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Sat 20th May 2006 MamaJunkYard

Below is the transcript of a real conversation I had last night with a friend of a friend:

Him: Are you Kenyan?
Me: Yes! How did you guess?
Him: Because you speak like an Indian.

Indeed!

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  1. kelitu says

    Sat 20th May 2006 at 2:22 pm

    LOL! I have had a few of those:

    Stranger: Hey are you kenyan?
    Me: yeah. How did you know?
    Stranger: You have one of those Tyra Banks”s forehead
    ME: Gee, i don’t know where to say thank you or slap you.

  2. Mocha! says

    Sat 20th May 2006 at 4:29 pm

    LOL……..aki now that is a low blow!

    Have you recovered? Scratch that question…….most of us never will!

  3. Nick says

    Sat 20th May 2006 at 4:49 pm

    hahahahahaahahahahahaah

    i guess vu wa not amused! only? does ur cousin sister and onty’s speak the same?

  4. uaridi says

    Sat 20th May 2006 at 5:44 pm

    Ati what? They should go and meet your hubby, that should change their mind instantly!!!!

  5. kipepeo says

    Sat 20th May 2006 at 6:53 pm

    haha!! iv heard that one before!! what is that about???

  6. AK says

    Sat 20th May 2006 at 7:44 pm

    like an Indian huh! that is a first..never heard that before.
    And what is the story with foreheads? heard it enough times in the west. what are people supposed to have in place of the forehead? a third ear maybe

  7. Mama Mia says

    Sat 20th May 2006 at 9:08 pm

    say vhat?

  8. Gish says

    Tue 23rd May 2006 at 12:55 pm

    lol have bee accused of having an accent sometimes a west african accent that is very annoying….
    pole lakini

  9. mshairi says

    Wed 24th May 2006 at 10:52 am

    How did the conversation end eventually? I am curious – knowing you…

  10. Anon says

    Thu 25th May 2006 at 9:21 pm

    Sadly most kenyan Mama’s have “five”heads hence the forehead comments.

  11. wn says

    Fri 26th May 2006 at 11:34 am

    Conversation on a Dublin street:
    Paddy: Sorry, could you tell me what time is it now?
    Wn: It’s just gone past half four.
    Paddy: Thanks a million! You speak good english-where do you come from, originally?
    Wn: Kenya
    Paddy: Oh Kenya, Did you learn to speak your english in Ireland?
    Wn: No I’ve been speaking english since I was knee high to a bullfrog!

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