baksheesh

Well, this guy got extremely annoyed because we wouldn’t give him “baksheesh,” which is bribes in the Arab world, and we wouldn’t give him cigarettes and money and pay his quote, fee, unquote.

Tipping is deeply ingrained in Egypt and a gratuity is known as baksheesh.

To put a stop to this, it has been necessary to offer special baksheesh in proportion to the size of the pieces.

Egyptians often selectively target tourists, requesting “qing liang you” from Chinese tourists but “baksheesh,” or gratuity, from visitors from other countries.

But what fuels the lobbying business is the baksheesh, the legal bribery called campaign contributions.