Comments on: Being White In Nairobi http://alaninkenya.org/2009/07/04/being-white-in-nairobi Living and working in Nairobi, Kenya Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:40:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mazzdark http://alaninkenya.org/2009/07/04/being-white-in-nairobi/comment-page-1#comment-4334 mazzdark Wed, 09 Nov 2011 10:04:38 +0000 http://alaninkenya.org/?p=694#comment-4334 Every cab driver thinks you want a cab Every tour guide thinks you want to go for a safari Every begger gets excited when they see you, then they give their best “Jambo! Hello!” People selling trinkets get excited when they see you (like, “Yeah! Now that you mention it, I DID want a box of matches!”) Shoes shiners want to polish your shoes THESE THINGS HAPPEN TO ORDINARY KENYANS EVERYDAY Every cab driver thinks you want a cab
Every tour guide thinks you want to go for a safari
Every begger gets excited when they see you, then they give their best “Jambo! Hello!”
People selling trinkets get excited when they see you (like, “Yeah! Now that you mention it, I DID want a box of matches!”)
Shoes shiners want to polish your shoes

THESE THINGS HAPPEN TO ORDINARY KENYANS EVERYDAY

]]> By: Alan http://alaninkenya.org/2009/07/04/being-white-in-nairobi/comment-page-1#comment-682 Alan Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:37:16 +0000 http://alaninkenya.org/?p=694#comment-682 Jon, glad you stopped by. It is hard to imagine you've been home for <em>over</em> a year! I am now wondering how bad the reverse culture shock is going to be when I go back to California! Keep on keepin' on, and don't stay away from my blog for so long next time :) Jon, glad you stopped by. It is hard to imagine you’ve been home for over a year! I am now wondering how bad the reverse culture shock is going to be when I go back to California! Keep on keepin’ on, and don’t stay away from my blog for so long next time :)

]]> By: Jon0 http://alaninkenya.org/2009/07/04/being-white-in-nairobi/comment-page-1#comment-680 Jon0 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:00:37 +0000 http://alaninkenya.org/?p=694#comment-680 Big Al, it's been absolute for-ev-er since I checked your site (most of my computer time is limited to the confines of google reader on my lunch breaks) but great to get caught up on the last few months. It's been over a year now since I got back from Mongolia and I'm still thinking about and learning from it everyday. I have to echo all the above points from my experience and possibly add every student yells English phrases at you and every car speeds up when they see you crossing the street. Ah, great times, enjoy it while you can! Big Al, it’s been absolute for-ev-er since I checked your site (most of my computer time is limited to the confines of google reader on my lunch breaks) but great to get caught up on the last few months. It’s been over a year now since I got back from Mongolia and I’m still thinking about and learning from it everyday. I have to echo all the above points from my experience and possibly add every student yells English phrases at you and every car speeds up when they see you crossing the street. Ah, great times, enjoy it while you can!

]]> By: Chickita http://alaninkenya.org/2009/07/04/being-white-in-nairobi/comment-page-1#comment-678 Chickita Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:31:49 +0000 http://alaninkenya.org/?p=694#comment-678 If only anyone could live(or go) anywhere and receive the same treatment given to the locals! If only anyone could live(or go) anywhere and receive the same treatment given to the locals!

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