Day 27 (Jamaica and South Africa Similarities) - April 15, 2008
Day 27 - Jamaica and South Africa Similarities
Went to the school that I got lost trying to find last week. I found it quite ok this time ;)...
I had 3 classes today...grade 1, 2 and 3. My grade 1 and 3 classes were switched on me and I was not in the least informed...So I actually went with the grade 1 plan for the grade 3 class...It still worked out ok...All the classes were ok for the most part but the grade 2 kids were surrounding me constantly and asking me Japanese questions... You recognise a question in Japanese when they say deska or maska I think...One of them put my hand close to his and then said `woooooh black`.... they even asked me if I was rich (trus me if I was I would not be trying this job out), because they saw my graduation ring on my finger as well as my bracelet.
They were also fighting to touch my hair when I bent down to take up something from the floor (bwoy oh bwoy)....
Later on in the night at about 8:10pm, me and about 4 other ALTs met up at one of our Japanese friend`s apartment and had dinner/a get together thingy... We simply ate and chatted until about 11:30 pm.. It was fun... so see, now I`m not so lonely after all :).. I was speaking for a while to the ALT who is from South Africa and the stuff she told me about South Africa, had some striking similarities to Jamaica...However some stuff that happen in Jamaica is worse off than South Africa and some stuff that happen in South Africa is worse off than Jamaica. for example she said that crime is so organised in South Africa that there are even companies that employ people to commit crime. and when they carry out their duties, they do it almost perfectly, like robberies, etc etc. She also said that they have the highest incidents of rape in the world or something like that. Not only that but she said that destitute people from adjoining countries will run across the border and cause chaos.. even killing people for shoes on their feet. And there is no one specifically who they are targetting, black, white, Indian and everybody at risk . She said these destitute people most times end up joining the crime organisations because it pays them well as against starving to death. The police she said, can't do a thing and are seen as most times useless, because they are not well paid, just like the nurses and the teachers there as well (Sounds familiar doesn't it ?)....She said at 10pm and thereafter, you don't dare stop at a red traffic light (in Jamaica is about 8pm...a joke)....However she said in SA they don`t rob churches...and yuh know dat happen a Jamaica every now and again. I think my church has been robbed at least 5 times already since it was built in 1988. So even for that you know we loving up Japan...because the only kind of stealing it look like dem go on with in Japan is when dem tief bicycle, umbrella and/or lady`s underwear from the clothes lines...
My sister called me tonight as well and talk bout she going to visit me in Japan...If I know my sister well she jus talking off har mouth.
Well Inna di laterz zeen...
Went to the school that I got lost trying to find last week. I found it quite ok this time ;)...
I had 3 classes today...grade 1, 2 and 3. My grade 1 and 3 classes were switched on me and I was not in the least informed...So I actually went with the grade 1 plan for the grade 3 class...It still worked out ok...All the classes were ok for the most part but the grade 2 kids were surrounding me constantly and asking me Japanese questions... You recognise a question in Japanese when they say deska or maska I think...One of them put my hand close to his and then said `woooooh black`.... they even asked me if I was rich (trus me if I was I would not be trying this job out), because they saw my graduation ring on my finger as well as my bracelet.
They were also fighting to touch my hair when I bent down to take up something from the floor (bwoy oh bwoy)....
Later on in the night at about 8:10pm, me and about 4 other ALTs met up at one of our Japanese friend`s apartment and had dinner/a get together thingy... We simply ate and chatted until about 11:30 pm.. It was fun... so see, now I`m not so lonely after all :).. I was speaking for a while to the ALT who is from South Africa and the stuff she told me about South Africa, had some striking similarities to Jamaica...However some stuff that happen in Jamaica is worse off than South Africa and some stuff that happen in South Africa is worse off than Jamaica. for example she said that crime is so organised in South Africa that there are even companies that employ people to commit crime. and when they carry out their duties, they do it almost perfectly, like robberies, etc etc. She also said that they have the highest incidents of rape in the world or something like that. Not only that but she said that destitute people from adjoining countries will run across the border and cause chaos.. even killing people for shoes on their feet. And there is no one specifically who they are targetting, black, white, Indian and everybody at risk . She said these destitute people most times end up joining the crime organisations because it pays them well as against starving to death. The police she said, can't do a thing and are seen as most times useless, because they are not well paid, just like the nurses and the teachers there as well (Sounds familiar doesn't it ?)....She said at 10pm and thereafter, you don't dare stop at a red traffic light (in Jamaica is about 8pm...a joke)....However she said in SA they don`t rob churches...and yuh know dat happen a Jamaica every now and again. I think my church has been robbed at least 5 times already since it was built in 1988. So even for that you know we loving up Japan...because the only kind of stealing it look like dem go on with in Japan is when dem tief bicycle, umbrella and/or lady`s underwear from the clothes lines...
My sister called me tonight as well and talk bout she going to visit me in Japan...If I know my sister well she jus talking off har mouth.
Well Inna di laterz zeen...
Comments
On a diff note.Nice 2 know that you found some good Parring Ps and even learning about other cultures. Everytime I read ur blog I am encouraged more and more to get a one way ticket someplace new & different:)
Good Influence!!!
Panton and Danique...the Canadian ALT as well as the persons in the training told us that Panty stealing is a big ting here...as to why they do it....Its a mystry to everyone.
...The date of this blog was my birthday :)