Originally Posted by
alanslegal
And then the taxi driver gave me a lecture for not tipping 5 LE each to those policemen

The taxi driver gave $$$ Anyway, I played the notion that back in my country it's illegal to TIP anything!

Sounds an awful like Vegas.
I'll be in Egypt in about a month. Planning on a night at LM Heliopolis and a night at the Sheraton Cairo and three at the Sheraton Luxor. I'll report back on all when we get back, but not going in with very high expectations...