Common questions skateboarders are asked

I'll dedicate this article to hilarious or not so hilarious questions I'm asked by random people. They could be out of curiosity or just to annoy you either way. They are interesting and very common. How would you reply to these and what other questions have you been asked a part from these?

"Naweza fika tao na hiyo kitu?" (Can i reach Nairobi with that thing?)
"How long did it take you to learn?"
"Are there ropes on your feet?"
"You skated from home to here with that?"
"Where do you skate?"
"Have you ever broken a bone?"
"How many times have you fallen down?"

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A car drifting there is a road sign with the words let skaters chill and another ask skaters to do a kickflip

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Treasure hunter finds a treasure chest containing skateboarding secrets. He opens the scroll to find out that the secret is that board is not stuck to the skateboarder feet. Frustrated the treasure hunter throws the scroll away.

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Old man in photo with an indifferent facial expression. Text in meme: Kijana unajua hiyo mbao itakuua guess i'll die.

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