When I was in Asmara a couple years ago, my friends and I overheard a conversation between one older man in his early 40s who was visiting Eritrea from America and a local younger girl who was in her early 20s in one cafeteria. I think he was trying to hit on her.

He said to her:

“You are so beautiful…where have you been all my life?”


Her reply was so funny we weren’t able to control or hide our laughter. We were all burst into laughter.


She told him:

“Uh. .. .Let me think! I think, half of your life, I wasn’t even born!”


This made us laugh so hard, the guy had to leave the cafeteria totally embarrassed.