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The servers, called "tea boys" (even if they are 55 years old), hop to patrons' shouted orders. Contrast this to the leisurely pace of the patrons. Café fixture Mr. Adel el-Fuyoumi, a master of comparative religion with a bachelor's in English and Arabic literature, tells me, "Egyptians, you see, walk slowly. They have a lot of time. This is a reflection on society, the economy. By deliberate slowness, it is not wasted. This is how they can spend their days and nights in the 'ahwa. Europeans and Americans have no time. It is too precious for them. Too busy working."
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