..and I promise I'm not making it up!!!!
Below are some excerpts of conversations Ive had while in Africa:
Person 1: Where are you from?
Me: Samoa
P1: Sawhaaaaaat?
Me: Samoa
P1: Is that like in Jupiter or something?
Me: *forced smile* No, in heaven actually
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Person 2: Where are you from?
Me: Samoa
P2: Oh! Youre good rugby players arent you?
Me: *beaming* (FINALLY someone who's heard of us!) Yep, the best!
P2: I love your lil dance that you do... can you do it?
Me: Not really
P2: Oh come on, isnt it something like *starts pounding chest like a gorilla and breaks out into some chant* "HOO HAH.... HOO HAH HAH.... YAMA YAMA HAPA HAPA HOOOH"
Me: *embarrassed* ummm... no
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Person 3: Hey, that big fella Jonah Lomu is from Samoa yes?
Me: *long sigh* Yeah
NB. I wasnt gonna start telling them about Tonga when they barely understood where Samoa was...
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Person 4: So which continent is Samoa on?
Me: Ah... its not on a continent, its a Pacific Island nation
P4: *pause* errr... but that's impossible, all countries belong to a continent
Me: No that's a false statement, some countries are found on islands... you know, big rocks made from volcanoes etc etc...
P4: *nods* but... what is it part of? Indonesia? Thailand?
Me: *annoyed* Google it. Its a sovereign state in the Pacific Ocean and may I also suggest you take some geography lessons?
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Don't you think the Samoa Tourism Authority should pay me for all the promotion work I do?
2 comments :
Here's one I heard this week. Its hearsay, but the person that told it swears it was true.
Ignoramus: You're from Fiji?
Fijian: Yep, we're part of the Melanesian group of islands in the South Pacific
Ignoramus: Tell me, if I turn out lights will I still be able to see you?
you should be a tourism agent..lol
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