Not only is what people write with different here, but also what they use to write on. When I first arrived in Tanzania I found all the paper looked strange. The standard piece of paper here is slightly longer (11.69 inches) and skinnier (8.27 inches) than one you would find in the States. The other day when I picked up a piece of US standard size paper, it seemed short and fat. Notebooks are also different. You won’t find any spiral-bound notebooks, only hardcover book-style-bound ones. These, in addition to being long and skinny, are thicker than the average American notebook. ‘Exercise books’ are also common here. They are fairly thin, shorter than an American piece of paper, and bound by a staple or piece of thread through the middle.
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