They can maintain a conversation with a Motswana by mere grunts for two minutes, words are for the weak!
They know when Woolworth's gets their weekly delivery and they are not afraid to fight to the death with a Maun mommy over schnitzels or cherry tomatoes
When opening the local sparkling water it does not squirt all over you. This test dates back to when the Bushmen needed to determine if someone was from the area or not, this is why you always see them running away (from the exploding sparkling water) in the bushman paintings
They hold hands when speaking to a Motswana
They have acquired the one handed mosquito catch skill, a skill to have when your other hand is preoccupied (with holding another guy's hand, with catching another mosquito or you're just too lazy to lift up your other hand)
Their driving technique has been finely adapted to the animal hazards on the road. When seeing stray dogs you hover your foot over the brake pedal, you maintain speed when seeing goats because you know they will move off the road unlike cows and donkeys that you have to drive around or wait for
They ask for a "plastic" at the shops and not a "plastic bag", saying the "bag" part is just a waste of precious breath
They know when Woolworth's gets their weekly delivery and they are not afraid to fight to the death with a Maun mommy over schnitzels or cherry tomatoes
When opening the local sparkling water it does not squirt all over you. This test dates back to when the Bushmen needed to determine if someone was from the area or not, this is why you always see them running away (from the exploding sparkling water) in the bushman paintings
They hold hands when speaking to a Motswana
They have acquired the one handed mosquito catch skill, a skill to have when your other hand is preoccupied (with holding another guy's hand, with catching another mosquito or you're just too lazy to lift up your other hand)
Their driving technique has been finely adapted to the animal hazards on the road. When seeing stray dogs you hover your foot over the brake pedal, you maintain speed when seeing goats because you know they will move off the road unlike cows and donkeys that you have to drive around or wait for
They ask for a "plastic" at the shops and not a "plastic bag", saying the "bag" part is just a waste of precious breath
and so on to the next adventure!
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