Am not comic but some people have told me that am funny and have a great sense of humor. I would love to request for your honest comments (Feedback) on whether my “funny” is on point or not.
Two people from different walks of life met. Their names were haves (from extreme poverty) and have-not's (Wealth background).
Two people from different walks of life met. Their names were haves (from extreme poverty) and have-not's (Wealth background).
The conversation begins:-
Haves: How many children do you have?
Have-nots: I have 10 children. God has for sure blessed me. In fact they are not my children, they are God’s children. That’s why 5 of them are under Compassion International. My family was the first one to travel to USA without a plane. Don’t you know that the Lord is the provider and he cares for us?
Haves: Of course he is the provider. He has blessed me and he is forever faithful.
Haves: How many children do you have?
Have-nots: I have 10 children. God has for sure blessed me. In fact they are not my children, they are God’s children. That’s why 5 of them are under Compassion International. My family was the first one to travel to USA without a plane. Don’t you know that the Lord is the provider and he cares for us?
Haves: Of course he is the provider. He has blessed me and he is forever faithful.
May be that conversation above should cause us to ponder on all the blessings that we have. You may not have all that you need but I guess each one of us has what to be grateful for. Go for it!!!!
You know in Uganda we speak British English commonly known as the queen’s language. As I planned my travel to America early this year, I made several reflections on the American English. I think American English is a king’s language. That’s why it has several slangs that have a different meaning to me especially as I do a direct translation. One time a friend said that she wanted to visit with me. I thought to myself, “it must really be fun to visit with you”. So where will we be going? Only to be answered that it was to be a conversation that could even be done via video conferencing (Skype). On a scale of 1-10, my interest in the visit moved from 10 to 2. I nearly fainted.
In June I traveled to Louisiana and I had a hard time with the king’s language. As you all know Louisiana English could be a relative to my Rufumbira English accent. Why do I say this? As my accent can be hardly understood, I found it hard to understand Louisiana accent. Thank God, I was at the airport earlier and had ample time to check on the many monitors at the airport.
You know English is my second language and 1’m glad I can connect some words to make sense. I can now construct a good English sentence even though I still speak Rufumbira English. My English is neither queen’s language nor the American King’s Language. You know every construction needs a foundation. My sentence construction foundation was Rwaramba elementary (Primary) school. I’m grateful for all the teachers in Uganda who are professionals in teaching using a second language.
One of the things I do not like doing during my stay in the USA is ordering food in restaurants simply because of the many questions asked. I know, the many choices can be confusing. Even when I want specific things I get several questions as though am not clear on what meal I really want. During my first days here I was asked about the kind of dressing that I wanted. I thought to myself, do gentlemen put on dresses in the USA? I wondered whether I looked naked. Thankfully I have built mutual relationships and have always had people around me. This has made my transition smooth and my experience worth while. I will keep sharing my experiences with you and can’t wait to share it all with my family.
#Proudly Ugandan, Proudly Mufumbira.
