Originally Posted by
JenGal
I thought I had read about this a few months ago, but can't find via search.
I understand that for tips folks in Egypt like dollar bills. Is the USD accepted for other purchases or restaurants, taxis, etc... ? I plan on doing a withdraw at an ATM upon arrival, but I'm figuring out how many EGPs to get and that depends on whether I can just take and use USD.
Thoughts?
To be clear, USD will
not be accepted in restaurants, taxis, etc. Perhaps someone trying to sell you an alabaster pyramid at inflated prices would do so, but nowhere with fixed prices. It's just not worth their time or effort to convert the money.