My goodness. i you were going for humor, then i think you are on the money . when it comes to to facts, i think you were more than stretching it here. I have grown up in Nairobi all my life. Toilet paper , nose picking, not a big deal? really!!!!? Y'all have to put up another video response to this.
@andrewokumu these observations are from rural Tanzania. I've been to Nairobi (it's a great place!) and I can say that Nairobi and rural Tanzania are worlds apart. I know in the video we use the very broad term "East Africa", but that was only because at the time, our organization asked us not to name the country we were in for security purposes. These were observations we made from Morogoro and the villages in the Morogoro region.
@cvickio Well i saw the video and went straight to make my comments. Anyway, you are doing a good job i was just interested in seeing the progress you were making in learning the language. The first videos had me cracking up. Now that you are out of 'danger' i guess you can go back and clarify some general statements, just to make me happy. ha ha ha..badaye.
The video was great! :D However, I have a few things to say to you. First, the breastfeeding in public. Women in America walk around with their chests hanging out and no one seems to say anything about that. Actually, not just cleavage but ANYTHING and EVERYTHING. The people in Africa have a reason to breastfeed in public. They need to feed their baby! If I were to comment on each thing you mentioned, it would be a disaster.
The things you say might be true for the places you visited or for the villages. I don't think they apply for the whole Country Tanzania. They certainly don't apply for East Africa in it's entirety. You will be surprised how some countries will different. I am happy about your interest in studying East African culture. I would love to see the coolest things you saw there too!
@maswabe yes, we don't mean to say that all Tanzanians are a particular way. These are generalizations that we made based on our time Morogoro and nearby villages. We recently visited Kenya and Uganda and definitely found them to be very distinct culturally. I like the idea of doing a video of our top ten coolest things about living here. It which wouldn't be hard for us to come up with, there is a LOT of great stuff here!
@cvickio true they don't need toilet paper in some remote parts of Africa, but that's like in the boondocks . Am sure if you visited urban areas/cities In Africa, those amenities are readily available cos ppl use em and also the culture is pretty much different . Like here in USA , some Country folks don't have etiquette period like eating with dirty hands ,spitting in public, table manners during a meal just but to mention a few ! In China, spitting/farting in public is ok culturally !
I dont think you mean it. You are just being "humble" because you are on a !religious" mission. The way you explain everything is like you think America is the world by itself. For your info. your culture is very strange too from our perspective. If you want to explain anything you find different just try to be objective and dont make people look like "uncivilized" according to ua definition of the word. You can have your prejudices and subjectivity but dont post it here. Ignorant lots!
you need to stay long and appreciate other things. Unfortunately what you "call unsual or strange" is because you use your American perspective to measure everything. Even when you walk on the streets half-naked, or give that fake smile of yours (white people smile but you dont mean it), kiss deeply in public etc people there saw them as "strange" too. Therefore, much as you saw them strange, the also saw you strange in a lot of things.
@mongusutu I'm not at all suggesting American culture is superior or right. All this stuff is highly subjective. These are just a few things we as Americans find interesting about Tanzanian culture.
This is really insightful! however, experiences in one part of Tanzania cannot be generalized for what people do in Tanzania, East Africa, or even Africa. Most of the generalizations here are very subjective and based on an American perspective of what they think the world should be...
Wow, I think we share that time thing here in The Bahamas. But when you say 4 oclock here, that could mean anywhere between 5 and 6 oclock. So we have a formula to get people to come early to things. If you want them to be there for 8, you have to tell them 7, its the only thing that works.
natural lol i live in seattle and i go to ihs and nobody wanna be in the line they just walk past you in the line
masomo100 2 months ago
My goodness. i you were going for humor, then i think you are on the money . when it comes to to facts, i think you were more than stretching it here. I have grown up in Nairobi all my life. Toilet paper , nose picking, not a big deal? really!!!!? Y'all have to put up another video response to this.
andrewokumu 2 months ago
@andrewokumu these observations are from rural Tanzania. I've been to Nairobi (it's a great place!) and I can say that Nairobi and rural Tanzania are worlds apart. I know in the video we use the very broad term "East Africa", but that was only because at the time, our organization asked us not to name the country we were in for security purposes. These were observations we made from Morogoro and the villages in the Morogoro region.
cvickio 2 months ago
@cvickio Well i saw the video and went straight to make my comments. Anyway, you are doing a good job i was just interested in seeing the progress you were making in learning the language. The first videos had me cracking up. Now that you are out of 'danger' i guess you can go back and clarify some general statements, just to make me happy. ha ha ha..badaye.
andrewokumu 2 months ago
The video was great! :D However, I have a few things to say to you. First, the breastfeeding in public. Women in America walk around with their chests hanging out and no one seems to say anything about that. Actually, not just cleavage but ANYTHING and EVERYTHING. The people in Africa have a reason to breastfeed in public. They need to feed their baby! If I were to comment on each thing you mentioned, it would be a disaster.
umiy1971 3 months ago
The things you say might be true for the places you visited or for the villages. I don't think they apply for the whole Country Tanzania. They certainly don't apply for East Africa in it's entirety. You will be surprised how some countries will different. I am happy about your interest in studying East African culture. I would love to see the coolest things you saw there too!
maswabe 6 months ago
@maswabe yes, we don't mean to say that all Tanzanians are a particular way. These are generalizations that we made based on our time Morogoro and nearby villages. We recently visited Kenya and Uganda and definitely found them to be very distinct culturally. I like the idea of doing a video of our top ten coolest things about living here. It which wouldn't be hard for us to come up with, there is a LOT of great stuff here!
cvickio 6 months ago
@cvickio true they don't need toilet paper in some remote parts of Africa, but that's like in the boondocks . Am sure if you visited urban areas/cities In Africa, those amenities are readily available cos ppl use em and also the culture is pretty much different . Like here in USA , some Country folks don't have etiquette period like eating with dirty hands ,spitting in public, table manners during a meal just but to mention a few ! In China, spitting/farting in public is ok culturally !
roughko 3 months ago
I dont think you mean it. You are just being "humble" because you are on a !religious" mission. The way you explain everything is like you think America is the world by itself. For your info. your culture is very strange too from our perspective. If you want to explain anything you find different just try to be objective and dont make people look like "uncivilized" according to ua definition of the word. You can have your prejudices and subjectivity but dont post it here. Ignorant lots!
mongusutu 9 months ago
you need to stay long and appreciate other things. Unfortunately what you "call unsual or strange" is because you use your American perspective to measure everything. Even when you walk on the streets half-naked, or give that fake smile of yours (white people smile but you dont mean it), kiss deeply in public etc people there saw them as "strange" too. Therefore, much as you saw them strange, the also saw you strange in a lot of things.
mongusutu 9 months ago
@mongusutu I'm not at all suggesting American culture is superior or right. All this stuff is highly subjective. These are just a few things we as Americans find interesting about Tanzanian culture.
cvickio 9 months ago
This is really insightful! however, experiences in one part of Tanzania cannot be generalized for what people do in Tanzania, East Africa, or even Africa. Most of the generalizations here are very subjective and based on an American perspective of what they think the world should be...
mwangi36 1 year ago
@mwangi36 true.. these are definitely meant to be our personal, subjective (and yes, even biased) observations and nothing more.
cvickio 1 year ago
This is so funny, most of these observations remind me soo much of Haiti!
LeezLove08 1 year ago
Try and visit Kenya there we call dala dala, matatu or Mathree (ma3) in slang u guys u'll love it
pmuyeshi 1 year ago
Wow, I think we share that time thing here in The Bahamas. But when you say 4 oclock here, that could mean anywhere between 5 and 6 oclock. So we have a formula to get people to come early to things. If you want them to be there for 8, you have to tell them 7, its the only thing that works.
zocurtis 1 year ago