Showing posts with label Great Convos. Show all posts
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October 13, 2011

Great Conversations in (My) Congolese History #1

(At the end of class)

Elève 1: Teacher, what is a "pimp?"

Me: Well, um, do you know what a prostitute is?

Elève 1: (Smirking) Yes.

Me: Well, a pimp is a man who sells his prostitutes. (Seeing a look of confusion on their faces) But it's not "selling" like slavery. He sells them for, um, an amount of time.

Elève 2: Oh, so it's like my phone, when I give it to someone, and then he pays me for the minutes he used.

Me: Um, sure...