Kitia
JF-Expert Member
- Dec 2, 2006
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...Say What? Interesting tidbits that differentiate Tanzania and America
-Oranges are green.
-One road in Karatu is paved. All the rest are dirt and very uneven.
-A meal at a local restaurant can be purchased for 1,000 Tanzanian shillings, or a little less than one dollar.
-Gas (or petrol as they call it in Tanzania) costs more than six dollars per gallon. Few people have cars, besides the safari companies and wealthy townspeople.
-Laundry machines are non-existent, refrigerators are rare and mosquito nets for beds are ubiquitous (to avoid malaria).
-Hand soap is usually in the form of bars, paper towels are uncommon, and most soda is sold in glass bottles. -Tanzanians are much less wasteful than Americans. Masai tribes even make sandals out of old car tires.
-Oranges are green.
-One road in Karatu is paved. All the rest are dirt and very uneven.
-A meal at a local restaurant can be purchased for 1,000 Tanzanian shillings, or a little less than one dollar.
-Gas (or petrol as they call it in Tanzania) costs more than six dollars per gallon. Few people have cars, besides the safari companies and wealthy townspeople.
-Laundry machines are non-existent, refrigerators are rare and mosquito nets for beds are ubiquitous (to avoid malaria).
-Hand soap is usually in the form of bars, paper towels are uncommon, and most soda is sold in glass bottles. -Tanzanians are much less wasteful than Americans. Masai tribes even make sandals out of old car tires.
