The two things that make you abandon the comfort of your village are education and work. In this instance, you have to put up in a rental house, and you have to mingle with others from diverse backgrounds.
It becomes evident that people were socialized quite different, some making you think that they were raised by some devil. Their habits leave you wondering what happened to decorum. These habits include:
Playing loud music
Even though the landlord will specifically tell you that unnecessary noise will lead to your eviction, some people still find a way of circumventing this rule. They play music at thousand of decibels above the recommended level. Maybe these people are partially deaf. If anything, play music at low volume. No one needs to know you have a 50000 watts woofer.
Indiscriminate dumping of litter
The common rule of decency is that you don’t shit close to where you eat. Some do not recognize this or fail to tell their kids. And so you find strands of hair, banana peels dumped on your doorstep as if the people are conducting a cruel prank on you.
Arguing with your spouse
It is early morning, on a weekend. You are trying to find a comfortable position in your bed so you can embark on a dreaming spree. The instant you close your eyes, a hell-raising noise jerks you up. The woman is arguing with someone who you think is her husband. She’s telling him to leave or something. You wonder why they couldn’t postpone their arguments until noon when everyone is awake.
Blocking the toilet
I can do anything to avoid sharing toilets with other tenants. A bedsitter is far much better because you don’t share the toilet with anyone. However, back in Eldoret, I had a friend of mine who is a caretaker. Every morning he woke up to unclog toilets where people have dumped condoms and used sanitary pads. There’s a clear sign that advises tenants against doing so, but some are so dimwitted to see sense in it.
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