One day they may go time-travelling and see it for real, marvel and tick it off the list. The implication is that adults need to know more about Egypt before they can appreciate the country and its artefacts. Both come suddenly face to face with modern-day Egypt. This is a shock. On the whole they dislike it and denigrate the people.
Visitors start off with the same patchy knowledge as non-visitors.
Thus Egypt is a magnificent obstacle course. The visitor s role is to get to the prizes through the barrage of local hustling and intense heat. They are proud to have seen it. Egypt as mythic and real all in one Egypt means ancient Egypt to most people. The concept is created by school, media, archaeology, myths and museums and is completely self-contained and satisfying.