Who said Egyptian Arabic is informal?

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You've probably heard from your former teacher that Modern Standard Arabic (Fus-ha) is used when speaking formally, and that a dialect (Egyptian or another) is used to speak informal Arabic.  How true do you think this is?

Imagine that you're in a business meeting in Egypt conducted by your superiors who are discussing business issues, and all of a sudden you are asked to participate.  Which language would you use? 
You can definitely choose to speak in Fus-ha if you want to sound like Shakespeare speaking English,  or you can just speak FORMALLY in Egyptian.  

YES! Egyptian CAN be formal.  It can even feel more formal than Fus-ha, only because Fus-ha is the default classic Arabic (so you got no choice BUT to be formal really).  In fact, not all formal situations tolerate Fus-ha Arabic.

Remember, حَضْرِتَك and يافَنْدِم can work wonders!  