You know you are in Tanzania when… (Vol. II)
24 March 2008
1. You are constantly told to eat more ugali so you won’t be so skinny.
2. Cell phone towers are more common than traffic lights.
3.5. And this:
4. The most common phrase you hear is “Hey mzungu! Taxi?”
(“mzungu” is Swahili for “white person”)
5. A short cab ride can cost up to 3,000 TZS, but no worries…that’s only $2.
6. The vernacular has enough common greetings to fill a dictionary, but locals resort to English to explain that they are “busy.”
7. KC & JoJo, Shania Twain and WWF Wrestling are popular.
8. You usually use laundry detergent powder to wash your hands in restaurants.
9. Riding three people on a small Chinese motorbike is safer than riding certain bus routes.
10. The internet is so slow it takes 25 minutes to post this blog.
Entry Filed under: KF4 (Kiva Fellows 4th Class), Tanzania, Youth Self Employment Foundation (YOSEFO). Tags: Alec Lovett.
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1. Laura Toepfer | 25 March 2008 at 13:15
You got President Bush; we got Muammar Ghadaffi. We both got KC & JoJo. I’m not sure what that says.
Love the lists!
Laura
2. Roxanne Miller | 10 April 2008 at 18:45
Great posts! Makes me miss Dar and YOSEFO. Enjoy your time!
3. danakiva | 2 May 2008 at 07:05
Nice Alec, I really loved your list…. couldn’t have added anything really…. #10 was especially applicable for my current circumstances… =) oh the joys