Wonderful World Page #5

I just got off work.

Well, what happened

to proofreading?

I wanted something more challenging.

Where's Sandra?

Didn't you get the message?

No, she's at a sleepover

at a friend's, yeah.

I mean, she didn't want to go

'cause it was your weekend,

but she gets so few invitations,

and I just sort of felt like--

No, that's all right.

I'm glad she went.

- Okay, good.

- I'll see her next weekend.

No.

Actually, you won't because we

have the school camping trip, so...

You want to--

You want to come in for a sec?

No, that's all right.

I'll see you later, Eliza.

What is--

What is happening?

His blood pressure went down.

Can we clear the room, please?

I will stay here.

So what's with the sneakers?

Sneakers?

The Nikes.

Yes. The Nikes.

It is very hard to get Nikes

in our tiny little spot

on the globe.

It is a Wolof expression.

"If you do not have it,

it is a treasure."

Now you tell me, please,

American phrase.

Okay.

Well...

In America, we have a phrase,

"bottom line".

Bottom line?

Yeah. Yeah, it's the line

from an accountant's form

that tells you your net value,

but we use it when we're about

to do something

that we know is wrong.

Like, we'll say,

"bottom line-- She isn't pretty enough,"

before we dump a girlfriend

or, "bottom line--

He doesn't fit into the company,"

before we fire a guy with 3 kids.

"Bottom line--

he does not fit into the company."

Right. You understand bottom line,

you understand America.

In Dakar, we all have

eye on America.

We see it on TV,

in the magazines.

It is truly the land of more.

Senegal is a very

very small country.

We all are poor,

except a very very few.

Bottom line.

Back to his rugged self.

That doctor is...

A**hole.

She is a**hole.

She treats people like

they are water--

One is the same as another.

Excuse me.

I will-- I will be returning home

this afternoon.

Back to Dakar?

Yes.

I am out of funds.

Well, you spent it

all on footwear.

Thank you for--

for everything.

Well, if Ibu--

When Ibu--

I'll tell him.

Yes, thank you.

Yeah.

This is from your brother's

safety deposit box.

He would have wanted

you to have it.

PieWorks delivery.

Yeah. Can you hold on

just one sec, please?

Yeah, no, it's just the timing

is really tough for me.

Girls, no running.

So that's one half mushrooms,

one half anchovies, right?

Thank you.

Thank you.

There must be no light

except for the votive candles.

It is...

Wolof ritual, to make him get better.

You help, no?

No, I'll pass.

Thanks.

Come here, Ben.

Seriously, you don't want me.

I'll send bad vibes or something.

Please, it is better with 2.

In Wolof, we have saying:

"Thoughts are things."

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