So, I was in the capital, Yaounde for mid-service. I was taking a taxi to the bank one day. Here you have to put up your guard as soon as you walk out of the transit house. I go into Bitch-mode. Anyways, after hailing down at least ten taxi's, I finally got one that would take me to my destination.
Here you have to call out where you are going and give the price you would pay. Completely backwards yes. It takes more time.
Anyways, as I got in, this obnoxious asshole kept deranging me. Asking me all these questions, and just wouldn't leave me alone. I spoke in English and swore a bit. Then yelled in French, " I said, leave me alone!" I pretended to call our Mr. American President. He also said, "You are here in Africa, a women shouln't talk back to a man."
After 10 minutes of this, he finally got out of the taxi. The Cameroonian sitting next to me said, "If you go to the states, she will laugh at you." And then he shut the F up.
So, this guy sitting next to me was right, if he went to the states he'd get bitch-slapped and probably put in jail for harrasment. So, that made my day...
After the harrasment, someone actually contstructively thinks. Good Riddance.
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Hi,
ReplyDeleteI'm Romain, a french reporter for Tv channel FRANCE 3.
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