The nuisance and irritant that is a fly

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

They come in all sizes and are part of our lives. We meet them almost every hour, without appointment. They are flies. Every morning, thousands of people walk to a nearby restaurant, street vendor, spaza shop, or food outlet to buy a meal for breakfast – and flies will be there.

With food served in open spaces in Gaborone, it is common to see both the customer and the vendor fending off these irritating creatures that have a tendency of gate-crashing any place where there is a meal.

They also come in different colours, but the most irritating is the green one that is also so stubborn and won’t go despite one’s numerous attempts to chase it away.

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The nuisance and irritant that is a fly

They come in all sizes and are part of our lives. We meet them almost every hour, without appointment. They are flies. Every morning, thousands of people walk to a nearby restaurant, street vendor, spaza shop, or food outlet to buy a meal for breakfast – and flies will be there.

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