Outside it is snowing heavily. All customers are dressed to combat the cold.
Rambler is busy inflating a helium balloon for a customer.
Customer: “which country do you come from?”
Rambler: “Malawi”
Customer is embarrassed because he has no any idea what Malawi is. He pretends to know because he thinks Rambler will be offended if he knows that Customer has not even heard of Malawi at all (He is not supposed to be bothered as Rambler is used to that.). Customer moves away from the uneasy part of his enquiries and asks the next question.
Customer: “Are you planning to stay in this country forever?”
Rambler is very much aware of other customers secretely listening to the conversation and also Rambler knows the hatred the media constantly fuels against foreigners from poor countries. In case they are hatred converts Rambler without any hesitations broadcasts: “No. No. I will go back home”. This should do for media hatred converts. They should be rejoicing that at least Rambler is not here to stay. It should be mentioned here that Rambler is loved and loved dearly by many natives including colleagues and he has loads of local friends.
Customer: “So what brought you to this country?” Customer is confused why people come to a country "with bad weather".
Rambler: “I came to study”
Customer: “So what do you think of the snow?”
Rambler: "Beautiful beautiful soooo beautiful. I love it".
Another customer turns to her male companion and she screams: “Oooh he is mad. He is mad”. I knew you were eavesdropping.
She then turns to Rambler: “ “beautiful”, this horrible weather? Give me your passport and I will give you mine. We should swap countries.” She has forgotten her summer "I am boiling" moanings for every minor rise in temperature. An improper use of the word "boiling". Another one is "starving" for any slight hunger pangs. "I am starving". If only you knew what starving is!
Rambler: “The heat home sometimes gets too hot for comfort.” May be she will be reminded of her English summer moanings. Not at all. The Rambler's hint falls on deaf ears.
Woman customer: “We travel to warmer countries to get a tone. How I wish I were from your country.”
Rambler: Sakudziwa.
Let it Snow! Let it Snow! It looks sooooo beautiful when it snows.
04 January 2008
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Iyayi zimenezo ndi zimene zimachitika muliyenda. Chachikulu ndikukumbukira kuti mukatha sukuluyo chonde osasakamira kumaiko a eni ngati mmmene achitira ena. Tiyeni tikathandizane kutukula Malawi.
Zabwino zonse!
I enjoyed reading this. Written with good humor
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