Penis Jokes in Mali

The other night, a group of us were hanging by the corner store chatting and this guy, Kasim, the local playboy comes by and all of a sudden, someone busted out a penis joke! I gasped and gaped because I couldn't believe that they were openly talking about sex. This culture is so hush-hush about things and I was told that it's never talked about in mixed company, but here it was. I understood everything that they were saying too, which was really cool and really funny! They dogged this boy out on his size and I even joined in on the heckling. It was a great moment in cultural understanding!