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For anyone that has had dealings with Africa you have probably heard of the phrase, "we are now dealing with "Africa time". I have an African PH and friend here with me in Maine. He was in my office and was on his laptop checking his e-mails. I jokingly asked if he was returning one of the e-mails I had sent him weeks prior. After fifteen years this comment finally got me a definition of "Africa time". If they say... I will get back to you "now "= you will hear from me in 3-7 days I will get back to you "just now"= you will hear from me in 1-3 weeks I will get back to you "sometime"= you will never hear from me again.  | ||
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Just-now was the one that got me the most confused with my SA friends. the chef | |||
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After seeing the success Black Folks have had with "Ghetto", I am surprised they haven't borrowed "Manana" from the spanish... Rich | |||
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You missed a couple; I'll get back to you "now-now," means piss off, you're worrying me. "How far is it?" "Just over the next hill;" means that you could still be walking five days later.   SUSTAINABLY HUNTING THE BLUE PLANET! "Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful, murder respectable and to give an appearence of solidity to pure wind." Dr J A du Plessis | |||
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Grins--They obviously stole the whole concept from Mexicans.  | |||
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