Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Favorite Signs from here in Dar:

"If God Wishes" - On the back of a bus (which I complete as "we'll get there")

"This Car Protected By The Blood of Jesus Christ" - on, well, lots of cars, trucks and busses here
(the meek shall inherent the earth but, it seems, the true believers will keep their cars)

"Afro-Station" - A general supplies store (I don't know why this is so funny. If it was a salong I think it'd be less so)

"God Only Knows" - A small chain of butchers. What kind of meat is hanging in the window?"God only knows".

"OPEN" - on any number of stores at 4:35pm with owners who, after having welcomed you in, reply to your request for something with, "Oh, sorry, we're closed". ...but it's not 5:00 yet. "Yes". So, you've closed early? "Yes". But you said Karibu (welcome). "Yes; sorry."

~aB

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