You Might Be African When....

So I'm really missing Africa lately and I thought I'd list just a few things that I feel are appropriate for me and probably most of my friends at this point in life.

**You can smell the rain before it comes
**You wonder why there aren't any goats wandering in the streets
**Chicken is a luxury
**All your white clothes have turned a curious shade of brown
**You never know what amazing things you can buy at traffic lights
**You reuse plastic throwaway containers
**You're sure you're going to die 5 times in just 5 minutes on the road
**You know that pedestrians never have the right of way
**You dream about Africa...a lot
**You spend as little time as possible in the toilet and have learned to hold your breath for amazingly long periods of time when you can't avoid it
**You give directions using paved roads as reference points
**The sunset is something to look forward to

**Being an hour late means being on time

**You know not to question the contents of your food, especially when it tastes good
**You know the English TV channels by heart
**You've heard the native word for white person more than any other word in the world because it's shouted at you wherever you go
**Your friends only call you after midnight because that's when the rates are free
**You always cary overweight baggage when traveling by plane
**You know that true hospitality is when total strangers who have nothing are willing to share everything they have with you
**You know that cheese can go unrefrigerated for up to 3 days in your lost luggage and still be ok to eat
**You've been proposed to while walking down the street
**You have another name in another language
**You invite people to come over at 2 and they come at 5 and you're not at all offended
**You pack various meats in your suitcase and don't find that odd
**You wash all your vegetables in bleach
**You have one set of clothes for Africa and another special set for traveling
**85 degrees is cold
**No running water for the day is just another day
**You find all the non-white people when you're in Western countries just so you can feel at home
**It doesn't seem right to pay the asking price in the store...if you don't barter for it you're getting ripped off!
**Someone has actually asked you how many camels or cows your father would accept for your hand in marriage
**Something that would normally take a half hour takes days or even weeks and that, somehow, makes sense to you