This week's pick comes all the way from Africa, courtesy of my colleague Joseph Rurangwa. One of the legacies of German colonial rule in Rwanda and Burundi is that
Bitteschön (you are welcome) lives on in the form of bite sha in the local languages Kinyarwanda (Ruanda) and Kirundi (Burundi). Its meaning has changed, however - nowadays, bite sha is the equivalent of How are you, my dear?, says Joseph.
The picture is from http://ewbrwanda.webs.com/apps/blog/
Bitteschön (you are welcome) lives on in the form of bite sha in the local languages Kinyarwanda (Ruanda) and Kirundi (Burundi). Its meaning has changed, however - nowadays, bite sha is the equivalent of How are you, my dear?, says Joseph.
The picture is from http://ewbrwanda.webs.com/apps/blog/
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