I met some guy who works as an archaeologist. I don’t really know what his deal was – I think he has some connection to the museum. He kept going on about this Egyptian exhibit that he’s been working on. He gave us a rundown of the boring behind the scenes shit that goes on and subjected us to his historical knowledge. If anyone tried to start a new topic he would steer the conversation back to the ancient civilisation.
“What makes them more impressive than other civilisations?” my friend questioned. “Why the focus on Egypt?”
“They were just so advanced,” he replied, in his confident, smug tone. “They built solid housing structures, developed taxation systems, and organised advanced education programs.”
“So do we,” my friend said, shrugging his shoulders.
“But that’s different.”
“How? We’re a civilisation,” my friend commented. “I think we’d smash the fuck out of the Egyptians. We have the combustion engine and the Internet. They were rolling with shitty little canoes and papyrus paper.”
“What makes them more impressive than other civilisations?” my friend questioned. “Why the focus on Egypt?”
“They were just so advanced,” he replied, in his confident, smug tone. “They built solid housing structures, developed taxation systems, and organised advanced education programs.”
“So do we,” my friend said, shrugging his shoulders.
“But that’s different.”
“How? We’re a civilisation,” my friend commented. “I think we’d smash the fuck out of the Egyptians. We have the combustion engine and the Internet. They were rolling with shitty little canoes and papyrus paper.”