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In Alexandria, Egypt, there's basically a nature reserve of Zhigulis. I don't think I've ever seen such a concentration of them in Russia. For locals, it's just a regular foreign car, by the way. And it's actually considered pretty decent. If you ever get a sudden bout of nostalgia, you know where to go.

License plates here are completely in Arabic. When you call an Uber, it becomes a hassle. The app shows me the numbers as 7156, but on the car it's written as ٧١٥٦. The first few times I got stuck comparing them. Eventually the process speeds up. Though honestly, it would make more sense to display them the same way. Then you could compare them even if you don't know the digits.