviously this is from a religious point of view given that the country is incredibly religious mainly Muslim
Thank you Sonny for looking out for the people. Imagine traveling to this country alone and being in that situation. 2.4 million people now know how horrible it is to visit this country. It’s sad because that revenue from the tourists could bring the country could help the country thrive but instead they damage their own countries reputation. How sad.
Well basically egypt isn't as you all think or imagine idk why the hell did the police stop him but trust me i visted it many times and i didn't face any problems also its so beautiful but sometimes the police just ruin it idk why
Most peoples feel safe around their police But us Egyptians feel terrified around them even if we did nothing at all They harass us, treat us horribly and even arrest people for no absolute reason Sorry about your experience sonny, glad you and your amazing team made it out safely
This is one of the best food series I’ve ever get the pleasure to see, and the fact that is a raw and unknown experience makes it even better. Standing ovation to you and your team Sonny
Please.. In Africa jungles there is a lake full of crocodiles which eat humans at a continuous rate but the united nations and these organizations refused to either kill or find a solution, THEY PREFER ANIMALS TO HUMANS , THE POINT IS these creatures are designed to serve humans whether be eaten or carry laugage or tranport.. This is their purpose in life as us humans purpose is to worship our creator only in every possible way which is also by being nice to these animals even when slaughtering them the knife must be sharp to no torture it so it's done smoothly &fast. And giving them food and never hitting them or killing them for other than eating them or benefitting from them or to save humans from their evils.. This is what islam orders.🏵👍
@@WAHRHEIT402 sorry to say your ignorance is truly astonishing, No their purpose in life is not to serve "Us", they are meant to live a life free from the torture of mankind as are all other animals. Humans are a cancer and your statement proves this.
Holy crap!! I was so worried for you !! You always look so happy and enjoying the area you are in and in this video I instantly saw your discomfort! I am so terribly sorry that you had to go through that. This video was so hard to watch. Much love sonny ! And thank you for all that you do and go through.
@@natalysanchez7375 1 bad can make u forget 1000 good u done that's the agenda here dear. that he show only few good just hide their intention. just for ur tots, just imagine how any ARAB people got treated when they enter USA, just think about it. Media is a false way to listen to for anyone that is naive
I live for content like this. You are going to places many of us will never have an opportunity to see in our life times, this way we can experience some of what these amazing places have to offer. Shout out to the lovely people of Egypt, (Government aside) thanks for welcoming the world into your country.
I loved this video!! The tremendous effort of the team is clearly visible in this series. As an Egyptian, I salute you for capturing the essence of Egyptian beauty in your videos and for not sugarcoating the disgusting incidents that you’ve encountered.❤️ And I would like to apologize for the not so great situations you’ve been through.
I've been a fan of your channel for years... I've never seen you so afraid and worried ever. Kudos to you, and your staff, for braving the Egyptian authorities, and still be able make these episodes. Keep safe.
That final desert scene was almost like a culmination of what this Channel is about. Many of us may never experience these cultural events that occur at any given moment and to see you go through the chaos of Cairo through to the dinner surrounded by the landscape and good people, was truly something. Well done.
I really felt ur pain 😭 put them in the spot light so people should aware of Egypt let them stay there with their ridiculous rules they are scammers it's all about money go where u are most comfortable and most welcome. 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲❤️❤️👍👍
I'm an Egyptian living in Europe, I usually watch travel/ food vloggers visiting Egypt to feel a little less home sick, but this video made me learn a lot of new things about my country, thanks a lot for this unexpected surprise.
Seeing how the camels were treated caused me physical pain...☹️ Then again, if they treat tourists this bad, I guess why would I expect empathy from them for an animal.
Loved the cinematography and content. I was born in Egypt, but carry other passports as well, and would tell you that after 20 years I'm still hesitant to take my wife and visit Cairo because of all this! Yes the food is nice, dollars take you further there, but scams, lies, haggle is not something I want to experience on vacation! And if the police or locals turn on you for ANY reason , you are on your own.. My advice for anyone traveling to Egypt have actual friends that you trust and know that will take you places and take care of you there, tour experience will be a lot better. Most of the tourist facing Egyptians are smiling snakes.
Having a friend in Egypt before you come is actually a very good advice as an Egyptian there's some parts in Egypt I need a friend there before I go to it like the Camel Market for example i need someone that I trust to buy anything there.
I love your videos. I feel sad for those camels they were covered in rope marks from being tied up constantly and pulling heavy loads. I always wanted to see the pyramids but this video made me think twice. You were treated so badly and for people to be demanding money and making threats with the law is bullying tactics. Im glad you fired that producer!
For me, the Pyramids don't even exist. After listening to some near people's experience and then this vlogs about bad experiences, this place is another planet for a person like me who can't stand Mafia's and double faced people.
I always wanted to go to Egypt, but after seeing how Egypt officials treated a well known food vlogger, Dam never in my life i would want to go to that hell..
well known... Here he his in some part of europe too maybe... If he have 100 viewer in egypt it good. Dont forget those are area of the world where few people have internet and even fewer will activily use it for recreative purpose
Not everything you see is the whole truth, but Egypt does not always treat people like this. The Egyptian people welcome everyone, we are the country of the pharaohs. Whoever did not visit Egypt did not know its value. 🇾🇪🇾🇪
All of Egypt's issues aside, that meal in the desert at the end looked beautiful. It looks like you guys even managed to keep the sand out of your food! Hopefully Egypt can get its act together.
@@sir8221 Or better yet, maybe Egypt can one day regain its freedom so you can know what many other modernized countries on the planet are like. Something has to break eventually.
I think it’s safe to say your audience is so appreciative of you and your team for sticking through all the bull**** this country had to offer. Love your videos and I’m sorry you guys were treated so poorly.
for a series shot entirely out of iphones - tells us the skill of the team you have for this to look good, awesome content as always the only difference from other series you have is there's a sense of suspense as you always look over your shoulder for authorities
As many times said before It's no secret It's not the tech that makes a difference, it's the knowledge of the user of the tech that makes the difference
@@jeerzinqd6831 Here we go again You don't understand do you? It's nothing to do with the iPhone A competent photographer will know how to make the most out of anything they handle The one thing they dont do is come up with excuses all the time
This series has me so obsessed and I can't wait for the next one - living on the edge is something I would never do (I'm a scaredy-cat) - this is what makes your vlogs intriguing; props to you and your entire team. I would never try most, if not all of the food you eat. I do enjoy how you immerse yourself in every culture.
Sonny often laughs and does funny things for the audience but in Egypt it's a nightmare with cameras. Plus what can go worse when your guide scammed you up.
With all that hassle, the video turned out great! Seeing you guys eating together, makes me miss eating with everyone in the family. Outside our house, in the garden, using our hands, and a lot of seafood, rice and grilled veggies in the table.
Just discovered your videos and absolutely love them as someone who's more interested in the traveling aspect. You do a great job of immersing yourself into the culture
Aww dang…You looked super stressed during this whole time until you sat and ate with those great guys! I’m so glad to know you and your team survived the hell of that producer. You could definitely tell he was trouble. Hopes that you never deal with him again bc you and your team deserve the best. Hats off to you for capturing truth and making the most out of everything. ❤️😊❤️
Honestly I’m just happy everyone is home safely, i never felt so scared watching your past two videos i swear i was holding my breath the whole time. Just be safe 🙏🏾
I just want to say thank god you have a large fan base and able to warn lots of people. Egypt was one of my top 5 countries I wanted to visit one day. Not anymore... Sad how it is there. I've been watching you since 2019, it sounds like this was the worst trip you've ever taken.
I've visited Egypt three times in 25 years. The last time was 2010. By watching this video, nothing's improved. I am feeling awfully sorry for the locals but as a foreigner, Egypt's a terrible, miserable and dysfunctional state, since at least 35 years ago.
yazid Amr exactly, you think life is great because that’s what you’re used to. If your country is too rude to treat visitors kindly, that’s probably not a good thing. Lol.
agree. went there once, never gonna come back. hospitality kinda ok, but people are very eager to con you out of your money. better go to thailand or something where people are more honest towards tourists..
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As an Egyptian I’m glad that He made this episode. Various Arabic speaking TH-cam channels and media outlets have picked up his story and criticized the government and the people for what they’re doing. I’m glad he is shedding light on these issues we’ve had for decades and doesn’t try to sugarcoat things.
@@nasamnasoma7230 or just deliver the tourism quality you promote and don't be heartbroken when people see the truth
@@nasamnasoma7230 that’s the point, we shouldn’t visits. It’s shady….
@@nasamnasoma7230 your the type of person to steal from somebody and than blame the one who found out´because he found out
im an Egyptian and i agree 100% with you about this comment
last year I was in Egypt. traveling to luxor through the desert we stopped at the bus stop. Bedouin children asked for money using the words, "hello money ". every native wanted money for everything. Poor country, poor people where the money from tourism and the Suez Canal are vanish :(
When I went to the Cairo airport, a man noticed me sitting by myself. We started talking and he shared with me some kofta his wife made him. He pointed out every scam, how to spot every scam and every scammer. He sat with me for over an hour. The good guys in Egypt really are the best. But the scams are also everywhere.
Damn what a great guy
Reminds me of my first time in Mexico, the scammers normally hangout near country entrances or ports.
Damn an hour? Must be a lot of scam going on around.
Scams are everywhere. Let’s not act like egypt is the only country -_-
@@yaraeg2000 Yeah but not every country when the minute you arrived in airport everyone want to scam you .
It's good you're being honest about your experience and not sugar coating things like so many travel channels do. Thx., because I know you're speaking the truth about Egypt, from first hand experience.
Same here
@@shehab.eldin.ashraf.r you may dosnt English and manners no so well
@@shehab.eldin.ashraf.r you may doesn't speak so quiet shush
@@shehab.eldin.ashraf.r rather than say "sorry for having bad experience on my country". First think u say is something like that? Lol i love how egypt people act
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This is Sonny's deleted comment about the producer Ahmed:
About our producer, Ahmed: There’s no way to explain in one video how awful this man is at his job. To understand more, read below. This is the review I left on his trip adviser page. He’s since deleted the page. Ahmed was hired as a local fixer for our food focused production in Egypt. I'm the creator and host of the most viewed travel food show on the internet or otherwise. I've traveled to 50+ countries. I've worked with dozens of fixers and I can tell you Ahmed is the most incompetent person I've ever had the displeasure of working with. Ahmed contains none of the qualities of a good local producer. Ideally a local producer or fixer will do what it takes (within reason) to facilitate a shoot. Ahmed constantly worked against us. Here are some examples of who Ahmed is and what he's like to work with.
- Ahmed didn't finish the pre production that was supposed to be done before we arrived. We had to actually hire a local tour guide to find exact restaurant locations in Cairo. Ahmed would not guarantee access to any restaurants and so we were unable to make a schedule. His idea was to just drive around and go wherever we could. Yes, this is the expertise I was paying thousands of dollars for.
- Ahmed can't communicate. Any simple question will be answered with a long winded story demonstrating his brilliance and sophistication, yet the question will remain unanswered. He thinks he's a genius. It's true he has a lot of knowledge, but he has no practical way to focus that knowledge in a useful way.
- Ahmed is paranoid. More than once he'd asked who on the team was secretly recording audio of him. He would yell at us to stop filming at random times. He'd always tell us the police were watching us. When we shot without Ahmed for a few days we had no issues. He just attracts negativity.
- Ahmed has no ability to control a set. Sadly he was the only person who spoke Arabic and English in many situations, but he had no ability to lead the production and efficiently explain what needed to be done. He's easily overwhelmed and if given two tasks at once, he'll always forget the first one. Every production day took about 30% longer than it needed to.
- Ahmed threatened me. When we were at a camel market Ahmed failed to make a proper negotiation with the local vendors. When they got angry, he tried running away from them. He then ran into my shot where I was already filming. Then he threatened me for filming him. He said I could be in deep trouble with the authorities. What kind of fixer behaves like this? My team is a small team of four and we were all at his mercy.
- Ahmed would scoff at my requests. I've directed over 400 food videos that have been viewed over a billion times. I know how to make a food video. When I'd ask for simple things Ahmed would made audible protests or cross his arms. Once I asked him to have an eating rug moved into the sunlight so we had better lighting when I ate with some villagers. He scoffed. Everything was like this. He'd constantly tell me my requests were unusual rather than trying to assist in some way.
- Ahmed is not a people person. This man cannot figure out how a conversation works. He'll spit out facts for 30 minutes straight about a subject no one has asked about, then when you try to join the conversation, he'll steam roll you with more pointless prose.
- Ahmed is unlikeable. This is a simple one. He's painful to be around.
- Ahmed lies constantly. But he'll lie in subtle ways to gaslight you and make you think you're crazy. When we were in a desert oasis he put us up in a "resort" with no heating and no space heaters while the outside temp was near freezing. His response? "What do you expect? Of course. We're in an oasis." Right... So we were the crazy ones. The resort provided heaters the next night, by the way. So it was ALWAYS in the realm of possibility. The same thing happened the next day. I paid $800!!! to see two farmers cook a sheep. The farmers made breakfast, then they left and a group of tour guides came in to cook the sheep. This was so confusing. The video is about farmers, not tour guides. Ahmed insisted this was normal and that this is how things are done around here and that the tour guides are related to the farmers anyways, so they're basically family. What a load of crap.
- Ahmed conned us out of money. Near the end of the trip my team was ill. We knew we'd have to take some days off. He kept the full payment for the days we should have shot. This is reasonable. But then we planned POTENTIAL future dates contingent on us recovering. In true Ahmed fashion, he said he would not discuss any shoot details until we paid in full. So I paid for four days in advance. We ended up having to cancel all the dates BEFORE the dates took place and he still kept 100% of the money. Ever fixer in the world gets 50% of money before and after. Not Ahmed. He requests 100% up front or he'll threaten to halt production. I could go on and on. The point is this. I am a public figure with a public reputation. I have nothing to gain by making these statements, but I am making them because I don't want others to go through the same awful experience my team and I went through.
Damn it Ahmed
The question is ,is Ahmed still alive...
I think he had reasons to be paranoid.
@@Oddbisket I----
from my experience , this is the typical Egyptian guy thinking the businesses should be done in this way ,unfortunately ,they think being honest and straight is dump and stupid
You can really feel the stress and frustration in this video. For y'all to remain so professional throughout is mind-blowing
Those people are really the worst thing I've ever see in any vlog that I watch
@@Dontrecommendthischannel134 they already invest big amount of money for get nothing?
Wow, yeah I would have left. That was a horrible experience.
Islamic countries are dangerous especially for gays, atheists, blacks .
Egypt was my worst experience ever in my tour!!! Wtf!!! It’s a H E L L hole!! I’ll never visit that gros s country!! Animalz
Can we give Sonny and his crew A well deserved applause, for both filming and bringing out this episode
And tbh for this to be shot on phones the image quality is pretty fucking impressive
There is no way all this was shoot in iPhone ,I don't believe this ,the footage I get from my iPhone looks trash compare to this 😅 idk thou if someone can explain this to me
This is quintessential gonzo journalism.
*episodes
ur eating our food and being hosted by our people then u stab us in the back and use your platform to criminalize us??? 100% paid to do this, all arabs eat camels and kazakhs eat horses what are u gonna do about it? crcrythat kazakhs are heartless???
This video just broke my heart...man... Sonny is one of the most positive food reviewers out there... After watching his trip to Jakarta, my hometown... I instantly become a fan of his show... The positive energy he showed on camera was so contagious that it made me happy every time I watched his adventure...
Those positive energies are gone here, yet he's still trying his best to be positive... man... he deserves better...
Damn... shit... sucks...
Spot on! He's such an upbeat guy but this shithole country ruined the whole foodtour and everything
@@smolpener7430 I feel bad for the camels, treated like hellions.
All I kept thinking was, given all the places he has been and all the stuff he has experienced, if Sonny speaks poorly of you (as a person, or your country), you're probably pretty shit.
Exactly what I thought watching these Egypt series.. if Sonny think EGYPT and AHMED is bad, it must be VERY VERY BAD.. cause he usually very positive
you got scammed by Ahmed, he is not a producer but one of the local scammers and just made your trip more expensive than it should be.
scammers in egypt are everywhere Due to poor levels of education, economy and salaries and all of this caused by a man named Abd El Fatah Saeed Khalil Hussain El sisi
I thought the same thing. He pocketed the cash and took them on unsafe and cheap routes.
Dude!!! I’ve literally was scouring TH-cam about a year ago.. because I had negative experiences in Egypt. The people just looked at me like a financial commodity, and if I wasn’t more firm, they would have stripped me of my things & clothes (lol) before I finished my trip! You’re the only review that came near to the energy of the people that I experienced there. I’m a woman by the way!
As a woman, thank god they only saw you as an ATM.
@Noh Seen pretty sure you didn’t meet every single person to say that, every country has its bad people, doesn’t mean you judge a whole country off of it
@@Malak-ov5is Yes that's true,some countries more then others,especially Egypt where 99 percent of the people are corrupt or want money..
@@frankbasile3662 that’s true and this is coming from a middle eastern person who literally speaks Arabic. I only visited Cairo once it was the first and last time. Been to Morocco, jordon, Algeria, Turky, Iran, And bunch of Asian and European countries. Egypt has to be the worst in terms of corruption and I have been to China who I thought was corrupt.
@@sajadnori8384 china corrupt? lol maybe 10 years ago, china is safer then any of those countries you listed
I gotta say though Apple should be paying you for this series! It’s like a giant ad for them. I am VERY impressed with the fact y’all were able to film something this great looking with iPhones! 😳👏🏻
Absolutely.. Apple should recognize tkyg quality work you did and the promotion he did for their products
Apple doesn't owe anyone anything. The product he (Sunny) purchased worked as advertised. There's a reason behind the price.
@@user-fp6rb1tx1e I think there’s a mutual benefit if Apple recognise him as they can advertise what their iPhones can do and then he also receives viewers and that’s without any cash even changing hands
Apple doesn’t want the “bad press” of someone being honest about the nightmare of visiting these garbage holes! To woke for that.
@@timprescott4634 good point! 😆😂🤣
I'm reminded of when, very early in his career, Anthony Bourdain wandered into Cambodia and his boat was briefly hijacked by the Cambodian Army. One difference: Bourdain had the whole Food Network behind him; Sonny and his iPhone operators are on their own. This is amazing stuff, Sonny.
Legendary
iPhone operators, lol
Man if anything this Egypt series is like a free ads for Iphone camera lol. Honestly, the footage doesn't look too shabby
@@abilawaandamari8366 Agreed. I frankly can't tell all that much difference.
He should change the channel’s name to “Sonny and Iphone Operators”
you can judge a society by how they treat their animals "
--Ghandi
he was talking about Egypt.....
Wasn’t Ghandi racist?
he loved animals sensitive one just like you.....
Am Nigerian and use to think Nigerians were currupt until i travelled to Egypt. The amount of scammers from the staffs in the airport all the way to the city is on a whole different level. Every single soul is looking to scam you especially the ones taking you to go see the pyramids. I actually left Egypt with a big smile on my face as i was glad Nigeria isn't as bad as i tought it was.
Wow
That moment when the princes of Nigeria aren't as bad as you...
Yeah sometimes we take a lot of things for granted
As an egyptian, this is facts. Fuck the gov
Dude even Indians are not spared…😂😂
This video is too stressful to watch. These camels are treated so badly. Thanks Sonny for being patient and showing us. I have heard multiple people saying Egpyt is the worst place to visit and I am certain I wouldnt visit it based on multiple poor reviews about the scammers.
I agree ..i felt so bad. 😭😭😭😭
Islamic slaughterhouses are the most brutal killing Chambers I've ever seen, this was the most gentle Arab slaughter that I've ever seen and I went on a Muslim slaughterhouse video binge a while back and was absolutely sad to see how badly the animals were treated before being slaughtered
Egypt has its positives too. You just have to be extra careful with the locals. Having a great tour guide will sort your trip out. Even if going alone do proper research and plan out first.
I had travelled their in 2010 and had a great time and as we had a tour guide we didn't really see much of the scammers unless we went out alone in market areas
So you haven’t seen how the pigs are treated in USA or like any other country 🤣. Jesus some people are so weak
@@adityathakoor4922 nahh bruv people there are pretty bad. I was there for nearly 2 months, I've seen good and bad both and the bad is way more than good
My trip was planned for 3 months but the experience there made me leave the place. I could not stay there for any long
People literally spat on me..
It's insane people are blaming Sonny for going to the "slums" of Egypt - to fair he always goes to less-desirable areas of different countries. He did it with Mexico but he was received with love & open arms. Locals gave him samples & the workers tried communicate with him w/ all smiles. It's not a reflection of the whole country, but he's not gonna hide the bad experience he had.
Exactly my thought when I saw those comments! People who watch Sonny enough would know this.
And they were blame him for shoot on iphone, sadly they didn't know the reason why.
@@runfargetlost991 Yet the chance of getting trafficked is at 90%
@@DX413RB8 oh well
I’ve seen enough people complain about Egypt by now to paint a picture of what it’s like. sketchy people exist everywhere but I haven’t seen as many TH-camrs complain about a place like they do about Egypt. It’s just scam galore.
I've been watching Sonny's videos for years. But this is the first time I saw him uncomfortable and not too happy making these videos in Egypt. So sad. 🥺🥺🥺❤
My husband who was a contractor there in Egypt for years stated what probably happened is the guy you hired either worked for the police or was some kind of informant especially since they were real paranoid about y’all being there and he was having the cops come in to harass you. It’s pretty much a bribery deal, they just extort you for money and the guy gets a cut on top of the money you gave him.
This seems like the case especially when he wasn’t around y’all didn’t have any issues really.
It truly sucks that you went through that. I have always wanted to go but after my husband telling me all the corruption that goes on there, I will just have to settle with watching it on TV.
So yeah make sure the people you hire as a tour guide or producer has a good background and great references before hiring them on. Unfortunately this guy was probably an informant who was getting money from watching you guys and seeing what you were up to, along with shaking you down for money.
This is why he didn’t want to be filmed bc he probably runs this scam on a lot of people
This is really terrifying.
What they went through is extreme but they don't do it to normal tourists in a country that it's economy heavily depends on tourism bottom of the line what happened was wrong but they should've been more confronting so you don't look guilty.
@@mohamedzhassanin4353 as if Egypt was different under Russian or British, or Muslim, or Roman, or Macedonian, Lybian, Numidian, Hyksos, or Egyptian control
As a former Intel analyst I agree. I was thinking the same thing. It's just a hunch because there isn't quite enough evidence, but it's likely based on what I've experienced.
WOOOW
Have watched the entire series thus far and read the review you left about your incompetent producer. Despite all the problems you encountered and shooting on an iPhone (which was excellent footage) I commend you Sonny for never losing it and enduring. You are a true professional and this series proved it even more. Lastly, this series has been awesome perhaps the drama helped a bit as well!
If he lost it he probably wouldn’t have made it home and his body would probably not be in one piece anymore.
Damn,this is crazy. If an experienced crew like Sonny's got scammed this bad, I cannot imagine what average tourists would encounter who just want to have an great time.
Exactly! What's worse is so many people making excuses for the way they act. The fact sonny and this crew have been to some seriously "scary" places and never had this problem, says a lot. He's not even one of those disrespectful food guys. Even if he doesn't like/agree with something, he always brings something positive about the situation. Especially the people. He'd be the first one to blame the govt and not the people. But here, it seems as tho most of the people are just as corrupt.
@@brinaanna9720 Hi my mother how are you
its technically a scam but everything is so cheap even if you get scammed lmao. atleast know this when you're going there and just try to get less Scammed xDDD
@@Abukhaled640 Your comment is dissapointing. I hope you never gain any power or control of resources meant for people.
@@mrsoshadabaadman well I'll take that as a pro tip for my self, however dont ever think im from that place. but truly if you can buy your clothes there for a whole year and it would cost you like 20 dollars if not scammed if scammed probably 400$ or more and by the way if you go to egypt you will 100% get scammed atleast dont get fully scammed and try to avoid thats what i meant in my comment. If you see it dissapointing then i guess im not as smart as i though and ill have to review my ideas. thanks anyways
I'm happy that even though you went through this scary and harsh experience you decided to not only upload it to shed light on Egypts issues but to also continue your work. I want to do what you are doing for a living one day and you persevering is an inspiration
Shedding light on Egypt's issues! 😂😂😂 Wherever you are i bet on my life you have rape , serial killers , murderers , bank heists , children traffic, priests molesting kids and list is too long to be mentioned...
This experience has totally solidified you and your team's talent, as if there was ever any doubt. Despite the obstacles, y'all have created some of the most enjoyable content I've seen on the channel. Well done!
I advise you to visit Algeria in North Africa. We have the best natural landscapes, such as Europe. We have the most delicious foods. Everything is cheap here, for example, with a hundred dollars, you can eat for 10 days.
Hello 🤗
@P not you judging a whole country based off a small part of it when you haven’t even been there 🤡
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I'm Nigerian and really appreciate you doing this video. people from parts of the world get to witness how other nations function including the somewhat good, terrible and horrific. i have mad respect for you and your crew for undertaking this journey cos it takes allot of balls, not everything is rainbows and sunshine in every part of the globe. 👍🏾👏🏾
We know there are more corrupt countries all over the world, my Nigerian King.
@@therealestbadman more corrupt than Nigeria? Am not sure about that
@@Mamapelz I doubt there are countries more corrupt than nigeria. However, their culture and food seems decent
This is truth
@@yousifahmed6200 yah but Nigeria is so bad. Getting worst everyday. I am Nigerian myself, curruption,food and secuirity is non existence
The absolute worst place on earth for a tourist. I'm so glad you are exposing this. People always think I'm exaggerating when I describe it as the absolute worst place I've ever been. I couldn't wait to leave. HORRIBLE PLACE!!
Tourist in Egypt is a walking ATM for them. If you are female, everyone male will prey on you.
North Korea might be worse, just sayin
@@dylanthefunniboi7170 no
few of my friends visited egypt around 2012, 2013 ish (during our summer break holidays if i'm not mistaken)..they said they had lots of memorable experiences while visiting egypt at the time and learned histories throughout their journey with their tour guides, ofc their travelling over there had its downside but i can say that they were very satisfied with their journey back then. its a shame that it has turned out this way tho.
A little detail is that they were men, if they were women things get to another level of bad treatment
Absolutely loved how you handled this! What a legend, good humoured, but takes no crap, and still delivers awesome content for us lucky viewers!👌💪
The camel scenes hurt my heart 😢
Also, kudos to you and your team for pushing through the series. Hopefully no one gets scammed by this guy ever again and you are off in another country experiencing a far better time!
Same i literally shedded tears seeing them hit with sticks and feet tied up and having to stand for who knows how long blood in the mouth and being shoved in a back of a truck like there garbage i understand people have to eat but there has to be a more better way to do it 😔😢😭
Same. That was hard to watch. The scene where they qurbani the camel made me sad though. They slit it's neck but it was still alive as it was bleeding out. That show of it bleeding out, blinking it's eyes, just looking miserable.. that hurt. I respect the idea of making sure it's fed well before and treated well, but man.
@@nicolasalioto3961 same here i had to look away😢 ive had alot of contact with camels and there such amazing animals🤎🐪 its crazy how things are so different all around the world to them its probably every day situations but i could never. i use to be vegetarian and been slowly converting back those clips really made me realize why i am. dont get me wrong i love the show watch every episode but hope i dont see something this sad again
Same my heart just stopt for a second. :( it's not a Painless death, it's for me a feeling of animal cruelty.!
@@Xer0.Visual5 i totally agree 😔
I know the struggle. I went to Egypt with my university course and my archeology professor and the trip was a complete nightmare.
They confiscated our entire equipment and called it dangerous weapons (spatulas, brushes and shovels) and threatened to arrest our professor.
So we had to buy new equipment and they only offered us super expensive stuff, that we weren’t allowed to refuse.
When we finally reached Saqqara, all the people pretended like they didn’t know we were coming, even the man our professor had personally spoken to on the phone several times. So they wanted us to pay again, for a permit to be there and carry out our work and studies, again it was crazy expensive.
Well, we did have our fun and learned a lot but there’s just so much going wrong in this country at the moment.
The greed…
As I said above, the most common job in Egypt is extortionist, and the biggest of all is... Zahi Hawass !
You are right, we Egyptians have a security problem
The thing is how can we be sure you won’t steal more artifacts to display at your museums? I am against banning cameras for travelers and good reviewers but I won’t trust foreigners digging for artifacts in my country and in that case I salute Egyptian police.
@@OmarKhaled-uj6cc typical backwards thinking ! For a very long time, archeologists don't exports artifacts and lots of countries are even returning them to Egypt... The artifacts exported nowadays through black market and smugglers are through local gangs (even within the administration...) and will always end up in shady private collections, not museums or such... To finish with, I will just remind you that ancient Egypt was NOT arabic, and that in some ways, have absolutely nothing to do with modern Egypt...
Sonny I have to say, through this series in Egypt, I got some mad respect for you on top of that I already had. The situations you were in and you stayed calm, trying to make some decent footage, and keeping your team in somewhat decent shape, there isn't al ot of people around that could do what you are showing us here, the pure patience and peace of heart is astounding, keep being you!!
Thanks a lot
This is actually the best episode sonny has ever created….why because look at the circumstances…nothing is scripted….it’s all real…a veteran video creator in a chaotic situation….not giving up in the face of absurd obstacles and using all of his knowledge and experience to bring us this amazing show….kudos to his spirit….we love you sonny
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I spent 3 weeks in Egypt last year, and I have to say that i can totally relate! i had several items confiscated, everyone wanted money for EVERYTHING!, if i asked someone to point me to the bathroom, they had their hands out. i was constantly dodging scams and everything seemed to be high priced. I wont be returning anytime soon, unless a huge new discovery is made
Sounds like South West Nigeria
Egypt was once beautiful. It had women rulers. Now it’s been destroyed by Arab culture
@@ThatsEunice you’re a fool
Sounds like a SHITHOLE
@@ThatsEunice < more like Alabama
This is the most stressful video I've seen from you. I've heard Egypt isn't very tourist friendly but this is pretty extreme. It's a shame that it all went down this way & I'm super happy you didn't just quit this series!
Pretty idiotic considering tourism is one of their main income as a country lmao
@@Pvt.Fernandez Yes i visited and had so many horrible experiences and even though i also had amazing ones the scams and threates will never be outweighed. I will never return.
@@Pvt.Fernandez was...
Egypt is literally one of the most diverse countries area to area. He could have went to Sharm Al Sheikh or Alexanderia , Dahab . He actually choose cairo which is literally the worst place in Egypt for tourists and the Camel market that me as an Egyptian never went to.
@@kam2142 you forgetting that Cairo is your country's capital? Isn't capital city supposed to be you know, a good representation of the country? Like how it is in every other country, usually the capital is more developed and safer than the rest.
Binding one foot of the camels is so sadistic. On top of everything else of course. I truly feel bad seeing them like this, and ive seen quite a few videos from egypt about how abusive they are towards the camels for tourist riding as well.
You better only have a plant based diet with that type of comment
@@believe2261 Such a narrow minded comment. I dont buy cheap meats and dont drink milk, but theres a difference between acknowledging meat etc. as food and unnecessary shit like this. With my autoimmune diseases i cant even eat a high carb plant based diet without going off in inflammation constantly. Eating mostly meat and fat and some few veggies is literally the only way to make diet not cripple me lol, so stop with the ignorance.
May seem sadistic to you but to them it’s a way so their money won’t run away. Trust me them sticks are not hurting them animals are tougher then they look.
@@stylishskater92 oh yeah I forgot, abuse and torture killing animals only applies if you can’t see it. In this case you can see it so you have a problem with it lol. Stop being a hypocrite you bigot. My case still stands. If you actually cared you’d eat plants only. And don’t give me that bull shit answer lol we live in 2022 there is an alternative to anything you eat. You could get plant based meat, plant based protein, plant based carbs. Literally anything. stop with the ignorance.
@@doctordeath2551 this comment came from someone who definitely beats their animals
The funny thing is, this is one of my favorite videos from Sonny ever......from the iPhones to the inexperienced camel cooks to the camel market etc........so much action, adventure and excitement. This felt like watching a movie :) Great job.
You enjoyed watching a camel slaughtered?
Feels like Indiana Jones.
I thought...could this be staged for ratings?
@@travelingsober yeah especially the camels, their acting was very good.
Man, one look at that producer and I can tell he's trouble. You develop a radar when you live in Egypt for a long time. But I know for a fact there's lots of competent and honest producers and people there as well. It's just that the bad ones are SO BAD they really do stand out.
Hoping things will get better there, man :(
Hook him up next time Pisty ;).
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@Black Lesbian Poet You are literally a ‘woke’ stereotype in almost every way.
This video touches me, I spent precious college years in egypt and it was a curse, everything you said is detailed and correct, a nightmare, thank you for covering it in a premium production quality.
Saudi Arabia>
People don't realize just how crowded Egypt is because it looks kinda big on a map, but almost all of the 100 million people live along the Nile in an area no bigger than Florida. So think of Florida, but 5x as many people and growing like crazy
i'm from Jordan speak arabic as them yet i don't go to that shit hole
@@thegray0 the only shit hole is ur mind
But it's easy if you speak Arabic lol 🇪🇬👀
That's soo sadistic, the way all the Camels were screaming it was heart wrenching.
Yeah, poor camels were scared and hurt. No need to treat them so badly.
NOT SCREAMING thats how thery talk and communicate you couyld say every animal "cries" when making a noise
If you think this is brutal, wait until
you see how women and non Muslims get treated
Thats what I do with my wife when she annoys me
It's life. It's how the entire world has always worked. In the west it's hidden.
I never thought a food & travel show would be more suspenseful and gripping than a Tom Cruise action flick. Great job producing a terrific episode, Sonny and crew, despite all the obstacles thrown at you. You deserved every bite of that camel and we enjoyed every second of the episode. Thank you for all your dedication and hard work, guys! 👏👏👏
Love that Sonny feeds the entire community with the meat's and food's he purchases when traveling. He knows they can not take it with them & can't eat it all & makes sure to include the family, cooks, and their entire family and extends friendliness to all he meets.
Oh my, so sorry for you dude, im a frequent to Egypt, for work as a flight attendant and tourist. Everything was on point, especially regarding asking for money for everything and about the cameras. You should really look for trusted tourist guide and be stern that you can't be messed with. It is a beautiful country, but messed up by few.
The local producer had one job and he nailed it, his job was to make you feel unwelcome and not wish to return while also ensuring you weren't recording the parts of Egypt that they are keeping secret.
I'm no vegan but watching how the camels are treated is devastating
Exactly, totally Zero Respect.
Horses are treated worse... I cried at times when visiting Egypt and seeing how they're treated, neglected, hurt, injuries. Every animal btw. Saying Bismillah doesn't show or give any respect. It only shows the fear for Allah for how they're treating the animals
@@Donja.z So true Donja, Animals are also the Creation of "Allah swt".
It's egypt what did you expect
Here some people beat dogs in the streets for no reason
After this show, i am 100% vegan, its an nightmare!
As a woman my experience when i traveled to Egypt was even worst it was so scary and full of sexual harassment to me and my little sister and when i tried to tell other people to be careful of they go they told me I'm racist and a hater
I believe you! All muslim countries are like this, and India! Dont go to India! I lived there as a blonde western women and have been sexual harassed almost every day!
Egypt is known for sexual harassment..
i think turkey or israel would be a better choice for vacation for woman in middle east.
@@BenDover-ud7vs there is no such country as Israel, it's occupied lands of Palestine..
@@BenDover-ud7vs you are super right 👍 i would recommend the same from experience
The tour guides in the desert were so awesome. Really refreshing to see the chill, welcoming environment the guides created for Sonny and the team. None of them had ever prepared a Camel that way, yet they were willing to try for a chance to show Sonny (and the rest of us) a taste of Egypt that does not come with a corrupt price tag. Would love to sit in the desert over a nice meal and talk with those dudes about the world. Great job again guys, can't wait for the next episode!
I was thinking that. Nice to see some kind hearts
As I read your comment I thought of Led Zeppelin “Kashmir”.
Exactly! It's incredible what kindness can do. Just those few minutes in the desert with those guys was so refreshing and you could tell they genuinely wanted to show Sonny and the rest of the world the beauty of their culture.
I am a seafarer and I offsign in Cairo Egypt last August 2021 before our flight we go in pyramid of giza for tour. The tour agent says the total price of the tour is about 120usd and that is package but when we arrived in pyramid of giza they charge us more 60usd for the your guide. 🤦🏻♂️ and then some vendors around the pyramid will open up some softdrink for you without asking if you will buy, they will force you to take it and they will charge you 10usd for one bottle of soft drinks. Even the locals there man is worst! they volunteer to take you a picture on some site in the pyramid then again they will charge you 5usd for that 🤦🏻♂️😅 for my own experience most of the people in Egypt is worst realtalk 😅
Dang brother, I'm here in Egypt now and haven't had any troubles. Obviously, my level of videos don't require a production team and equipment like you use, but hopefully that has been because of your series.
I've been filming absolutely everything and everyone 😮
welcome in Egypt bro enjoy your time and if you needed any help just tell me
waiting for your videos🤩
Thank you for showing us the truth of what places are really like. It’s very sad and a horrible thought what all them camels go through, it seems so cruel and sad. I feel awful for them poor animals.
Are u a vegan ?
@@Neon-rk2bg You don’t have to be a vegan to acknowledge when animals are being treated like shit lmao. I eat lots of meat.
@@zackfrank8149 you want them them to shock camels with electricity like you do??
@@mohammeddibas3216 lmao wtf are you talking about buddy? I live on a farm and raise all my own livestock. They have a great life here
@@zackfrank8149 good, how do you slauter them??
Was thinking about going to Egypt with my wife on vacation. I think your experience has completely put me off. Thanks for your honesty. 👍
I recommend Turkey. Particularly Cappadocia or Alacati. People there are significantly friendlier.
or morocco
You should better go to Emirates or Turkey if you want have middle east experience, don't risk your wife!
Don't even think about it next time
It's a nightmare
@@carolayala1841 Don't risk your wife..that was funny reading 😂
The iPhone did a phenomenal job! So good in fact…is any other equipment needed?
Your honesty and struggles to experience the food the world has to offer is so appreciated! Keep up the amazing work Soney!
Galaxy s22 gang
@@gmobb4773 mobile phone kiddies
@@gmobb4773 sorry to hear that 😝
@@narvul tf lmao. My galaxy run laps rpund your shit phone
When I see the quantity of equipment Sonny moves around with and compare the iPhone images to the normal footage, I have to ask the same question
Never ever going to Egypt.
Had planned in August, but cancelled.
Wise decision
I have lived and worked in Egypt. I was often followed and harassed by the police who happen to be totally corrupt. Ahmed likely worked for them or was one of the huge number of secret/plain clothes police that are wrecking the tourist industry.
I dont get it so if you are a tourists they mess with you for no reason to get money or threaten you with jail even if its not a crime?
@@manchuk1d yes
@@manchuk1d absolutely. Unless, you affiliated with another corrupt officer for protection and no more. Different story if you're muslim and affiliated with government officials.
@@DKShandy76 So what if you refuse to give them any money and show them its not a crime, guessing they'll find every way possible to make your stay feel like hell...
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Sonny I’m a dedicated viewer for over two years now and I’ve NEVER seen something so crazy . Thank you for putting up with this craziness hopefully you wouldn’t have to go through this again . This was a beautiful series . And am thankful you guys made it out okay 🙏🏾
Egypt has been in my bucket list for years but thank you Sonny for making me sure about my decision of not ever visiting it unless there's a BIG change in the country. Reading through the comments of people who are from there, have lived there or simply had a trip there - I honestly am speechless!
same.
Same.
Well a good thing is that the country is developing rapidly and could be decent in the future..
@@The-ZebraFinch-Channel Is it? Havent they had like 3 revolutions in the past 2 decades?
@@corvenzo221 no 2, and they recovered from the 2nd one
If you didn't mention that it's filmed entirely on iPhone I honestly wouldn't be able to tell the difference
During your stressful trip, I really appreciate your professional abilities. Can't express myself how happy I am to see the real Egyptian Tradition and its culture, with beautiful smiling people and amazingly beautiful places. Egypt is on my wishlist of traveling along with Morroco, Syria, Libya, Lebanon, the Middle East, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq Turkey and many old historical cities!
Where are you from and what makes those destinations your choice over others in Europe,Asia,Sub Saharan Africa or the Americas
@@frankbasile3662 I am from Pakistan. The destinations I mentioned to visit because I am very much interested in Islamic architecture and its culture and history. The rest of the world, the different cultures, traditions, food and people are also beautiful and loveable but I am inclined towards the Afro-Asian or middle eastern culture and its design elements more.
You need to come to Morocco. It is a very beautiful country and the people there are full of hospitality.
I'm 33 and I've visited 32 countries so far.
Egypt is the worst country I've visited. Our tour guide was rude. The locals were rude. Even the hotel staff I stayed in were rude... and it's a 5 star hotel.
Will NOT be coming back even if there's a 90% discount on travel.
Thanks for the heads up
@Q Q I have been to Dubai. It is 10x nicer and friendlier than Egypt!
@@jailanisaksii-phrommavongx5768 i see what you did there HAHAHA
we only want classy people and tourists to visit Egypt. As for the scum, let them go to hell, and we do not want them to come to visit Egypt at all.
In one comment, you said you visited over 70 countries
Let’s take a moment to appreciate SONNY and his hard work, especially during times like these. Bravo Sir 🙏🏽 🙏🏽 🙏🏽
Huge respect for how you handled the “producer” I’d of given him a left right goodnight 🤣
That producer is so annoying and stupid I can’t even understand how he could stand him the whole trip. He literally does nothing and makes everything worse. He made me so mad 😂
Someone please give this man and his team an award 🏆 thank you so much for taking us behind the scenes with this unfortunate unique experience 👍👍✌️✌️ A PEACE
I advise you to visit Algeria in North Africa. We have the best natural landscapes, such as Europe. We have the most delicious foods. Everything is cheap here, for example, with a hundred dollars, you can eat for 10 days.
I've been to Egypt 7-8 years ago during its hardest time. Such a shame it has not changed a single bit
7-8 years Egypt has not changed since the days of moses which is actually 4000 years ago and Egypt is cursed to me
yep :/
it will remain under the rich 10% of community, like old days ,
and the Military rule do this perfect ,,,
What do u mean it didn't change!!
It got worse and that's a change
Yes so shameful
Mad respect for continuing the series. The camel market feels like an extraction behind enemy lines. I feel sorry for the camels left behind.
When the camel cried out before being stabbed in the neck heart breaking.... Frist viedo ive seen that the animal gets beat and treated like shit... Wow I feel bad for sonny and the crew... But wirse for the camels why are they like that..... I never thought they would be that cruel
Seeing how the animals are treated is hands-down the most painful thing to watch in this video…
Glad I'm not the only one feeling bad for the camels sheesh. Thank you for sharing this no matter how brutal it got & protecting your team. Truly amazing to see another culture, can't say I will ever want to visit Egypt however lol.
Pigs and cows can have it much harder...
The people seem so kind, your producer seems like a piece of work.
I’m glad the series is continuing , I wouldn’t have held it against you if you took this trip as a loss, but you are a badass and kept it going .
Love your show Sunny
Usually, when I watch Westerners (I'm one) in difficult situations in other countries, I always feel hot from second hand embarrassment. I've only been a subscriber for a few months, but that has never happened with you, you just know how to act wherever you are and it's so refreshing. Your personality seems compatible with everything and that's definitely your channel's magic sauce. Congrats, your videos are a rare delight!
You should feel embarrassment for Egypt
I feel embarrassment all the time for the cringey and disrespectful situations he causes either through ignorance or simply not caring. Especially when he does that in someone's home. Tries too hard to be funny and just comes off as extremely disrespectful.
@@ObservationofLimits then dont watch you clown 🤡
@@ObservationofLimits I don't think we are watching the same video
To be fair, a lot of tourists in any country are considered this way if not only for the fact that they are ignorant to the customs in that country. I mean I live in the US and a lot of Chinese tourists are so used to being in crowded places and walking shoulder to shoulder that personal space is a foreign thing to them.
Damn man they treat those camels extremely poorly jeez. And props to Sonny and the crew for sticking through for the episode/show. Glad you guys made it out alright. 👍
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@@parsmon1021 Lol thanks Nazi.
Yeah but ever seen factory farming?
My trip to Egypt had similar experience with scammers. It is such a shame, I have been to many "poorer" countries but they treat guests and tourists really well. In Egypt it felt like every person I met was trying to scam money from me, it was exhausting
they're greedy bro... never felt enough 🤣
It's a Muslim country 😂😂..
Sorry for hearing that ,but what to say ? It's the tourism ppl ( some of them , I mean) so greedy an uncivilized , on the contrary of the ordinary ppl
Those people deserve to be poor, less fortunate, and suffer all the hardships in life that they can imagine.
@@anthonybanlawijr.parangmag9727 The sad thing is that the honest Egyptians suffer along with them. It actually ends up worse for the legitimate businesses because the scammers not only aggressively push their way in and poach the customers that the honest guides and vendors ought to be getting, they also behave so badly that they scare potential future customers away.
Spent time in Egypt in 2011 I was staying in a complex in Hurghada and travelling outside the complex to work for two weeks. Worst country I've visited for corruption and bent police, I was arrested and forced to pay a fine for entering a marina where I had been working for the last 10days police made it up that I was trespassing even though the place was open to the public. Had to pay equivalent to $30 to take the cuffs off after I told them I had no more money. Turns out I wasn't the only guy who they had done this to. Took a taxi home one night , the guy took me into the dessert and tried to rob me and colleague fortunately private security from a hotel saw what was going on and pulled a gun on the driver before he left us and drove off. Never again !
Scary!
😲😲
makes me never wanting to visit them in the first place
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I MUST say, that in my being here since under 98,000 subscribers have I EVER heard, saw or READ Sonny say ONE bad thing about ANYONE, Much less anyone that he has paid or worked with in ANY country to do a video. Bottom line is, if Sonny say this Ahmed guy was bad, that actually means he was deplorable... I promise you! 💯
I don't know, part of me believes this is just a typical white man's rant about a POC who didn't bow down enough. But then again I don't know Ahmed, he might be really as bad as depicted by the white man
What is the beginning of this statement supposed to say?
@@JuarezDerrick as in " imagine how horrible they where that they made the one dude who never complains complain " im not trying to be rude but I think its pretty obvious.
@@JuarezDerrick I had a stroke reading it
@@nothintoreadhere6168 I am Egyptian, believe me, the police are the cause of these problems. We are not a bad people
Super informative on the travel challenges. I must chime in on the the amazing footage captured on the iPhone. You and your team did a lot with the limited tools you had at your disposal. It was all pieced together so beautifully. Great job 👏🏼
My heart broke for that poor little camel, you could see his fear and confusion in his eyes. All the camels were treated cruelly, with no empathy.
I know :/ I wouldn’t even be able to stay long T this place I’d feel like a horrible human
They ate that
Is so cruel to treat an animal like that sadly it's not likely they change that behavior any time soon, what a human can do for profit is horrifying.
I can understand that if you're vegan/vegetarian but in our culture we don't feel bad not because we're not human but because it's bound to die anyway in the Halal way of course not by other acts that isn't halal obviously this is from a religious point of view given that the country is incredibly religious mainly Muslim
Yes and for this guy to partake in the killing of the animal just for views is just as disgusting
I want to thank you for your Egypt series. We actually had a trip to Cairo planned for June. We cancelled those plans. We'll be going to Aruba.
I Love Aruba....Such Pretty Green Waters There....🥰
LLLLL imagine cancelling something because of one bad experience . In that case nobody should travel anywhere
pretty sure u made the right choice lol judging by the comments left by people who lived or are from Egypt its not a friendly place to be.
@@mundanesoup5273 it’s only one aspect . London has many stabbings and murders so does America. Does that mean u will avoid those places ??
Aruba is AMAZING!! You’ll love it. They people,the food,the scenery is all so worth it!!! Bluest/greenest water I’d ever seen. Safe travels!
Thank you Sonny for looking out for the people. Imagine traveling to this country alone and being in that situation. 2.4 million people now know how horrible it is to visit this country. It’s sad because that revenue from the tourists could bring the country could help the country thrive but instead they damage their own countries reputation. How sad.
It is a horrible country, who cares about their economy?
This country r full of scammer and thief, not safe to traveling.
2.4 million and 1 by the time the video’s over.
Well basically egypt isn't as you all think or imagine idk why the hell did the police stop him but trust me i visted it many times and i didn't face any problems also its so beautiful but sometimes the police just ruin it idk why
3.45 million+ views now
Most peoples feel safe around their police
But us Egyptians feel terrified around them even if we did nothing at all
They harass us, treat us horribly and even arrest people for no absolute reason
Sorry about your experience sonny, glad you and your amazing team made it out safely
Same in russia((
This is one of the best food series I’ve ever get the pleasure to see, and the fact that is a raw and unknown experience makes it even better. Standing ovation to you and your team Sonny
I feel pity for how they treated these camels. They look like gentle, playful creatures.
You serious ? 🤔 don’t judge from what you’ve seen. You don’t know how they treat them and how much they care about them.
@@amyrahamy8419 Its pretty obvious how they treat them and its not good just look how they treat their country
@@amyrahamy8419 Like Yamz said, if they treat their camels as they treat their streets or each other, those camels are clearly badly treated.
Please.. In Africa jungles there is a lake full of crocodiles which eat humans at a continuous rate but the united nations and these organizations refused to either kill or find a solution, THEY PREFER ANIMALS TO HUMANS , THE POINT IS these creatures are designed to serve humans whether be eaten or carry laugage or tranport.. This is their purpose in life as us humans purpose is to worship our creator only in every possible way which is also by being nice to these animals even when slaughtering them the knife must be sharp to no torture it so it's done smoothly &fast. And giving them food and never hitting them or killing them for other than eating them or benefitting from them or to save humans from their evils.. This is what islam orders.🏵👍
@@WAHRHEIT402 sorry to say your ignorance is truly astonishing, No their purpose in life is not to serve "Us", they are meant to live a life free from the torture of mankind as are all other animals. Humans are a cancer and your statement proves this.
Holy crap!! I was so worried for you !! You always look so happy and enjoying the area you are in and in this video I instantly saw your discomfort! I am so terribly sorry that you had to go through that. This video was so hard to watch. Much love sonny ! And thank you for all that you do and go through.
this is like how AMERICA show in the media. showing only the bad sides. UNSUBSCIBED
@@xeno5930 he actually did show good sides of Egypt, and it was beautiful to watch !!!. you obviously didnt watch the other episodes.
@@xeno5930 Stop crying.
@@natalysanchez7375 1 bad can make u forget 1000 good u done that's the agenda here dear. that he show only few good just hide their intention. just for ur tots, just imagine how any ARAB people got treated when they enter USA, just think about it. Media is a false way to listen to for anyone that is naive
@@xeno5930 he has many other subscribers so go ahead🙂
So many good comments for Egypt i am overwhelmed
I live for content like this. You are going to places many of us will never have an opportunity to see in our life times, this way we can experience some of what these amazing places have to offer.
Shout out to the lovely people of Egypt, (Government aside) thanks for welcoming the world into your country.
Exactly!!!! Well done Sonny and Team!!!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 ♥️♥️♥️♥️
I loved this video!! The tremendous effort of the team is clearly visible in this series. As an Egyptian, I salute you for capturing the essence of Egyptian beauty in your videos and for not sugarcoating the disgusting incidents that you’ve encountered.❤️
And I would like to apologize for the not so great situations you’ve been through.
هل ترى انه وثق بحق مصر؟
ام انه ذهب الى اغرب الاماكن اللى نحنا نفسنا لا نعرف عنها شئ !!
What is going on in country you army and police seem pretty shady to be honest
@@Someone_20248 Stop the BS
@@dustintacohands1107 the problem is his fixer,He was conning them
@@PizzaManIsHere no I’ve heard stories or power army holds and it’s just asking for corruption to happen
I've been a fan of your channel for years... I've never seen you so afraid and worried ever. Kudos to you, and your staff, for braving the Egyptian authorities, and still be able make these episodes. Keep safe.
When Sony fed the men, that warmed my heart❤️❤️
That final desert scene was almost like a culmination of what this Channel is about. Many of us may never experience these cultural events that occur at any given moment and to see you go through the chaos of Cairo through to the dinner surrounded by the landscape and good people, was truly something. Well done.
I really felt ur pain 😭 put them in the spot light so people should aware of Egypt let them stay there with their ridiculous rules they are scammers it's all about money go where u are most comfortable and most welcome. 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲❤️❤️👍👍
I'm an Egyptian living in Europe, I usually watch travel/ food vloggers visiting Egypt to feel a little less home sick, but this video made me learn a lot of new things about my country, thanks a lot for this unexpected surprise.
where in Europe you living in ?
Great episode. You did your best under frustrating circumstances. Jayoe!
Lol the producer he hired scammed him up.
i am arabic and i find it very funny wheN americans try to figure out what we are saying XDDD
Nah check out Trevor James Food Ranger, he has better vibes than this Sonny dude. This man is just arrogant
Oh look, it’s the paid CCP propagandist “jayoe” guy.
Find out more about this shill here: th-cam.com/video/a-kjSIqcGuA/w-d-xo.html
1400? You know you got conned by your producer? He scammed 600$ atleast off the top!
Seriously i cried at 13:37 by hearing camel's sound 💔
Seeing how the camels were treated caused me physical pain...☹️ Then again, if they treat tourists this bad, I guess why would I expect empathy from them for an animal.
Loved the cinematography and content.
I was born in Egypt, but carry other passports as well, and would tell you that after 20 years I'm still hesitant to take my wife and visit Cairo because of all this! Yes the food is nice, dollars take you further there, but scams, lies, haggle is not something I want to experience on vacation! And if the police or locals turn on you for ANY reason , you are on your own..
My advice for anyone traveling to Egypt have actual friends that you trust and know that will take you places and take care of you there, tour experience will be a lot better. Most of the tourist facing Egyptians are smiling snakes.
Passport(s) how many do you carry? Genuine question as I haven't a clue the maximum you can hold.
Having a friend in Egypt before you come is actually a very good advice as an Egyptian there's some parts in Egypt I need a friend there before I go to it like the Camel Market for example i need someone that I trust to buy anything there.
Don't come then you are not welcome in our country
@@yahyaelganayni4055 damn, wish I had Egyptian friends. I always wanted to go to Cairo and check out the nightlife and stuff
@@camvin575 It is different in every country. normal u can have 2 but there are countrys where you can have 3
I love your videos. I feel sad for those camels they were covered in rope marks from being tied up constantly and pulling heavy loads. I always wanted to see the pyramids but this video made me think twice. You were treated so badly and for people to be demanding money and making threats with the law is bullying tactics. Im glad you fired that producer!
Me too. I've always wanted to see the Sphinx but now... no thank you
I had to fast forward it was so sad
I wait everyday for lab meat 😄 for now I eat vegan meat made of dry/condensed tofu.
For me, the Pyramids don't even exist. After listening to some near people's experience and then this vlogs about bad experiences, this place is another planet for a person like me who can't stand Mafia's and double faced people.
@@quecle4776 Fr it was very sad :(
I changed my plan and went to Spain instead. I had an amazing magical time. Thank you for your guidance.
I always wanted to go to Egypt, but after seeing how Egypt officials treated a well known food vlogger, Dam never in my life i would want to go to that hell..
I’m Egyptian , don’t bother coming
well known... Here he his in some part of europe too maybe...
If he have 100 viewer in egypt it good. Dont forget those are area of the world where few people have internet and even fewer will activily use it for recreative purpose
Not everything you see is the whole truth, but Egypt does not always treat people like this.
The Egyptian people welcome everyone, we are the country of the pharaohs.
Whoever did not visit Egypt did not know its value.
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Its worst because it’s muslim country if it’s Europen country then it’s the best one to visit this is the insincerity of white peoples
don't come please😂
All of Egypt's issues aside, that meal in the desert at the end looked beautiful. It looks like you guys even managed to keep the sand out of your food! Hopefully Egypt can get its act together.
We call this way of cooking “ Mandi” it tradition in south of Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦
Egyptians are cool, its the paranoid government that is setting such a gross precedent for future tourists that needs to get its act together
Military rulling destroyed Egypt , i hope your country ruled by army generals one day so you can feel how we feel 😁
The people of Egypt don't owe Sonny a god-damned thing.
@@sir8221 Or better yet, maybe Egypt can one day regain its freedom so you can know what many other modernized countries on the planet are like. Something has to break eventually.
I think it’s safe to say your audience is so appreciative of you and your team for sticking through all the bull**** this country had to offer. Love your videos and I’m sorry you guys were treated so poorly.
every country has *bull***t* so don’t judge a country that you haven’t been to, plus there are way better places to visit in Egypt
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@@Malak-ov5is But atleast their safety is secured unlike in Egypt. This man could've literally been stripped empty.
The camels are treated poorly
Egypt is the colon of the planet
for a series shot entirely out of iphones - tells us the skill of the team you have for this to look good, awesome content as always the only difference from other series you have is there's a sense of suspense as you always look over your shoulder for authorities
this is the best marketing material for iPhone to be honest lol
As many times said before
It's no secret
It's not the tech that makes a difference, it's the knowledge of the user of the tech that makes the difference
And to the quality of an iphone.
@@jeerzinqd6831 but not any person could pick up flagship iphone and get shots as good as these, it's about skill is what they are trying to say
@@jeerzinqd6831 Here we go again
You don't understand do you?
It's nothing to do with the iPhone
A competent photographer will know how to make the most out of anything they handle
The one thing they dont do is come up with excuses all the time
This series has me so obsessed and I can't wait for the next one - living on the edge is something I would never do (I'm a scaredy-cat) - this is what makes your vlogs intriguing; props to you and your entire team. I would never try most, if not all of the food you eat. I do enjoy how you immerse yourself in every culture.
Sonny often laughs and does funny things for the audience but in Egypt it's a nightmare with cameras. Plus what can go worse when your guide scammed you up.
If your not livin on the edge, your takin up too much space 😎
With all that hassle, the video turned out great! Seeing you guys eating together, makes me miss eating with everyone in the family. Outside our house, in the garden, using our hands, and a lot of seafood, rice and grilled veggies in the table.
Just discovered your videos and absolutely love them as someone who's more interested in the traveling aspect. You do a great job of immersing yourself into the culture
Aww dang…You looked super stressed during this whole time until you sat and ate with those great guys! I’m so glad to know you and your team survived the hell of that producer. You could definitely tell he was trouble. Hopes that you never deal with him again bc you and your team deserve the best. Hats off to you for capturing truth and making the most out of everything. ❤️😊❤️
Honestly I’m just happy everyone is home safely, i never felt so scared watching your past two videos i swear i was holding my breath the whole time. Just be safe 🙏🏾
Can't even begin to imagine the pain it took to bring us these episodes.
Imagine the camel's pain.
@@blueeyedwolf2205 But it was honoured and consumed almost to its entirity.
I just want to say thank god you have a large fan base and able to warn lots of people. Egypt was one of my top 5 countries I wanted to visit one day. Not anymore... Sad how it is there. I've been watching you since 2019, it sounds like this was the worst trip you've ever taken.
I've visited Egypt three times in 25 years. The last time was 2010. By watching this video, nothing's improved. I am feeling awfully sorry for the locals but as a foreigner, Egypt's a terrible, miserable and dysfunctional state, since at least 35 years ago.
Nah its just not a tourist friendly country I live in Egypt and I think life is great.
@@yazidamr7545 the sad thing is that Egypt advertises itself as a tourist hot spot
yazid Amr exactly, you think life is great because that’s what you’re used to. If your country is too rude to treat visitors kindly, that’s probably not a good thing. Lol.
agree. went there once, never gonna come back. hospitality kinda ok, but people are very eager to con you out of your money. better go to thailand or something where people are more honest towards tourists..
@@yazidamr7545 what does that say about egyptians? Plz.