Normality? Only in Zimbabwe!
I’m sure that a Martian would be no more surprised at our daily life than a visitor from America would be:
- When did you last drive up to a filling station and fill your car with petrol from the petrol pump? (Instead we buy 200 litre drums, siphon the fuel into a 20 litre jerrycan, and then siphon that into our cars…..)
- When did you last manage to go shopping with just your wallet, and not an envelope full of cash? (Instead we carry around these vast quantities of notes, given that our largest denomination note is worth 20 US cents….)
- When did you last feel free to discuss the political situation with a stranger in an Emergency Taxi? (Instead we hide what we really think, and just complain in private….)
- When did you last call a policeman when you were feeling unsafe? (Instead we fear them and run from them…..)
Normality? Only in Zimbabwe!
January 25th, 2006 19:42
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February 12th, 2006 21:10
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