What’s something you used to believe as a kid that seems ridiculous now?
I don’t know if it’s Africa or just Zimbabwe but they used to say that “if you whistle at night it will call snakes”.
That terrified me. I’m petrified of snakes and I don’t love the dark so it’s a double whammy.
Now as an adult I realize, that they probably just tell you that because the adults don’t want us whistling at night. Whatever the reason, I still have a small panic attack if I hear someone whistling at night or if I feel like whistling at night. 😓
Which languages do you speak and how did that impact your life?
I speak English and Shona with an ongoing desire to become fluent in French. My mother tongue is Shona; however the older I get I find most of my thoughts being in English.
I understand a lot of Jamaican patios and Nigerian pigin and honestly I feel like me and the little doggy have a mutual understanding.
I’m not sure how it impacts my life, but slowly I have started to worry that my grandchild may not speak Shona; but if they are fluent in French or Twi, then how could that break my heart?
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