Is it pretty impossible for an Egyptian to visit US now? or I visit egypt? bad idea?

Question

I have this egyptian male friend whom i talk to on skype, facebook, and through sms text over the past year...we have gotten to be pretty good friends and decided we want to meet up...(yea...crazy right?..other side of the world) Anyway he wanted to come here but it seems pretty difficult to get him a tourist visa(as it is hes a ship captain, so travels no big deal for him). So I thought about going there to Sharm El Sheikh an oasis or hurganda then to giza to see the pyramids for my vacation..possibly scuba diving and 4 wheeling in the desert...idk..ideas are out there...but no one will go with me and him and i have talked about how my friends kind of worry because of whats been going on over there. He said they are good friends and care for worrying but theres nothing really to worry about and he promised to be with me at the resort i go to if i needed him. He seems to have pretty good family values and is what he says a very open minded sunni muslim.

Anyway...I am just unsure of wether to go..i want to go on a trip because all i do is work and go to school....i would like to meet him too so i thought the resort would be a good way to do both in a safer atmosphere...on the other hand i am a fan of men taking the initiative to come out of the way first. He said he would try to get a visa but i looked it up and it really is very difficult. So should we meetup in another country to hangout for my vacation or should i just go to the resort? is egypt bad now? I thought if i visited maybe I will do foreign exchange for college there...everything seems to fit with him...i really enjoy his company and want to meet....its not because i need or want a bf...i am not really interested in that...we are just meeting as friends. also possibility...tour group? never done one...

opinions on situation?
egypt safe?
do they hate americans?
travel suggestions?
should i do a tour group?
I know egyptians are either jiggalo types to tourists or very good loyal men....curious how u tell other than the obvious like with american jiggalo types..
......travel planning or package suggestions?

thanks

Answer 1

It is very safe and there are minor protests happening but far from the areas you mentioned.

They don't hate Americans only the hypocritical government.

I suggest that you don't try to look foreign or different, try as much as you can to dress and act like them.

Tour groups are much more helpful.

Good luck.

Answer 2

i think that Egypt is safe for tourists but you might want to make sure that your "friend" isn't some guy on the internet that you don't even know, you have to be safer and know more info about who he is...

Answer 3

He's just trying to get visa to the USA or ANYwhere but Egypt.....oldest scam on the net....if u go there, he wont respect you, but he would be happy to sleep with you....