Welcome back to my blog. Today I am talking about South Sudan, some people who work in Juba, South Sudan called Janet and Phil came over to our school. They talked about what it is like to live in South Sudan and more... 34c New Zealand, is $30 in South Sudan. Isn't that amazing! Did you know that roads are dangerous in South Sudan? I didn't. Roads are dangerous because if they is lots of people running around on the roads and cars driving not knowing that people are on the road, that would be a disaster! Here are some interesting facts they told us:
- Sometimes at night, it is so hot that they have to put their sheet in the shower to cool it down.
- A 100 pound note is $1.14 New Zealand money.
- They have no electricity, no water (only from the Nile), no toilets and no sewers.
- The reason why they have no toilet is because they can't afford a toilet so they dig a deep hole in the ground and squat over it and do their business.
- It is 4km to the Nile - it takes 1 hour to walk from Juba
- Not many tourists come - 0.01% of people come to stay at South Sudan
- The way you greet people in their language is : As-salama alaykum then you greet back : Alaykum as-salaam
- The most common food is beans & rice
- They cook using charcoal
- Girls don't grow out their hair - it gets very curly
- Children are scared of white people
- They play volleyball
- There are around 500 people in Juba
- They get red in their hair from... Cow pee
- They mark their skin to show where they're from/what tribes they are in - They use razor blades
- They love posing for photos
- They use a stick to brush their teeth
- They fly planes because it's too dangerous to travel on roads
- Because of heat - planes break down
- 4 guards at night
- 3 guards at day
- Dancing = Jumping around
- Their music is very different from ours
Hope you liked my facts, this was all from Phil and Janet. Huge thank you for them from coming to our school. Here is a few photos:
Thanks for reading,
Lexie
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