“I just accidentally moved to Cairo.” With that one sentence, Ben Jenkins pressed upload and unknowingly unlocked one of Egypt’s most wholesome viral moments of the year. On 27 January, the New York–based comedian posted a TikTok explaining that he was stuck in Egypt longer than expected. The reason? His tiny pug, Croissant, was not old enough to travel back to the United States until he turned six months old. What was meant to be a short visit had suddenly become an extended stay. “So that video was basically the morning after I realized I’m stuck in Cairo,” Jenkins tells Egyptian Streets. “I just woke up and I was like, here I am.” The internet was very much there. The video amassed over 3.8 million views and nearly 900,000 likes, instantly turning Jenkins into the internet’s newest accidental Cairo resident. What could have been a logistical headache became a digital love story between a confused American comedian, his expressive pug, and an entire country ready to adopt them both in the comments. “On the bright side, you’re in CAIRO! Enjoy hehe,” a social media user, Arwa, wrote on TikTok while Continue reading "Ben Jenkins, His Pug, and His Cairo Shenanigans" The post Ben Jenkins, His Pug, and His Cairo Shenanigans first appeared on Egyptian Streets .