Whether in a matatu or in a Huduma Namba line, or queuing for payment at a supermarket, Kenyans certainly don’t care about personal space. Everybody has space, or a protective invisible bubble around their body to keep themselves safe from unwanted intrusions. To some people, this is very important but Kenyans don’t seem to resonate with it.
The most annoying thing about the intrusion of personal space is feeling somebody’s deep breaths behind your neck. Whether it’s a voting line, one should create space for the other person to turn freely. Kenyans should learn even when having a conversation, the breathing space should be respected, so as to create room for speaking without making the other person feel as though you will devour on their lips the next minute.
Surely. Will some Kenyans die if they donβt stand so damn close to you in a queue aki? π
β ππππ πππππππππ πΈπ½ (@miss_nyaruai) August 7, 2019
Here are Kenyans views on the same:
Typical Kenyans: pic.twitter.com/VWy2eAFhjj
β Casper George (@casper_georges) August 7, 2019
And then,when you move, they move, just like that…
β Girl on a wire (@GalNyokabi) August 7, 2019
And start breathing heavily on your neck yuck!!
β Laura Mutonyi (@lauramutonyi) August 8, 2019
My mom once told me “us Kenyans just love to be together ” lol
β Wari di Don (@Euginia_Warigia) August 8, 2019
One time I turned and asked the person..”unanikaribia hivo kwani unataka kunyonya?”
β Kenn kenn (@Kenwizzy) August 7, 2019
Once I felt so uneasy I just had to step out of the line because of how uncomfortable it was π
β KYMBERLI π°πͺ (@TheDopestKenyan) August 7, 2019
Even having a backpack doesn’t deter anything…they still cling to your back even when you choose to stand sideways
β Tomah wa SHENG (@shengnation) August 7, 2019
Have you had a personal space invation in Kenya? How was your experience?
Someone gets it..like nini inakuwasha ??si usimame apo kando lazima uniguze ndio uskie unapanga line
β C@rlosπ (@Crlos54011287) August 7, 2019
I had a very bad experience for that one π€¦ββοΈ Siku hizi I just don’t allow
β Nancy Mutai (@cheptabmutai) August 7, 2019