Sharm el Sheik resides on the southern most tip of Sinai where the Red Sea intersects with the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba. Based on this location you would imagine it a place very Middle Eastern to say the least.
The truth is however if there were ever a place where the East and West mingled freely Sharm el Sheik would have to be it. You see Arab women dressed in head to toe bathing attire swimming in the ocean along side topless Russian women. Everyone seeming to get along harmoniously.
I believe that you see this co-mingling of people not because we have found a blend of open minded people from around the globe simply sharing the sun together. But that it is a class and socioeconomic relationship. Only the wealthy of the world can afford to go on holiday. So lets assume that all of the Russians are at a minimum, middle class and same with the Arabs. People of similar socioeconomic status will always interact more freely with other people of that same status. It is counterintuitive at first, but how often do you see Warren Buffett actually on the ground in an inner city helping some kid with his math homework. It just doesn't happen, but you do see him on television having an interview with Chinese Bankers or Lunch with Arab real estate moguls. Economics and money trump national allegiances and create alliance not of people with their people but rather with other people with money.
Anyways we had a very wonderful time sitting in the sun and soaking in the ocean for three days in the clean air of the Sinai Coast. It was the perfect vacation from our vacation!
Swimming in the Red Sea
Walking to the beach
The giant Israeli built resort
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