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Clumsy ways Kenyan men approach women

  • A good number of Kenyan men have a problem when it comes to approaching women. Some freeze and turn into ice the moment they see a hot woman they are interested in.
  • They will walk behind or besides her for kilometres, mustering the courage to mumble “hello”. The greeting is so wimpish, it puts the woman off.

Tales have been told of those who send their kid brothers to say ‘hi’ and do the introductions on their behalf. In the case of big kahunas, they send personal assistants or body guards to get phone numbers for them. Others engage in odd mannerisms — like talking with fake accents, dangling car keys or bouncing as they walk, which they think will endear them to women, only to put them off. Yet another group comprise those who talk nothing but rubbish. They shoot themselves in the foot by asking typically silly questions like: “Which tribe are you?” or “Do you have a boyfriend”, seconds after introducing thesmelves.

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