
This post is a little off topic, and I will probably receive bad karma for posting this. I just can't help myself though. I am delayed in writing other topics because of a lack of relevant pictures. I just can't seem to get out and take any.
On with today's topic. That being a sort of stalker man that just showed up at my door one day, asking for work. I said there was none. He came back. He told me he saw me at the cathedral (where I have never been) and wanted to be my friend (because he wants an American friend) and asks if I know anyone who needs a worker. I said no thanks. He came back again and just handed me a letter which I reluctantly accepted. This is where I am sure to get bad karma, posting this letter that I found to be creepy, and somewhat funny here it is in all it's INGLISH glory:
Hello MY DeAR AMeRicAN'S MAN. Let Me INTRoDUNCe MYSELF MY NAMe IS "Kaine" LET Me WRite to You, THiS LetteR. it's ABout SOMEtHING iNTERestING. FoR YoU AND ME, BUt i WoRRY iF YoU CAN UNDeRSTAND ME, I WILL VeRY HAPPY iF YoU BeLIeve ME, ILIKE To STAY WItH You FoR JUSt FRIeND oNLY FRieND, But At THIS TIMe I couLDN't SPeAK TO YOU At THIS DAY, AND I WAS ASHAMD To You AND i ASK You IF You HAVE WoRK FoR Me You SAY,No You WAS SoRRY You couLDN't HeLPEDMe I KNeW, It's WASN't FoR WoRK OR MANY, It WAS JUSt ILIKe To Do FRieNDLY WITH You IF You GRANt me PLeAse I HoPe YoU'Re GoING to UNDeRSTAND Me WHAt I'M TALKING ABout. tHeN BeFoR I HAD ONe AMeRICAN'S FRIEND AND It WAS MY BOSS ALso. But HIS Not HeRe I'M ALoNeIDoN't WANt to StAY ALoNe, You KNoW tHIS LIVE SoMetImes It's veRY SAD, SoMeTIMeS 'DeAtH' IS BetteR tHAN LIFe. BeCAUSe I LIVe AND I GRoWN WItHoUt MY PAReNt, But It DoeS Not MAtteR, PLeASe DoN't ReFUSe THIS ASK ACCEPt AND BeLIeV Me, UNtIL MY BOSS GON IN AMeRICA INeVeR FOUND ONe FRIeND OR BOSS AMeRICAN. AND ILKe YOU LeARN Me IN INGLISH WHeN You HAVe TIMe.
I WoRK IN THe BIG OF "BAMAKO" IN ONe CHINes SHOP. I'M TRADSMAN,'IN SHOP. THeNILIKe YoU TAKe Me AS YoUR FRIeND AND YoUR BRoTHeR PLeASe I TRUS YOU AND I BeLIeVe YoU, I WILL, NeVeR FORGet ON YoU, BeLIeVe Me, I'M GOING TO DO MY Besst FOR YoU, YOU ALSo, BUt I NeveR ASK YOU FOR MoNeY OR SoMeTHINg eLS, BUT ONLY INGLISH IFYOU HAVe TIMe, I SPEAK LoTLL LITTLe ING But I CAN't UNDeRSTAND qUIte WeLL WItH YOU I CAN BeLIeVe YoU FoR eveR.
THANK YOU,
You WILL HAVe A ReWARD FROM Me. TAKE Goo CARe OF YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU MR FRIeND. AND EXCUSe Me I WRIte too MUCH FoR AND It'S BAD. LeASe WRIte BACK AS SOON AS POSSIBLe we CAN Meet oPoSIT PF CHRCH ON SUNDAY,eVeWING.
GOOD LUCK FoUR YOU. BYE,
Now my question is, am I a complete asshole for not wanting anything to do with this guy? He came back again, hissed at my roomate to get her to answer the door, called her mean for not responding, then rambled on and on about how trustworthy he was with this other American guy, and that he didn't want money, he didn't want work, he didn't want to come into my house, and he didn't want money (again). Then I asked him what he wanted, and he got uncomfortable, shifted his weight and kept going on about the other American friend he had. He put on his pity-me face and kept on rambling. I asked him a few times what it was that he wanted. All I ever got as a response what a shifty look and more and more talk about nothing.
In the end I told him that I would appreciate it if he would stop coming by (I live in an apartment where my door is fairly inaccesible to the street) and leave me in peace. He made some grunting noises as he left, and I don't know if he'll be back.
5 comments:
You aren't a bad person for feeling the way you did about this fellow. As you have found out the past few years that there are those that only want something that you can't give them. Furthermore, he shouldn't have hissed at your roommate, however that is the African way of attention getting; it's just putting things into perspective. We need to hear more from you on your blog! Tell us more about the people, the Entrepreneurship Week that is fast approaching, any travel that you might be doing back to your village of Tene, your plans after Africa, etc. We are hungry for more of your work and adventures! Do share! Lovingly, Mom
Sorry, I had no comment to share when this was read, but I certainly await another blog entry! Hope all well Mr.Viking!
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