Another list, sorry about any repeats
too many women have no eyebrows
lots of women choose to draw on eyebrows, and they are painfully obvious drawings
too many women have chin hair
too many people are cross-eyed
too many kids look like the products of mothers who drank a lot during pregnancy
the verb “must” is overused e.g. “must I cook?” or “you must go to the tuck shop”
the bed-to-other-pieces-of-funiture ratio is strangely high
it's no big deal to send your kid to grandma's house – and then never see him again
no one wants to be dirty or get their things dusty, kids put their bags behind them on their chairs at school so they are off the dirty floor
technology has advanced too fast since the end of Apartheid and no one in the villages knows how to effectively use a computer
they don't believe rural areas exist in America, despite my stories and pictures to convince them otherwise
if it's cold, the women will wrap a blanket around themselves like a giant towel over their work clothes and continue on with their day
pop or soda is a “cool drink” here
cool drinks are often sold in 1.25 liter glass bottles, with a deposit required at the shop
everyone loves to sing and dance, and will bust out their moves at the slightest provocation
for such a conservative society, the traditional Tswana dancing costumes are surprisingly revealing of both genders
teachers are “educators” and students are “learners”
no one knows what a “text” is, it's called a SMS
there a a LOT of bootleg Chinese DVDs and BluRays floating around, usually a disk with 6-10 movies on it
people here are scared of everything: lightning, snakes, strong winds, change, lizards, mice, and all these things have been around longer than them! So I don't understand the fear
everyone gets their mail delivered to the school and sent home with their kids
Hopefully I can get a few pictures up next time, I have a sneaky one of the bearded lady but can't figure out how to get it from my phone to my computer yet.
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