Friday, October 7, 2011

Intercultural Communication

The Chinese are taking over. They're building our buildings (that sounded odd) & paving our roads, setting up CCTV & even bought the rights to digital TV broadcasting in the +254. AND they have the biggest reserve of Dollars in the world, more than the country the currency comes from!!! (Like if Somalia had more Ksh. than we did... Oh, wait...) If Russell Peters is right, the world will end up Beige at this rate. At least there'll be no more racism!

I have Chinese neighbours. & yes, they do work for China Wu Yi (road constructors extraordinaré). Considering where I live, that's an odd happenstance. Needless to say noisemaking has gone down in the flat. I think its coz of the fear that they will break through the wall and kick our collective arses. & that wouldn't be a good look, would it?

The one time I tried to say hi to one of them, he just enthusiastically shouted "Jambo!" & walked away. Foreigners are weird like that, they say one Swa word & beam with pride. Another time we had no water. I walked up the stairs to find the Chinese guy locking up his flat. Like a good jirani I said hi. Chinese dude cuts me off and says "No waaater! Oh nooo!" while shaking his head. & I died of laughter, in my head. To avoid arse whooping.

But I like these Chinese homies. Every time there's something wrong in the building, they complain to no end. Which makes the Kenyan tenants look complacent as shite, but hey. & the caretaker is such a kiss-arse, it's good for everyone in the end. They're super quiet. I think they even mute their TV & read lips instead (coz they're Shaolin like that). They could be commiting mass murder in their flat, & you could never guess.

Apparently they're mad into debaushare & horgies (according to a chica pal who lives in the flat under them), but you'd never see said chicas exiting or entering. Sneaky shaolin vibes. Taking the literal approach to "go forth & multiply", well in. They fit in well to the +254 scheme of things.

So I hope everyone is ready for Communism. I know I am. Because they came here to build, populate & basically take over. Brushing up on my Mandarin & hanging out with my Chinese peeps next door. So when the take over happens, I'll be ahead of the line.

Do enjoy your weekend.
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