Preface: In lieu of a blinker, stoplight, or any other means of traffic control, the horn sounds. And the horn has many meanings. We are working hard to differentiate between them. Here are some we've discerned:
1. Honk: You want a taxi ride?
2. Hooonnkk: No room in dis taxi!
3. Honk Honk: I drivin through dis intersection you betta watch out.
4. Honk Honk: No I drivin through dis intersection and you betta watch out.
5. Honk Honk Hoonnkk: I bigga car so I drivin through dis intersection.
6. Honk: Ello pretty white lady.
7. Honk: Hi big Chinaman.
8. Honk: I see dat red light but I not stoppin.
9. Hoonnkkk: Get out of de road!
10. Honk Honk: I comin up behind you - you too slow!
11. Honk: I don't really know where you want to go but get in my taxi and I will take you somewhere.
12. Honk Honk: My taxi be lookin real nice on da outside but get inside and find da fish smell and stinky feet.
And finally...
13. Honk Honk Honk: We love Obama!
Thursday, May 27, 2010
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1 comment:
Hahahaha!! I love! It appears that Zambian taxis are not much different!
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