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Saturday, November 12, 2011
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Cause this is Africa, Africa...
Short stories from Africa.
I am at the bar in the Village hotel. The phone rings, I answer "Village Main Bar"
phone: "bla bla bla"
me: "Sorry, could you speak English please?"
phone: "Who are you?"
me: "I am Ilse, and who are you?"
phone: "Caroline"
me: "Yes Caroline, tell me."
phone: "I would like to speak to somebody"
me: "sorry???"
phone: "Yes, I would like to speak to somebody".
me: "So? You already speak with somebody, I am somebody."
phone: "but no..."
me: "Yes, I am somebody! But maybe you would like to speak to the barman. Then just simply ask: Can I speak the barman please?"
The son of the Belgian council has heard the whole conversation and remarks: "yes,... some education here would be a good case!"
After 8 months I have been driving a car. It was strange: steering wheel was on the wrong side, all buttons have been swopped and underneath a pedal was missing. Just not to say anything about all those people driving on the wrong side of the road. But... I haven't made any lump.
I am at the bar in the Village hotel. The phone rings, I answer "Village Main Bar"
phone: "bla bla bla"
me: "Sorry, could you speak English please?"
phone: "Who are you?"
me: "I am Ilse, and who are you?"
phone: "Caroline"
me: "Yes Caroline, tell me."
phone: "I would like to speak to somebody"
me: "sorry???"
phone: "Yes, I would like to speak to somebody".
me: "So? You already speak with somebody, I am somebody."
phone: "but no..."
me: "Yes, I am somebody! But maybe you would like to speak to the barman. Then just simply ask: Can I speak the barman please?"
The son of the Belgian council has heard the whole conversation and remarks: "yes,... some education here would be a good case!"
After 8 months I have been driving a car. It was strange: steering wheel was on the wrong side, all buttons have been swopped and underneath a pedal was missing. Just not to say anything about all those people driving on the wrong side of the road. But... I haven't made any lump.
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