Episode 11
Litterers will be prosecuted
The funniest sign I ever saw in Malawi was an advertisement from the government saying "please keep our streets clean". This is hilarious, especially for a country where there is no waste disposal system so everyone just burns their garbage. (I've been embarrassed many times by the things I've had to burn...even resorting to burning my garbage at 5:30am so no one will see my trash). Another thing that cracks me up is that people will just throw their waste on the streets. When mangos first came into season, I would constantly see mango seeds and skin littered all over the roads. I thought it was unfortunate, until I bought my first mango off the street and kept chucking the skin, and then eventually the pit, out the car window. Aiy!
The funniest sign I ever saw in Malawi was an advertisement from the government saying "please keep our streets clean". This is hilarious, especially for a country where there is no waste disposal system so everyone just burns their garbage. (I've been embarrassed many times by the things I've had to burn...even resorting to burning my garbage at 5:30am so no one will see my trash). Another thing that cracks me up is that people will just throw their waste on the streets. When mangos first came into season, I would constantly see mango seeds and skin littered all over the roads. I thought it was unfortunate, until I bought my first mango off the street and kept chucking the skin, and then eventually the pit, out the car window. Aiy!
posted by kathleentse at 7:26 am
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hey, when in rome...
i just read chapter 2 of Mulanje Massif about the fires. too funny!
Hey Kathleen,
this is Adrienne, from way back when, in PCA?! I got your letter back in the summer, I think, about meeting up, but I had just come back from a trip and so missed you.
Long story how I found your blog, but yeah---send me an email when you get the chance (lialk@mcmaster.ca)---it'd be cool to catch up sometime, maybe through snail mail again.
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