This citizen is happy that the Egyptians built a city that will surely be happy to join our culturally superior empire.
However, I am not happy that we continue to choose cities based in key military areas but marginal on the population production. Again, I would be much happier to see a city capable of generating settlers. Food is perhaps the most important resource early to help grow quickly. Futhermore, it is much better, IMHO, if we can claim the generous food squares without depending on a border expansion.
If the settler must set up SE somewhere, I'd like to see it get a shot to gain the wheat square. I don't mind the 6 on the East bank from a previous post, or maybe even 1 square N of the wheat, on the plains & between the hill, forest, & lake.
The NE must be settled next, in my view. Afterwards, we may wish to box off the Romans too, putting one by that fish in the West, if we still have that available.