'Quickies' from Juba and Nairobi
June 17th 2008 It’s time for a series of short anecdotes in Juba and Nairobi! Enjoy!
1.
In Juba, our Kenyan roommate had moved a day before, and every time we had to talk to him, Martin and I were addressing him as Kuma. Kuma here, Kuma there… A day later, at the table, Martin goes, ‘Hey Kuma, would you like a coffee?’
Kuma interjects, extremely polite: ‘Please, stop calling me Kuma, my name is Koum
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