You know you are in Tarawa ... because

•          You never have to adjust the temperature of the water in the shower
•          The wine is crap and expensive but you still drink it every night
•          VB or XXXX. What’s the difference?  You will have what they have got!
•          The affocato at Toboraoi is to die for
•          Toboraoi is to die for
•          Tebon tekeke to Broken Bridge is a ‘rite of passage’ for I-Matung.
•          No two speed bumps are the same
•      Dancing by the road at speed bumps is a good money raising gig

  

  Normally girls dance - but , hey! -whatever works.

•     Punjas flour is the best in the world
•     Dogs don’t shake when they come out the water
•     Kiribati cops rock
•     Those hunky blokes in the blue uniforms with   numbers are not prisoners; they are from the fisheries college
•  The blokes in green are prisoners. (or is it the  other way round?)
•   Nobody tells you Wishing Star has meat pies
•   Everyone tells you Wishing Star had meat pies
•   The ambulance never stops
•    You can get 100 school kids on the back of a truck
•   Smiling is a national pastime
•   Fresh lobster are sold door to door for $5
•   All bananas are numbered

  

  Lot of middle men to get this banana to market

• Utirerei  does fabulous Lobster – thermidor, mornay or garlic (and bisque)
• You can walk, ride or drive on the runway when there are no planes on it. Nothing to stop you when there are planes on it.
• Post cards addressed to you c/o Tarawa, find you.
• You might be sick of tuna, but tuna is not sick of you   
• If you buy 5 kg of bacon, you know you can ‘on-sell’ it.
• RID is the perfume of choice
•  Reef sandals and socks suck,  but they work
• People talk about the outer Islands. What the f**k is Tarawa?
•  Round every corner is a Maneabwa
• Someone will have the meds you require/desire
  
• There is no “T” in Kiribati or anything else for that matter, but,
• But Tarawa is Tarawa
• Your bedroom is full of water because the sea wall broke
• Tooting is a sign of consideration, not road rage
• Just veering left or right on the road is indication enough
• This is where all the old Australian $5 notes are
• The buses are called Hula Lady, Te Mauri, or Kiddybus
•  The buses go to Tanaea or Temaiku – there is nowhere else to go
• The waitress sits with you at your table while you decide.
• The restaurant at the turn off to the Airport does Fish and rice ($3:50) and with egg ($4:50)

  

  Swampies, Saipan or T-Bar - nice food!