Friday, February 29, 2008

The Kenya I Love 9(hit list)

I decided to finish the 'The Kenya I Love' series with a cliche list of things you may experience when in Kenya. Here goes.

You know you're in Kenya when:

1. The policemen ask you to drive on when the traffic light is showing red.

2. There's a sign at the airport that says 'No guns beyond this point'.

3. The driving instructor who is off duty is found driving in the city while talking on a mobile phone.

4. The sign above the sink in a restaurant reads "Please do not spit or wash your face in the hand wash basin".

5. The fire brigade gets to your house 4 hrs after you call when you house has been razed to the gorund.

6. The government destroys your 20 million shilling house to build a road and then never builds it (even 5 years down the line).

7. When you ask for a glass of water at a restaurant the waiter asks you if you intend to drink it.

8. The price of commodities varies depending on your nationality, how you're dressed and the language you speak.

9. Receiving telephone airtime is considered a romantic gesture during valentine's day.

10. Police ask you to pay them a bribe so they do not arrest you for trying to bribe them.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

LOL.. haven't been up here in a while.. ala who did that happen to Number 5?