Ten ways to tell Nairobi ladies by the hoods they come from

Buru girls love touts; Lang’ata women are hustlers; and those from Kilimani behave like spoilt brats! Photo:Courtesy

Women can be very cunning and adaptive when it comes to faking their backgrounds. With well-pressed mtumba clothes, an accent and proper grooming, a city chick from the other side of Eastlands tracks can blindfold a dude into believing she’s from West of Uhuru Highway.

With Photoshop and photo filters, a woman from Mucatha can easily post photos of her faded jeans and Toi market high heels and airbrush them, plus the background to make the pictures look like they  were taken in Karen.