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A stone Qu'ran in the middle of the road - Al Ubayyid
A stone Qu'ran in the middle of the road
by mafi_moya
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  • A stone Qu'ran in the middle of the road - Al Ubayyid
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    by mafi_moya
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    Compared to Khartoum and the North, the good people of El Obeid have rather fewer scruples about taking your money off you. Whereas in many parts of Khartoum you can offer a shopkeeper a random bundle of notes and he'll return with the correct change, in El Obeid most won't have any qualms about taking it all.

    If arriving by bus, don't get a lift off the people hanging around at the station - they'll offer a ride and then later demand a ridiculous fortune for it. That sounds like a no-brainer for most reasonably experienced travellers but in Khartoum such offers would probably be genuinely for free.

    That said, there are still plenty of wonderfully friendly people who will genuinely help you. It's only in comparison to other parts of Sudan that I'm complaining - compared to most countries El Obeid is still a very honest place.

    Just to point out... some things (bottles of pepsi, water etc) really are more expensive here than Khartoum (say 750 pounds instead of 500) because of the transportation costs - so don't think everyone is ripping you off!

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