Top 5 Reasons I could live here
5. When I joke about getting a Somali wife(s) and a herd of camels, everyone wants me to marry their daughter(s). Apparently being from the US is a good sales pitch.
4. As one guy put it, hospitality is simply the act of recognizing that we are all Kings and Queens in Africa, and that we should make others feel as such when we have the opportunity. I wish Westerners had the same kind of manners.
3. The average goat herder here is often better informed about International Politics than the average guy/gal back home. Information is scarce here, so any new knowledge is highly valued. Each newspaper is read front to back by 50 different people before it is momentarily set aside.
2. People here know what it means to work hard, people in West have no idea. My friend Kalif works 56 -65 hours per week for 50 dollars per month, he must walk 7 miles to work, and doesn’t enjoy luxuries such as running water, electricity, books, privacy, or transportation – did I mention the average temperature is between 90 and 110 degrees? He is a very hard worker, and if he ever has the opportunity to go to the US, he will be a tremendously successful man in no time. He claims that Americans are lazy, and after getting to know dozens of people just like him, I am inclined to agree that we are.
1. The confluence of Arabian, Ethiopian, Kenyan, Somali, Italian, and British traditions culminates into single ideology which I esteem highly – Anytime is Chai time. The milk tea is superior to any other tea I have ever tasted. Maybe it is the camel/goat milk or the raw sugar crystals, I’m not sure, but it is certainly delightful.
Top 5 Reasons I can’t live here
5. Allah said I can’t eat barbecued pork and everybody else agrees with him.
4. I used to think that I could live on beans and rice everyday, now I realize this is not true. In fact, I am quite tired of beans and rice after 1 week. Haven’t these people heard of nachos?
3. If I save all of the sand, dust, and dirt, that I scrape from my eyes each morning, I could build Turfway Park.
2. Number two is actually tied between the frustration of not having a toilet seat and that I was recently informed that one must help the camels mate by guiding the male camel. Those two things are incentive enough to stay home.
1. It cost $5,000 to get a Somali wife. You must pay her family, build her a sturdy house, pay for a large celebration, and adorn her with gold. I think American girls are a better deal – they pay half the bills and would rather see me washing the dishes than out buying gold.
5. When I joke about getting a Somali wife(s) and a herd of camels, everyone wants me to marry their daughter(s). Apparently being from the US is a good sales pitch.
4. As one guy put it, hospitality is simply the act of recognizing that we are all Kings and Queens in Africa, and that we should make others feel as such when we have the opportunity. I wish Westerners had the same kind of manners.
3. The average goat herder here is often better informed about International Politics than the average guy/gal back home. Information is scarce here, so any new knowledge is highly valued. Each newspaper is read front to back by 50 different people before it is momentarily set aside.
2. People here know what it means to work hard, people in West have no idea. My friend Kalif works 56 -65 hours per week for 50 dollars per month, he must walk 7 miles to work, and doesn’t enjoy luxuries such as running water, electricity, books, privacy, or transportation – did I mention the average temperature is between 90 and 110 degrees? He is a very hard worker, and if he ever has the opportunity to go to the US, he will be a tremendously successful man in no time. He claims that Americans are lazy, and after getting to know dozens of people just like him, I am inclined to agree that we are.
1. The confluence of Arabian, Ethiopian, Kenyan, Somali, Italian, and British traditions culminates into single ideology which I esteem highly – Anytime is Chai time. The milk tea is superior to any other tea I have ever tasted. Maybe it is the camel/goat milk or the raw sugar crystals, I’m not sure, but it is certainly delightful.
Top 5 Reasons I can’t live here
5. Allah said I can’t eat barbecued pork and everybody else agrees with him.
4. I used to think that I could live on beans and rice everyday, now I realize this is not true. In fact, I am quite tired of beans and rice after 1 week. Haven’t these people heard of nachos?
3. If I save all of the sand, dust, and dirt, that I scrape from my eyes each morning, I could build Turfway Park.
2. Number two is actually tied between the frustration of not having a toilet seat and that I was recently informed that one must help the camels mate by guiding the male camel. Those two things are incentive enough to stay home.
1. It cost $5,000 to get a Somali wife. You must pay her family, build her a sturdy house, pay for a large celebration, and adorn her with gold. I think American girls are a better deal – they pay half the bills and would rather see me washing the dishes than out buying gold.
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