Messi insulted an entire country: 'The greatest insult in Egyptian history'?

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Lionel Messi's shoes: 'The greatest insult in Egyptian history'?

 

The beloved Argentinian football player Lionel Messi offered a pair of his used football boots as a donation during an Egyptian television program on the private network MBC Masr -- a private network.

"One of the things he does is give charity all over the world and these will be among the donations he gives," Egyptian presenter Mona El-Sharkawy says as she sits across from the celebrity with the red and white boots held up to the camera.

 

"And he gave these to our program because we will start an auction for them. Messi, Thank you very very much."

 

But quickly the goodwill gesture turned into a great offense against the Egyptian people.

"We (Egyptians) have never been so humiliated during our seven thousand years of civilization," Said Hasasin, a controversial parliament member and TV presenter responded during his program Sunday, "I will hit you with the shoes, Messi," he said, as he held up his own shoes, and mockingly said he would donate his leather lace-ups to Argentina.

 

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/31/football/lionel-messi-egypt-shoes-insult/index.html

[seaboy4hire]

Doesn't surprise me. My friend who is Egyptian and has live in Chicago for 30 or so years says that the mindset is very backwards over there.

 

Hugs,

Greg