Kevin: I'm looking for John Dawid. Have you seen him?
Manfred: Hmmm. Is he the white one?
Kevin: He's not white!
Manfred: Well, he's brown.
Kevin: And what color are you?
Manfred: I'm dark brown... And he's light brown.
Kevin: And what color am I?
Manfred: You're white.
Kevin (holds arm against white t-shirt): But this shirt is white.
Manfred: Then you're light light brown.
Kids here are always openly making reference to their skin color! (Usually, but unfortunately not always, in a neutral to positive way.) It's funny though because from what we've noticed, it's almost as if everyone refers to themselves as brown, to kids darker than them as black, and to kids lighter than them as white! Always makes us chuckle a bit.
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