Baksheesh

This is the Egyptian word for "tip." It is requested for almost anything. Picture with a camel, picture with a guard, ride on a horse, pointing out a hieroglyph, looking in a tomb, handing you a paper towel. Everyone wants their baksheesh. Seriously, can't they just raise the admission prices a bit and pay these gentleman a decent wage? The worst part of this system is that there is a shortage of 1 and 5 pound notes throughout the country. You just can't get them. Banks won't give you change. Shops would rather you walk out without buying anything than break your 10. Even though 10 pounds is only 2 US dollars!!! Where are all the notes? Are people wiping with them and throwing them away. I don't and probably won't ever get it.