Rank: Elder Joined: 3/18/2011 Posts: 12,069 Location: Kianjokoma
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@drunkard/rollout, I thought you would user yourself after you were exposed by hill? Man, you're brave!! Drunkard wrote:Dash wrote:Yes Kenyans do love all things foreign. I cannot speak for other African countries because I don't know their culture. A perfect example is not eating our traditional (and very delicious) mbogas instead of opting for foreign (look at the KFC hulabaloo, give me a kienyeji anytime). Go to the coast and compare how you are treated before and after a mzungu walks into a shop. Or go to the many food courts or hotels in Nrb and see how the next Indian will be treated because it is assumed they will spend more than you as an African will. Personally, I only just started appreciating my African and Kenyan roots. Embracing my culture by what I eat, how I name and teach my children na kadhalika. Not that evrything foreign is bad, but as Africans I thinks its time we stopped shunning our culture and ourselves and have a healthy balance. The Indians themselves despite being here for centuries are still very much entrenched in their culture and beliefs. So I think the reason the siddi have been fully "accepted" is because they never really were part of that culture Or dropping Kenyan names for a full foreign identity like Jason Hill!
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