Apparently, when it rains, everybody sleeps in. When they were in primary school, they would be caned for being the tiniest bit late, but when it rained, they could come two hours late, tell the teacher "It rained" and get off scott free! Mothers might say to their children, "Where are you going? It rained!" Sometimes, bosses don't even show up at work because it rained the night before.
They also said that the people in the villages use firewood to cook their food, so if the wood is wet, it seriously disrupts their eating. It makes sense, then, that if rain during the night causes you to skip breakfast, you won't want to go anywhere, but we can't think of any reason why everyone else would find it so disruptive. It gave us a good laugh.
Here is a better picture of the humongous birds. Good ol' 12x optical zoom.
Wow they're pretty big - do the locals shoot at them or are they revered?
ReplyDeleteLooks kind of like a vulture...
ReplyDeleteThat rain thing is pretty interesting, though!
hehehehe That's so cool about the rain =) Those birds look like crane/vultures =P
ReplyDeleteThey are huge! They remind me of that giant bird in the Pixar short, where the birds are sitting on the power line. The locals seem to either ignore them or laugh at them. I don't know if the villages are any different.
ReplyDeleteWhen I first read the post I was sure you'd said "Here is a better picture of humourous birds." Hahaha, humourous birds! You're so funny when I read your post wrong! =) I have to admit, my mind went to the birds on a wire Pixar short too! =)
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