Shake My Hand, Dammit!
Outgoing Safaricom (K) Ltd CEO -- Michael Joseph (he can go jump in a lake, thank you very much) -- was right afterall.
Kenyans do have peculiar habits.
Take the simple and timeless ritual of shaking hands.
Pretty simple: extend your right hand, the other fellow extends his/her right hand, and, voila(!), Houston, we have a handshake.
Nice and easy.
But not Kenyans. Oh, no! We're Kenyans, and if there's something simple and pretty much common sense out there that cannot possibly be screwed up, yep, you guessed it, we're gonna find a way to screw it up.
And so, World, in true Kenyan spirit, we've F'd up the handshake.
Kenyans have developed this terrible habit of shaking your extended right hand with their clasped left hand and not even bat an eyelid in shame!
Who, pray, gave birth to these people?
It's happening in offices, banks, in the streets, even, and God help us, in the church (that one I am guessing since I haven't been to church in a good number of years, but I know it happens there too since the culprits are some of the most holier-than-thou Bible-thumpers!).
So, my dear fellow Kenyans (with a brand spanking new Constitution to boot), c'mon, drop this bad habit and shake my hand properly, or else I am gonna slap you!
And don't even get me started on that silly ritual of planting 27 kisses on alternating cheeks that I see people engaging in.
Kenyans do have peculiar habits.
Take the simple and timeless ritual of shaking hands.
Pretty simple: extend your right hand, the other fellow extends his/her right hand, and, voila(!), Houston, we have a handshake.
Nice and easy.
But not Kenyans. Oh, no! We're Kenyans, and if there's something simple and pretty much common sense out there that cannot possibly be screwed up, yep, you guessed it, we're gonna find a way to screw it up.
And so, World, in true Kenyan spirit, we've F'd up the handshake.
Kenyans have developed this terrible habit of shaking your extended right hand with their clasped left hand and not even bat an eyelid in shame!
Who, pray, gave birth to these people?
It's happening in offices, banks, in the streets, even, and God help us, in the church (that one I am guessing since I haven't been to church in a good number of years, but I know it happens there too since the culprits are some of the most holier-than-thou Bible-thumpers!).
So, my dear fellow Kenyans (with a brand spanking new Constitution to boot), c'mon, drop this bad habit and shake my hand properly, or else I am gonna slap you!
And don't even get me started on that silly ritual of planting 27 kisses on alternating cheeks that I see people engaging in.
posted by Whispering Inn at 9:45 AM
3 Comments:
HA!
First!
Welcome back: it has been a while stranger, good thing I kept you in my Google feed.
In related news, nothing annoys more than the Kenyan habit of their calling you from whatever phone and launching right into their business, no greetings or identifying oneself, assuming you must know whom they are. They are simply that important.
I think the question might be "what, pray, gave birth to these people".
- Steve
Shaking hands is overated. Its an easy way of exchanging bacteria from dirty hands of people who did you know what and didnt bother to wash hands.
@Steve: Hi Jolly old mate! It has been a while but it's great to hear from you.
That tabia of people just launching into a monologue and you not knowing who is talking until halfway through it all is terrible.
Normally, I'll say "This is [Whispering Inn]" when answering the phone or making a call and people will often retort "I know who you are." Tsk tsk!
Anyway, I hope you and the clan doing well...
@Anonymous No. 2: Well, that's one way of looking at it...
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