Only in Africa
Last night while driving from the airport to my place in Ghaser Ben Ghashir I was casually telling my colleague that tomorrow I'll have to head off into town to stock up my fridge and cupboards before everything goes on shut down for Eid.....
My colleague looked at me and really seriously told me:
"It is better if you don't take this road if you are going to Tripoli"
I was very surprised as I always took that road to Triopli and I actually know no other... so pretty surprised I asked:
"Why are they trying to fix the road again?"
My colleague laughed and went:
"No the road side is full of sheep sellers selling the sheep for Eid, and the sheep always end up in the middle of the highway"
This is only something I've heard whilst I was in Africa and nowhere else - I love it!!!!
Ahh its good to be home... tonight off for sheesha with one of my Maltese buddies.......inshalla ;)
My colleague looked at me and really seriously told me:
"It is better if you don't take this road if you are going to Tripoli"
I was very surprised as I always took that road to Triopli and I actually know no other... so pretty surprised I asked:
"Why are they trying to fix the road again?"
My colleague laughed and went:
"No the road side is full of sheep sellers selling the sheep for Eid, and the sheep always end up in the middle of the highway"
This is only something I've heard whilst I was in Africa and nowhere else - I love it!!!!
Ahh its good to be home... tonight off for sheesha with one of my Maltese buddies.......inshalla ;)
posted by Thea at
8:49 AM
1 Comments:
LOL, true that. Have you heard this local Sudani joke? Some spoiled kid went to sheep-sellers and asked for one, he gave him a white and black one, he was like I want it "biege." The selled took sometime searching for it. They got it on the car. "where is the hay?" the kid exclaimed. Sarcasticly, the seller told him it's not an air condition. People usually buy affordable water based AC that come along with hay.
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Fluent-Sudani, at July 11, 2006 12:52 PM
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