GUIDE OF SÉDHIOU - Cesie

often are we used to tell people at home who greet us or ask
us to visit them: “I’m sorry, I must run, I don’t have time!” This
is such an impoliteness in here. People don’t understand ,
where’s the rush. Time doesn’t run away from you, you can
catch it even if you take time to greet or discuss with a
random person on the street or have a sit to take a glass of
Senegalese tea.
In Sédhiou it’s rare to see people hurrying somewhere. The
local tranquility has a great influence from the weather
conditions also. As in this heat and humidity it is physically
almost impossible to move fast. The shopkeepers take their
time before serving a client. The resto keepers take their time
to lay down on the floor for relax when there’s no people
around. But the consequences must be faced also – if you give
someone an
appointment for
meeting, it’s normal
for them to arrive 30
minutes later. By
pointing out: “You
were late!”, they
end the discussion
by admitting with a
face that has no
regrets. “I know”. Or when an event is supposed to start at
certain time, it actually starts 1 or 2 hours later. Time is
relative.
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