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Real Name: Grete Howard
Lives In: Bristol, UK
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Tourist Trap: Friendly but persistent children
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  • Written by grets on Jan 21, 2005
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  • All over the castal area of The Gambia you will be approached by friendly children practicing their English. "Hello", "What's your name", "Where are you from", "Your first time in Gambia", "How you like my country?" "I give you my address, you send me gift" so on and so forth.

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    At Least Do This: We chatted with most of the children who approached us, being friendly but saying a firm no when it came to exchanging addresses and giving presents. Mostly they accepted this and would still carry on chatting for the fun of it, but there were some very persistent little buggers who made it very unpleasant for everyone.
    Alternative: The alternative is to either totally ignore these children, which would be a shame as an interaction with them can enrich your experience of the Gambia. Of course, some people found the hassle so much that they never ventured outside their beach hotel after the first day!
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    Comments for grets about Banjul
    freya_heaven Thu Feb 17, 2005 12:28 UTC
     I hope you won the photograph competition Grete, it is a wonderful photo! Its a shame the kids are so persistant, Great page again. @~_~@
    kyoub Mon Feb 7, 2005 12:58 UTC
     Another great page,Grete. Don't you just love these local markets? A very colorful buket photo indeed. You deserved a prize for that.

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