I’m sick of it, I’m sure many more Kenyans’ are on the same boat as me. Recently, a very close friend of mine, asked me, if I could run 400 meters under 15 or less seconds! I hesitated knowing that I wouldn’t be able to crawl that fast under any circumstances. Her, like many others friends I have met, have asked me the most embarrassing and stunning questions regarding Kenya and Kenyans in general. Some questions include:
- Do you live in a mud hut?
- Is there coke out there?
- Is your backyard back home, littered with wild animals? Some even go as far as to ask if I pet lions and giraffes!
- Are you a masaai?
And when I’ve braided my hair, to some people out here, it’s rocket science. Someone even thought I had undergone surgery to get my hair braided, they simply couldn’t understand the simple math of braiding hair. So as to spare them shame and embarrassment, I laugh and reply, “As a matter of fact yes, 2 hours in surgery to get me looking this pretty,” I joke. Some jama’s take me seriously the next thing they ask is if I could give them the hospital for their very own wive’s to try. At this point I’m jazzed, I mean blown out of my mind.
Well, the list continues, but this particular one made me think how ignorant people really are, I mean really ignorant.
I had met, this woman, from my local church, she was new and was helping me out on an activity. We didn’t talk much however, towards the end of the day, she asked me where I was from, I muttered Kenya. She later asked the most astonishing question, I’ve ever heard. “I been watching CNN lately, and I’m sure your aware that there’s drought in you country, I’m so sorry for the situation in your country, if you need anything, I’m willing to help.”
I stared, at this whole grown woman, I thought she was MAD, I wanted to reply, I wanted to give her a piece of my mind, but silently I cursed CNN. I was still within the church premises so I kept my calm.
Later on, I gave her a few of my treasured postcards, from Kenya. After viewing picturesque and enticing views of Kenya she apologized and said she should have known better ( just what I thought).
Well below are a few captivating, pictures of Kenya, for those ignorant idiots out there.
And for those still, in thought, there’s more to Kenya than athletes and poverty, you just have to OPEN your eyes more!
God Bless, ignorant fools out there.
Well, the list continues, but this particular one made me think how ignorant people really are, I mean really ignorant.
I had met, this woman, from my local church, she was new and was helping me out on an activity. We didn’t talk much however, towards the end of the day, she asked me where I was from, I muttered Kenya. She later asked the most astonishing question, I’ve ever heard. “I been watching CNN lately, and I’m sure your aware that there’s drought in you country, I’m so sorry for the situation in your country, if you need anything, I’m willing to help.”
I stared, at this whole grown woman, I thought she was MAD, I wanted to reply, I wanted to give her a piece of my mind, but silently I cursed CNN. I was still within the church premises so I kept my calm.
Later on, I gave her a few of my treasured postcards, from Kenya. After viewing picturesque and enticing views of Kenya she apologized and said she should have known better ( just what I thought).
Well below are a few captivating, pictures of Kenya, for those ignorant idiots out there.
And for those still, in thought, there’s more to Kenya than athletes and poverty, you just have to OPEN your eyes more!
God Bless, ignorant fools out there.
