All the postal workers I've seen are Mahorais, so I'm thinking they know the neighborhoods pretty well, as well as the history of the names. Frex, we live in the Majitchotchaora neighborhood, which means "neighborhood of the man without any shoes" (on account of a poor guy who lived around here, who, oddily enough, didn't have any shoes); hence ruelle Tchaora. And the mosque which is on our street is called Mosque of the Refugees. Nevertheless, since there are at least 15 mosques in Pamandzi, I have no idea how they figure out *this* is rue de la Mosquée. Also, we mouzoungous (foreigners) kind of stick out, and on more than once ocassion, I've had someone tell me they know where I live. Eep.
I *think* I've received all the mail addressed to me here. No, wait, I'm STILL waiting on a letter from my niece, which she mailed in February. @-@
The town is big enough, and the mouzoungou population itinerant enough, that you do need addresses.
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Date: 15 Jul 2007 02:05 pm (UTC)I *think* I've received all the mail addressed to me here. No, wait, I'm STILL waiting on a letter from my niece, which she mailed in February. @-@
The town is big enough, and the mouzoungou population itinerant enough, that you do need addresses.