I know I'm supposed to give a new country some time before I go ranting about it but this is a special situation.
Malawi doesn't have enough forex to buy petrol. The country also doesn't have enough forex to import plastic caps required for bottled water and carbon dioxide for carbonated drinks (e.g. Coke, beer and such).
This means that as a foreigner you can't protect yourself from local germs because there isn't any bottled water or soda to drink.
This also means that there are no cars on the road (require fuel), no power at most times of the day (requiring fuel) and no water in the toilets (requiring power to be pushed up in the storage tanks).
In the middle of this crisis, the President went off on an unannounced holiday to Hong Kong last week and took with him USD 500,000 for personal use.
The public, frustrated by the shit it is being put through, protested in July this year resulting in the death of 19 people and other violence.
This country is fucking awesome.
Malawi doesn't have enough forex to buy petrol. The country also doesn't have enough forex to import plastic caps required for bottled water and carbon dioxide for carbonated drinks (e.g. Coke, beer and such).
This means that as a foreigner you can't protect yourself from local germs because there isn't any bottled water or soda to drink.
This also means that there are no cars on the road (require fuel), no power at most times of the day (requiring fuel) and no water in the toilets (requiring power to be pushed up in the storage tanks).
In the middle of this crisis, the President went off on an unannounced holiday to Hong Kong last week and took with him USD 500,000 for personal use.
The public, frustrated by the shit it is being put through, protested in July this year resulting in the death of 19 people and other violence.
This country is fucking awesome.
Yeah, all rants end with 'this country is fucking awesome.'
ReplyDeleteYou know, it is actually quite awesome.
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine whining so much in public about any other African country and it being okay to do so!
that felt so like reading about an american ranting about India...i wonder which country malawians feel superior to...and which one that feel superior to
ReplyDeleteYou're kidding right?
ReplyDeleteWhen was the last time you were in India and didn't have taxis/ autos/ buses to get you because there was no fuel?
Or.. when was the last time there was a power cut in Lokhandwala? :P