By Rita Damary
A Tanzanian got a rude shock when he entered a pub in Kenya to quench his thirst, only to be ignored for minutes.
Rashid Hamza, 37, entered the pub in Kericho and ordered for beer: Naomba beer baridi (May I have cold beer).
The waiter ignored him and continued serving other customers who were shouting their voices hoarse.
Hamza, who had come to watch the Kenya Inter-Municipalities Sports and Cultural Association games thought the waiter had not heard him.
The waiter took long. When he returned, Hamza repeated his order: Naomba beer baridi tafadhali.
This prompted the waiters anger. We are neither Red Cross nor a church where people are offered charity services, including free drinks. Here clients order for drinks and pay.
Hamza could not understand the waiter, so he decided to re-phrase his request: Naomba uniuzie beer, (Please sell me beer).
Ungesema nipatie au niuzie pombe wala sio naomba beer (You could have asked me to sell you beer and not plead for one), the waiter said, finally serving him.
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A Tanzanian got a rude shock when he entered a pub in Kenya to quench his thirst, only to be ignored for minutes.
Rashid Hamza, 37, entered the pub in Kericho and ordered for beer: Naomba beer baridi (May I have cold beer).
The waiter ignored him and continued serving other customers who were shouting their voices hoarse.
Hamza, who had come to watch the Kenya Inter-Municipalities Sports and Cultural Association games thought the waiter had not heard him.
The waiter took long. When he returned, Hamza repeated his order: Naomba beer baridi tafadhali.
This prompted the waiters anger. We are neither Red Cross nor a church where people are offered charity services, including free drinks. Here clients order for drinks and pay.
Hamza could not understand the waiter, so he decided to re-phrase his request: Naomba uniuzie beer, (Please sell me beer).
Ungesema nipatie au niuzie pombe wala sio naomba beer (You could have asked me to sell you beer and not plead for one), the waiter said, finally serving him.
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