My first pedaling in this year was not good start.
The reason was that people, kids and adult both on my way were extremely beggars. They all said "Hey Give me money, money money!!" without greeting. It didn't matter weather or nor I was on a bicycle. They considered immediately a tourist as money. There were no hospitality at all. I felt really stress.

年初めからイライラ。何でかって、この辺の連中は大人も子供もマネーマネーしか言わない。これがアフリカの挨拶なのは理解していたつもりではいたけれどそれにしてもひど過ぎる。彼等にとっては観光客＝金でしかないのか。当然、お持て成しなんて感情は彼等には無い。




Tanzania is one of poorest countries in the world, especially its' poverty level of interior is higher than other part because of drought, disease such as HIV etc.. I was right there. I thought poverty caused fiscal attitude of people to the others.

タンザニアは世界最貧国の1つらしい。その中でも内陸部は干ばつが頻繁に起こり、それに加えてHIVや貧困と様々な厳しい要素がある。これは自分から見た感覚だけれど、この辺りの人達は貧困が表情や態度に現れているように見られた。



However, I didn't mean all people were the same way. I could make general conversation with some people. At the local restaurants and shops, they mostly asked me decent prices.
I was very confused why. People think of me as money, but they still gave me honest price and never tried to rip me off.

ただ、全ての人達がそうでは無いのは理解している。安食堂や宿では必ずちゃんとした金額を請求して来るし(お釣りはたいがいごまかそうとするけど)、普通に会話のできる人達もいる。町の人間はよほど豊なのに詐欺師が多い。地方は貧困層が多くても騙そうとする輩はいない。年初めから考えさせられる。


The way of south from Dodoma, I passed through some serious drought areas. Baobab trees were still without leaves.

ドドマから南は干ばつが深刻な村がいくつもあった。バオバブの林もまだ色がない。


Many people came to a pump to get the fresh water. I sometimes stopped there to get drinking water. Those were drinkable for me though it was still muddy color.

水を汲み上げられる井戸には人が沢山集まっている。何度か水を分けてもらったけれど、濁っている井戸も多い。



Kids were sweet till stat saying "Money". One time, a teacher asked me money. I was deeply disappointed. This is Tanzania.

子供達は可愛い。けれどマネーマネーが始まるとイライラする。学校の先生にお金くれと言われた時には底知れない脱力感を感じた。これがタンザニアなんです。



Woman at a local restaurant with a baby.
食堂の姉さんと赤子。



Woman making Ugari
ウガリを作る女性

Tanzanian women were not very frank as long as I felt. However, they were more honest and attentive than men.
In Africa, men were strongly dominated. Girls don't go to a school and help their parents at home. This is very common in country side, so it was very rear to find a woman to be able to speak English.

タンザニア女性は無愛想な人が多いけれど、正直で気の利く人が多いように感じられた。小さい頃から女の子は良い母親になれるように育てられているからだろうか。アフリカではまだまだ一夫多妻の男尊女卑社会。地方では特に女性は学校には行かず家事手伝いをするのが普通。当然、英語を解す女性は非常に少ない。