Kenyans say the daftest things….

I really hate Kenyans who leave Kenya and seem to forget about what the country is like.

Case in point, I went to Chili’s at Mall of Emirates today. We were greeted by a hostess who looked VERY obviously Kenyan.

She led us to our seats and I said, Asante(thank you).  She looked at me like I had just barraged her with a slew of choice expletives.  Here follows our conversation:

Her: “You speak SWAHILI!!!!!!”(she looks shocked. Almost disgusted)

Me: “Yes I speak Swahili. Are you from Kenya”

Her:”Yes, but HOW did you know I’m from Kenya?”

Me: Shrugging, “You look it….. besides I’m Kenyan too”

Her:”But you’re not BLACK!!!” (here’s when I wanted to slap some intelligence into her)

Me:”How long have you lived in Kenya?”

Her:”All my ..”

Me:”Have you been living on a shamba(farm) somewhere? Cos if you visit any city you will find that other people that are not black have lived in Kenya for hundreds of years. You should go to Nairobi sometime. It’s a great city to visit.”

Her:”I actually lived in Nairobi..”(shes being defiant now to show that only black people are ‘real’ Kenyans)

Me:”And how long have you lived in Dubai?”

Her:”Three weeks”

Me: “Great. Its good to see farm people get out a little”

Her:”….”

Me:”Ok. Thank you. See you later”

Apparently this has happened to a friend of mine a bunch of times as well. Not at the same place but around Dubai.

It’s fucked up to see Kenyans behaving this way.

If you see the girl at Chilis at MOE near the movie theaters. Go say Jambo. Especially if you are not a ‘real’ Kenyan.

FUCKK!!!