The Gods Must Be Crazy - Perception and Misunderstanding in Academia
Andrew Steyn:
She thinks I'm a lunatic and I don't blame her. You know she asked me what do I do? And I said I collect manure. I don't tell her that I analyze it for my doctoral thesis. I bet she thinks that I shovel the stuff.
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The Gods Must Be Crazy - Desire for Silence and Reflection
Andrew Steyn:
I don't want to talk about it.
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The Gods Must Be Crazy - Cautionary Advice About Wait-a-bit Trees
Andrew Steyn:
That's a Wait-a-bit tree. You mustn't go near a Wait-a-bit tree. They grab you. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia_greggii)
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The Gods Must Be Crazy - Understanding Tswana Communication Styles
Andrew Steyn:
They're Tswanas. They always shake their heads when they mean to say yes.
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The Gods Must Be Crazy - The Nature of Rhinoceros Behavior
Andrew Steyn:
Miss Thompson, if you make a fire, and a rhinoceros sees it he comes and stamps it out. Rhinos do that. It's a most interesting phenomenon.
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