All this means nothing, however, to 25-year-old Hemmat Ahmed, who sells vegetables on a wooden cart at the side of a busy Cairo road.
"I stand here from 0600 every day to feed my children and I earn more money than my husband, who doesn't have a regular job. I left school and went to work when I was eight years old, but I'll make sure my children get an education, even if I have to beg for it."
She has no faith in the political system and thinks that the new president, whoever it may be, will continue to steal the country's riches.
"At least Hosni Mubarak was full from 30 years of robbery.
"People will soon be back in Tahrir because nothing will change. There are no jobs, no good salaries, I can't even afford oil and sugar anymore.
"All I dream of is to have a home and some new clothes for my children."