“Africans have the biggest bathroom in the world,” Pastor Tirumbu has said several times (think outside the box to understand his comment; or at least outside). It is not unusual to be walking down the street and see someone of any age or either gender squatting over a gutter. It’s also not unusual for me to be walking along, see a guy facing a wall or fence…and realize a split second later, “Uh-oh, I need to look the other way!”
Once I was on my cell phone in the middle of a field, and was so involved in the conversation that it took me a while to realize that no matter which direction I faced, I was looking at someone who was using the Great Outdoors. Yipes - there was no “safe” place to look!
Hmm, I quickly thought: it was obvious that no one around me minded taking care of his business in front of a woman. If they weren’t minding, should I?
Guess I’m just too American, ’cause I was minding.
Note: I’d written this yesterday; last night as I was heading home, I rounded a corner and almost tripped over a man who was hugging the building. “Good evening,” he said conversationally in the local dialect. I answered just as casually, but with an inward sigh.
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