[caiobegotti]

I think you might have a too cynical view of these discoveries. Even a dinosaur fossil finding is a big deal depending on the context of the discovery. These are family chambers, not yet-another-noble-burial-thingy in Luxor. If Egypt (of which I've also seen and visited a lot) can claim such marketing exposure, good for them! I hope this kind of news bring them closer to being a more tourist-friendly place so they can make much more money across the whole country not just around the sphinx and main pyramids WHILE preserving history in a adequate manner giving their limitations.

Another language tip: halas is more productive when you want people to stop bothering you after you have tried a no thanks response, it is a bit aggressive version of "enough" & learning how to read eastern arabic numbers is pretty easy and useful to avoid scams.

[retSava]

Haha, yeah, that might very well be the case :) I may need to work on my attitude :).

Thanks! I'm having trouble finding out how to pronounce it like a native-speaker though. Some suggest that it's like challas, other suggest a more hard ch. Do you have any tips? I've found proper pronunciation being key.

[caiobegotti]

Ha-las with the a being open an one like in a laughter, the stress is on the las, but at least that's how I did and it worked every time :-D