TIA 2

there are 1’ x3’ openings above the indoor doorways to allow air to flow freely. However this also allows noise to flow freely. I went to use the ‘toilet’ in one of the malls here and found one woman doing her laundry in the shower while talking amicably to the woman using the sink for the same purpose. There are thunderstorms at least every other evening. Many of the clothes stores have an old hand-pedaled sewing machine out front where the owner sews while looking for customers. Food is everywhere; I have seen very few hungry people yet. Ugandans eat whole tilapia; as in the dead fish looks at you while you eat the fins and scrape the white meat off the bones. Some sort of long-horned cattle, random goats, and chickens wander the streets. People are not allowed to live in the jungle cuz they would cultivate it. Rolex is not a watch – it’s egg and tomato wrapped in a chipotle. These people think older (before 1990) buildings are “lousy”. Ugandans don’t traditionally make bread, so they don’t know how to make it well. I suspect all of the bread we find here is imported. Red and blue flashing lights do not mean police, it means one of the taxis has upgraded for more “bling”. Most Ugandans have terrible taste in colors and fashion. The more bling the better. There are police and security guards everywhere, all carrying riffles. But they are friendly if you smile at them and say hello. There are kids from teso province begging in downtown kampala. They will follow you for a block before giving up. I had one woman threaten to beat the kid following me around today. Mud and grass huts border nice house compounds. One of the radio stations is a van which drives around with big speakers in the roof and a generator strapped to the back.