Neighbor from Venezuela
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2023 12:38 pm
My neighbor from Venezuela came over he wanted to show me a 2" diameter plastic cup with 6 onions growing in it. I ask what kind of onions. He struggled for the correct words then demonstrated and said, tall straight with no bulb. He wanted to borrow a machine to plant his 6 onions. I told him he can borrow my shovel. He looked at me very confused. I assume he has not learned the English word, shovel yet. I showed him my shovel, he had no clue what to do with it, he has never seen a shovel. I demonstrated how to push shovel into the soil with your foot then chop soil into small pieces for planting. He went right to work making a place the width of the shove about 15" long in the soil then he planted his 6 onions. He told me his brother is a farmer, with big tractor, and big machine. I ask if his brother has a shovel, he said no, then he demonstrated chopping motion like axe or pick or grubbing hoe.
I see a lot of YouTube videos of people from foreign countries using grubbing hoes, I don't think they have power tools. I think Americans are spoiled and don't know it.
I see a lot of YouTube videos of people from foreign countries using grubbing hoes, I don't think they have power tools. I think Americans are spoiled and don't know it.