zondag 13 april 2008

Too many friends

It is common wisdom that you can never have too many friends.

After ten days in Ghana I am inclined to believe you can…

‘I your friend’ always knows where to get exactly what you need for the lowest price. Whether it is a bicycle, hotel or a taxi home.

‘I your friend’ always has a lot of friends from “Nederland” already, that he “very much likes”.

‘I your friend’ says you can always call on him anytime you need him. But if you are stupid enough to give him your number, he’ll instead be calling you all day long.

Certainly not all of them are rip-offs. Only some of them use you to improve their status. A lot of them are demonstrating genuine friendliness and hospitality. And that is amazing in a country where so little `works´ and people have so little. For sure. But still, even of friends you can have too many.


The good new is: I am hardly in favour with the other category of ‘friends’. The ‘hey white lady, I want to marry you’- friends all go for Bianca’s round female forms. Skinniness is not fashionable in Africa ;-)

2 opmerkingen:

menimismemirna zei

any purpose with that last one? ;-)

I am considering to start weblog but however can I start such a thing; you appear to be not that a-technical as me in contrast to what I always thought.. or shall fill everyone's mail box with my daily complaints.. don't know.
do not write too much in once, need time to read it..!

menimismemirna zei

sorry, that last reaction was before I read it thoroughly...