I see you!

The general rule is that when you see another African you do the “I see you” nod and keep on with your Business.

This one time I was fuelling my car and saw an African man on the other side, so I nodded and proceeded to bop to the song in my head. The man nodded back, smiled and started walking towards me. This completely messed up the flow. We don’t walk to the other person, in fact we don’t’ even talk! Unless the rules changed and I missed the memo. But there he was, offering a hand shake and talking but I’m nodding absently in agreement but completely oblivious to whatever he was saying.

Today, I walk into Pillow talk wide eyed with all the fresh merchandise they have on display.

I see two Africans and I instinctively do the nod but as I walk away, I notice that they did not nod back. How rude! I think to myself. It’s just a quick nod, how hard could that be? I wasn’t going to talk or shake hands. I roll my eyes to no one in particular and carry on with my window-shopping.

On the way out, I see them still standing at the same spot. I walk over for a second try and..

They were bleeping mannequins!

Ha! Should have gone to spec savers!