Amusing moments...

A few more comical moments arising from cultural differences and living in the country.....

1. Last night I played 'music for the chairs' - the Sotho person introducing the game had mistranslated the title 'musical chairs'!
2. I said I'd love to be 'a fly on the wall' in a friends house. No one had a clue what I meant.
3. This afternoon in a youth planning meeting there was a moment when I was completely lost with what we were talking about. Then I realised that there were 4 of us, all of different nationalities and I was the only one speaking in my first language. No wonder it got confusing!
4. I decided to make a carrot cake for my girls discipleship group, but after substituting practically every ingredient (except carrots) because I couldn't get hold of any of them, it turned out bright yellow with orange carrot bits. It also didn't taste anything like yummy carrot cake, more just like normal sponge cake.
5. Apparently all white people look the same to some Basotho people. And apparently some Basotho people can't hear a difference in European accents - English, Irish, German - we all sound the same! It makes me feel better about how long it takes me to learn people's names here.