对比阅读：
And a feature of every settlement was the sight of African men standing under trees, congregating in the shade. They were not waiting for buses; they were killing time because they had no jobs. They must have had gardens—most people did—but the farm work of planting and hoeing was presumably done by their womenfolk.
摘录来自: Paul Theroux. “Dark Star Safari”。
但男人真的赚了大钱吗？利姆和其他诺苏农村类似，女人的工作包罗万象，包括农活、捡柴、挑水、煮饭、喂养家畜生禽、照顾小孩老人家庭等，这些没有一项有实质收入。就我的观察，利姆的年轻男人通常除了犁田和收成外，很少碰农务、家事。有时当我看到女人费力挑水时转身询问男人为何不去帮忙，他们的回答常常是：“那是小事，[她们］做得来。男人要做大事、赚大钱。”不过，那些男人大多没什么赚钱本事但他们即使蹲在路边无所事事，也都露出一副很忙的样子说：“有点事。”