Bamboo in the land of mushrooms / bambus w krainie grzybow

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A couple of days ago, the husband of the lady who owns a tiny grocery shop we do our everyday shopping at said in awe to my partner: "Your wife is so tall! Like a bamboo in the forest". The comment was so out-of-the-blue and straightforward that both men immediately burst out laughing and stayed that way for quite a while. When they finally stopped, the man added: "My wife on the other hand is as tall as a mushroom". And another round of laughter. And his words weren't nasty or mischievous at all. It was actually the first time that someone voiced a comment about my height. Nepalese have been staring at me/us for months, but so far never said a word about it. The fact is, like Gulliver among the Lilliputians, I tower over the local community. No matter how hard I try, with my blond hair, pale skin tone, blue eyes and a svelte silhouette I look nothing like the locals. And I never will. I stand out. A lot. Well, c'est la vie. Our new nicknames have been in use ever since and there's always a lot of laughter involved. -Where is the mushroom? -She went to do some shopping. -I see. -And the bamboo? -At home, she sent me to get some bread. And they share a laugh.

Kilka dni temu, maz wlascicielki sklepiku, w ktorym codziennie robimy zakupy, w rozmowie z moim partnerem powiedzial z podziwem: "Ale panska zona jest wysoka! Jak bambus w lesie". Komentarz byl tak nieoczekiwany i zaskakujacy, ze obaj mezczyzni wybuchneli gromkim smiechem i dluzsza chwile nie mogli sie uspokoic. Kiedy juz doszli do siebie, pan dodal: "Moja zona za to wzrostem przypomina grzyba". I kolejna salwa smiechu. I co najwazniejsze - nie bylo w tym ani odrobiny zlosliwosci. To byl pierwszy raz, gdy ktos glosno skomentowal moj wzrost. Nepalczycy przygladali sie nam od miesiecy, ale do tej pory nie uslyszelismy ani slowa na ten temat. Fakt faktem, niczym Gulliwer w krainie lilputow goroje nad lokalna spolecznoscia. Choc bym nie wiem jak sie starala, z moja blond czupryna, jasna karnacja, niebieskimi oczami i smukla sylwetka na autochtona nie wygladam. Wyrozniam sie. Bardzo. Coz, taki juz moj los. Przylgnely wiec do nas na dobre nowe przydomki i nasi panowie maja przy tym zawsze swietny ubaw. -Gdzie jest grzybek? -Poszla po zakupy. -Aha. -A bambus? -W domu, wyslala mnie po chleb. I jest wesolo.