Kushangaza

This is a continuation of funny things. i tried to translate, "funny things" to either Kiswahili or Kimeru, but there is no word for funny. There are only words that describe funny. So the closest thing i could come up with was kushangaza, which means astonishing. 

1. Kenyans pronounce all parts of any English word. also say some words in a strangely British accent. For example, they will always pronounce the "q" in a word. like mosquito. they say, mos-qui-toe. 
2. Whenever anyone drinks alcohol they call it getting high. Very confusing, at first i was like, "where is all the pot coming form?" 
3. Everything here, except maybe work, runs a little late. Relationships are more important then time management. Where ever you go, if you see anyone you know, you stop and exchange greetings. If you are late to a meeting, you still go around and shake every one's hand. This is so frustrating at first. Even if you know, and prepare yourself, there is this inside clock that you cannot pause. But once you get used to this, it is so nice! It puts the emphasis on the important thing in life, people.
4. No matter where a person is, or what they are doing, they will answer their phone if it rings. I have even seen teachers in the middle of a lesson answer their phones.
5. Tea with milk and sugar is a staple. not just any milk, whole milk, and so much that you can usually still taste the cow. and not a little bit of sugar, but enough to send you into a diabetic coma. You can take the option of no sugar, but then you just taste the milk, which tastes like drinking cow. and if you try and refuse some tea, because of the reasons listed above, or because they insist on drinking it boiling hot, when it is 90 degrees outside, which then makes you sweat even worse, you will be looked at strangely.
6. Kenyans, who are generally very nice people, are horrible to wait staff. 
7. If it is a meal time, and you are not hungry, you are still expected to stuff your face.
8. Swimming pools are not very widespread, and though they are becoming more so, people are still not very sure of the correct attire. Everyone i know insists on wearing underwear underneath their bathing suites. I have told a few people that you really don't need to do that, but they think i am very strange for suggesting such a thing.
9. Most prayers that people pray out loud they say, "praise Jesus" every five words. cannot put into words how annoying this is.