18 Reasons British Ambassador John Casson is Bae

1) He loves his popcorn, Egyptian style.

#ReasonsToLikeCairo #31: popcorn on Qasr El-Nil Bridge pic.twitter.com/Go7sdbcBmJ

— British Amb in Egypt (@FCOJohnCasson) May 14, 2015

Look how good he looks while taking money out of his pocket...

2) He waits in queues for the things that matter to him.

#ReasonsToLikeCairo #20: Al-Abd patisserie. Worth queuing for. pic.twitter.com/Neh3BTy62U

— British Amb in Egypt (@FCOJohnCasson) March 31, 2015

Our heart will always wait for you, John. <3

3) His Instagram game is on point. 

#ReasonsToLikeCairo #12: Windows. pic.twitter.com/kBl1HM4mln

— British Amb in Egypt (@FCOJohnCasson) March 8, 2015

And he doesn't even have Instagram.

4) Alexandria has never looked prettier.

#ReasonsToLikeAlexandria: #5: the calm of Montaza's gardens & sea views pic.twitter.com/uASAKhBZ4Y

— British Amb in Egypt (@FCOJohnCasson) March 22, 2015

Obviously only because he's there.

5) LOOK HOW BEAUTIFUL ALEXANDRIA IS:

#ReasonsToLikeAlexandria #9: boats in the Minaa Al-Sharqiya pic.twitter.com/YMT9srxcMv

— British Amb in Egypt (@FCOJohnCasson) March 23, 2015

Not as beautiful as him...

6) Ugh, can you get Instagram already?

#ReasonsToLikeCairo #26: Arabesque treasures of Manial Palace pic.twitter.com/cXew34WHHW

— British Amb in Egypt (@FCOJohnCasson) May 6, 2015

#instabeautiful #instaperf #instaegypt #myegypt 

7) He spends his money wisely.

:7# ReasonsToLikeAlexandria# the tram. نص جنيه و ما فيش زحمة! pic.twitter.com/K2m4tDUbFF

— British Amb in Egypt (@FCOJohnCasson) March 23, 2015

Who knew you could still do things with 50 piasters?

8) He's the better version of Dora the Explorer.

#ReasonsToLikeCairo #28: stunning Cairo flower show, Orman Botanical Gardens, till 28/5. Entry fee = 1LE well spent pic.twitter.com/UuttjUBsYo

— British Amb in Egypt (@FCOJohnCasson) May 9, 2015

Is it just us or does he look like the next James Bond?

9) He gets Egyptian humour. 

الموقع ده بيشتغلنا يا جماعة :) Out by 3,350 years pic.twitter.com/hyH2l0j5rD

— British Amb in Egypt (@FCOJohnCasson) May 3, 2015

Ta3ala hazar ma3ana ba2a!

10) There's a serious bromance going on between him and Mohamed Salah.

هتوحشنا #محمد_صلاح في ايطاليا. ان شاءالله هتنور الملاعب الانجليزية مرة ثانية. بالتوفيق من @ukinegypt

— British Amb in Egypt (@FCOJohnCasson) February 3, 2015

His Arabic is so perf, ugh!

11) We totally ship them. #Salsson

ولله الرجل دا دبلوماسي اكثر مني! RT: “@22mosalah: @FCOJohnCasson قضيت ايام جميلة فى إنجلترا وسوف ارجع المرة القادمة مختلفا ان شاء الله”

— British Amb in Egypt (@FCOJohnCasson) February 6, 2015

They're totally our #1 OTP.

12) He likes to chill every now and again.

#قول_هتعمل_ايه_ف_شم_النسيم pic.twitter.com/iysJgGqleT

— British Amb in Egypt (@FCOJohnCasson) April 13, 2015

We're going on a Sham El Nessim date next year.

13) His smile can make flowers grow and mend broken hearts.

#DayInMyLife: talking Gaza, Egypt and Iran on Catherine Ashton's final visit to #Cairo for @eu_eeas. pic.twitter.com/RLMRjumZDP

— British Amb in Egypt (@FCOJohnCasson) October 13, 2014

THE FEELS ARE STRONG!!

14) He complains about traffic just like us.

زحمة في شرم الشيخ pic.twitter.com/rKpCMbKT8e

— British Amb in Egypt (@FCOJohnCasson) March 13, 2015

Bahr El A3zam we'll never keep you away from us.

15) HE FREAKING LOVES KOSHARI!

#ReasonsToLikeCairo #10: Abu Tarek's Koshari pic.twitter.com/b55EqQIVOi

— British Amb in Egypt (@FCOJohnCasson) February 28, 2015

No sauce will ever be as hot as he is.

16) AND 3ASEER ASAB! 

#ReasonsToLikeCairo #8: the joy of juice bars. pic.twitter.com/gX6nDrNJEJ

— British Amb in Egypt (@FCOJohnCasson) February 25, 2015

Ugh, staahp doing this to our hearts.

17) He understands us, even though ma7adesh fahem haga.

#ReasonsToLikeCairo #3 Intriguing things you see while stuck in traffic. pic.twitter.com/HAI1QZeucA

— British Amb in Egypt (@FCOJohnCasson) February 13, 2015

E7na mosh fahmeen haga ela enta ya Johnny.

18) Last but not least, he's just very cool and everyone should love him.

pic.twitter.com/kEj2Htv0Od

— British Amb in Egypt (@FCOJohnCasson) May 1, 2015

Our heart will always go on for you.

Read our interview with British Ambassador John Casson here.