After twenty-one years of life, I have gotten every single response to my name, nothing surprises me anymore. But Kenya has put a new spin on things. It’s not the gender relationship that confuses them, but the actual name. Apparently Saint Brendan never got around to spreading his influence south of the equator. The name aside, Kenyans are also rather creative in the attention-grabbing name-calling. Sometimes I even know they’re talking to me. Here’s a collective list of things I’ve been called over the past few weeks:
Boyfriend
Brandy
Brandon
Breden
Brenda
Brenden
Brother
Dada (sister, Swahili)
Girl
Girlfriend
Lady
Madam
Meghan
Miss Babe
Mzungu (white person)
Obama
Sista
Sister Obama
Teacher
Wife
Woman
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