I hardly notice the long walk in the morning because I always try to observe the people and their activities. I take pictures whenever I find anything interesting. The weather is also cool.
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| I wear my backpack in front so it does not get wet |
I use my umbrella rain or shine, and I could sense that the whole main road is scandalized at the sight of me - as umbrellas or parasols, as the British call them are rarely seen here. When it is raining, people and boda-bodas are not just out on the streets - except me or Angie with an umbrella.
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| The fashionable Angie |
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| The streets are empty when it rains |
How do I avoid making my pants wet? I tuck-in the hemline under my socks. I realized that is how policemen/women here look like in their high boots. I think we have the same purpose.
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| My Sketcher from U.K. - Anonas |
Using an umbrella, rain or shine, or walking with socks out, I guess, is tolerated here because I am a mazungo. That's how "white people" are commonly called here - although in the local dialect in Gulu, the correct term is munu.
The locals simply stare with amusement.
Thanks for this post. You've answered my question as I kept wondering about footers and the pouring rains. The idea is always to keep your head and feet dry. I guess that's why the locals decided the way they did long time ago, namely, simply keep off the streets I see how they can be understandably amused - till they see how simple "gadgets" can enable one to overcome natural inconveniences. But what about the "muddy, muddier, muddiest" range - I suppose even footers become experts in navigation.
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