You know you are in Tanzania when… (Vol. II)
24 March 2008 at 13:15 alecintanzania 5 comments
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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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
4. Roxanne Miller | 10 April 2008 at 18:45
Great posts! Makes me miss Dar and YOSEFO. Enjoy your time!
5. 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