A black BMW in Sumba

Sitting, somewhere in Sumba a young man came up to me and started talking. 
After the usual "Where you from" he excused for his English and told me that he was a good German speaker. 
So we spoke German. 
In perfect German he asked me what car I drove. " A BMW" I told him.
"A black one?' he asked. 
He surprised me with his reaction and yes, my car is black.
He told me he had a black BMW at his house and when he saw my surprised look he smiled.
"BMW, Buffel Mit Wagen" (BMW = buffalo with cart).
A few days later I met him again, he remembered me and invited me to his house he was still building. And yes, he had a BMW the Sumba way . . . .



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