You will buy peanuts in old wine and whiskey bottles…even in the grocery store.
Is it perfectly acceptable to drive on whatever side of the road
you want because you might lose your entire car in a pothole.
Some bug/spider bites don’t show up for a full 24 hours after you
have been bitten….which brings me to that fact that it
is really creepy to have as many bites as I have had and only seen ONE of the
culprets….only because he stung me on the
forehead. If you are picturing me doing the heeby-jeeby dance….you’ve got it about right. Ok, moving
on….
If you don’t pull out in front of someone to turn, you probably
won’t get to where you are going…ever.
The bigger vehicle has the right of way – especially big trucks when turning
corners, passing on a two lane road (even if traffic is coming on both sides)
and in round-abouts.
If you have electric, internet and city water all in the same day….it’s a good day! J
Pedestrians NEVER have the right of way – even on cross walks.
If you ride a moto (motorcycle) in Yaounde you have a death wish….just sayin.
A lot of people from the States & Europe still remember the
game “Frogger” because crossing the road (Tropicana) to go to the SIL offices
has been described as being like “Frogger.” …and it is a pretty accurate description…
People pee on the side of the street and even though you know that
is what they are doing – human nature still makes you look (only
for a second).
When you watch TV in English, it will have French commercials and
Arabic subtitles.
Americans/Europeans can’t carry things on their heads like
Cameroonians – I’ve tried and my hair texture is too
slick and I just don’t have that “Je ne sais quoi,” that helps you carry it…
After a month or two you DO learn to not turn and look every time
you hear a car honk worried that you are going to get run over while walking
down the road. You learn to differentiate the honks… :)
(See picture)
Last, but not least…I have learned that there are some
AMAZING people (Missionaries and Cameroonians) that translate the Bible and in
some way support Bible Translation. They are on the front lines and need our support and prayers!
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