Tunachukua Mathree, And Other Lessons Learned
I’ve got a new zinger for my Swahili street lingo arsenal: Tunachukua mathree! We’re taking a matatu! In Swahili tatu means “three”, so a matatu in sheng is a “mathree.” This new response is way better than getting upset because, in addition to leaving everyone in the vicinity laughing, it establishes several things all in [...]
Amefika salama
Proof that Randi has arrived in Nairobi safely! Also spotted were Sammy, Laurain, and Tash. Watch this space for more!
Yelling At Poor People
Tactics for dealing with beggars range the ethical gamut. Certain kinds of people just fork over the cash at the first sight of a quivering lower lip. A handful of others like the silent treatment (easy but not immediately effective). In Bombay I noticed Indians would whack street kids with rolled up newspapers (a bit [...]
New Tunes
These are some new tunes. They’re new to me at least. I bet you’ve never heard ‘em until now but I wouldn’t be surprised if some of you heard about these when they dropped a few years ago. These two songs aren’t from Kenya but they sure get a lot of airtime in Kenya in [...]
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