Here is why most huts are clustered together in African villages

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  • Опубликовано: 7 июн 2024

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  • @ButterflyPetals01
    @ButterflyPetals01 Месяц назад +77

    That’s great….”Takes a village to raise a child “ ❤❤❤

    • @nate9198
      @nate9198 Месяц назад +4

      In the west we now raise a child alone with very expensive childcare. We've lost a sense of community.

  • @biancawilloughby9980
    @biancawilloughby9980 Месяц назад +55

    This is the way of life all people are meant to live. It is based in love and respect. 🖤

    • @makooma
      @makooma Месяц назад

      I agree. My neighbors are bothered by attempts to get to know them. Although that could be because they just don't like something about me.

    • @theblackstarnews9448
      @theblackstarnews9448 Месяц назад

      They're not "huts" They are houses

  • @ScottPBrown
    @ScottPBrown Месяц назад +13

    That is like one of the most beautiful women on earth... Smart, sharp and confident too.. wow

  • @christinacoffman1843
    @christinacoffman1843 Месяц назад +26

    I wish we (USA) were more family-centric, and cared more about our neighbors. When I was young (born 1973) and a new neighbor moved in, it was customary to introduce yourself, bring a small gift, and offer help if they needed it. You knew your neighbors and could ask for help. It isn't like this anymore.
    I used to do this at my last apartment complex (people move frequently). The door was always answered with a bothered look and a strange look at my offer of help. I just quit after a while.

    • @katharine5606
      @katharine5606 Месяц назад +3

      The same experience. Case in point, our new neighbors with two small children made kind of negative comments when I would occasionally bring stuff over to be nice, like garden tomatoes. All they said was "ok" or commented that people grow a lot of tomatoes around here (because another middle aged couple gave them some as well). One time they did talk to me to ask me to be an emergency contact on their child's school form, but don't really talk to me and avoid eye contact. It's different.

    • @poesjekees28
      @poesjekees28 Месяц назад

      Its not as simple as putting huts together. We western people are not used to having to endure eachother, doing something for eachother trusting eachother etc. It al disappeares if you live more individual.

    • @Dramadonia
      @Dramadonia Месяц назад

      ​@@katharine5606so they avoid getting to know you but trust and expects you to be an emergency contact for their child?? 😮😮 That's beyond crazy and pretty messed up to me!

  • @Ofa337
    @Ofa337 Месяц назад +31

    Love this so much. Please do not ever replace these wonderful traditional homes with anything western or so called "modern."

    • @morolong7733
      @morolong7733 Месяц назад

      FYI People generally have 2 homes. One in the city and their homeland just like what she’s shown you. These days people are modernising their homelands and moving away from the more traditional build.

    • @Rcrecords10
      @Rcrecords10 Месяц назад

      The African way is a village and a house in the city but not all villages are huts in Nigeria especially in the eastern part most family houses have been replaced by huge mansions and ultra modern infrastructure often built by the most successful person in the family who sometimes will build compounds for some of the family members to stay but in the city the western way of life is paramount

  • @MissTurk
    @MissTurk Месяц назад +29

    Exactly, people in the west think we asians, Africans, middle eastern know nothing of community whereas we are community , as you said in your other video we don’t need life insurance because when someone dies neighbours relatives take care of the deceased ‘s family

    • @cassiehuckaby3107
      @cassiehuckaby3107 Месяц назад +2

      Person from the west here.. honestly being neighborly is pretty much a thing of the past. It's like it's considered a bad thing to rely or depend on anyone but yourself. Independence is huge here. Frankly, I think that's why so many people are depressed and unhappy. We are not that old of a country yet we think we know everything and have it all figured out. It's no wonder most of the world rolls their eyes when speaking of the u.s....

    • @iamhavingagreattime2219
      @iamhavingagreattime2219 Месяц назад +1

      I don’t think this is a perception westerners have. Most of us are aware that eastern cultures are much more community based, and western cultures are more individualistic. Westerners hold a lot of extremely racist and orientalist views of people in the east, but I don’t think this is one of them

  • @wearedoctour2187
    @wearedoctour2187 Месяц назад +20

    Haha you’d be where the western world is…. Disconnected from self, one another, the land, food…. Based in UK and it’s desolate

    • @wearedoctour2187
      @wearedoctour2187 Месяц назад +1

      Praying to gravitate to a space of genuine connection and community for my family xx

  • @kristinaramirez9483
    @kristinaramirez9483 Месяц назад +21

    This is something I have always wanted.

  • @girishn1762
    @girishn1762 Месяц назад +1

    Lot's of love and respect my dear African brothers and sisters unity is strength love from india❤️💜💖🇮🇳

  • @radishcastle
    @radishcastle Месяц назад +5

    It's wild to think about, but this is _so_ different to my context (city in Australia) that I pretty much _can't even fathom what it would be like to live like that every day._ I have so many questions 😂 Does it ever get frustrating, like if you don't like a particular person or family member or child? Are folks who are more reserved or introverted able to get the quiet space they need to recharge? What happens if you don't like kids? Does the community setup increase safety and decrease crime? Are crimes against women still prevelant in this context? Is there jealousy or weirdness if one community member of family is more well-off? Is it usually quite loud? I'm SO curious about it all, because part of me is so wistful for a life like that and another part wonders how it would work. I wish we could be penpals and tell each other stories of our lives!

  • @kreiner1
    @kreiner1 Месяц назад +3

    I have had to start my family tree with just me and my husband. But 5 kids 3 grandbabies later our tree is growing. Our roots are not deep yet, but we can bend with the storms. To many in America, lack family. What you have there is beautiful 😍. One day, I will sit on my porch swing and watch them love each other and be a community. ❤❤❤

  • @Napalm30308
    @Napalm30308 Месяц назад +1

    My Congolese great-grandmother used to say the same things. Your content reminds me of her so much.

  • @yeshua.is.themessiah
    @yeshua.is.themessiah Месяц назад +1

    The aerial shot of the clusters of homes proves just how incredibly beautiful your community really is, from a visual standpoint. The togetherness is something I’ve never experienced living in the west, in a city/urban environment. Thank you for sharing your incredible slice of life with us ❤

  • @TheIcenero
    @TheIcenero Месяц назад +5

    Something us Afro-Americans could really learn from and use in our communities. I’m trying to be the change I want to see; so I’m looking through my genealogy and then will learn what tongue my ancestors might have used to my best knowledge. Then I will teach my children

    • @kreiner1
      @kreiner1 Месяц назад +1

      That makes me want to cry it's so beautiful ❤ 😊

  • @tinamaps1605
    @tinamaps1605 13 дней назад

    That's our African proverb right there.. " a child belongs to the community" " I am because you are"- Ubuntu.🤝🏽

  • @vernaldabailey5204
    @vernaldabailey5204 Месяц назад

    Joy you are beautiful, I grew up that way and you could feel the care and love ❤❤

  • @LL-zb3dl
    @LL-zb3dl Месяц назад +1

    I love learning from you ❤

  • @Woodardray
    @Woodardray Месяц назад +10

    Noble soul! Can see it in your eyes.

  • @RiverkeeperEmberStar
    @RiverkeeperEmberStar Месяц назад +1

    In the US they think they have it all.
    I argue with them on this community concepts daily.
    I guess they for the most part has filled in the gaps that community comes in with consumerism.
    Some of us called Americans actually dream of being a part of a village community and we show this by being this community villager in our hearts, minds and with those in our neighborhood/town.
    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @awetistic5295
    @awetistic5295 Месяц назад +3

    I'm sure many people will thrive from so much community, but I wonder how it is for introverts. Are they frowned upon or considered strange?

    • @ihatesweetgumtrees
      @ihatesweetgumtrees Месяц назад

      I grew up in a tight-knit community kind of like this in the US and my mom and I are introverts. Since moving to go to college, I’ve realized that it was wayyyyy easier to find a place to be alone back at the commune than the suburban neighborhood I live in now. Since everyone in the community would hang out together all the time, I would just go to an area where there wasn’t people. Each family kept their doors unlocked and I would often walk to one of my neighbors houses when they weren’t home. Like, if my family was hosting dinner that night and I started to feel my social battery draining, I’d walk to my neighbors house and chill with their cat and read or take a nap. Rural communities like the one in the video and the one I grew up in have an endless list of chores, too, so if I ever needed a good excuse to leave a social situation, I’d go do a task. The garden always needs weeding, the compost needs turning, chickens and ducks need feeding and water, fences need fixing, firewood needs chopping, hay needs baling, ditch needs digging, trails in the woods need maintenance, everything needs power washing if you live by a swamp like I did, barns and sheds need painting, bread needs baking, and the list goes on and on. Also, so long as you pull your weight on a farm, folks don’t mind if you’re not much of a talker. We had acres and acres of woods because tree farm. The other kids and I would go out and build trails and forts all the time. We had a patch of longleaf pine that was planted around the time I was born, so by the time I was at fort-building age, that patch had matured just enough for us to cut paths through the densely-packed trees. The young pines acted as walls, and we’d cut paths to the live oak trees scattered throughout the forest. The spreading canopies of the live oaks acted as ceilings, and the pines couldn’t grow under the oak canopies. So we built a winding network of “hallways” through the pines, that lead to live oak “rooms”. The network eventually got big enough so that each kid had a room and we’d decorate our rooms with junk found around the property. Any time I wanted some leisurely alone time, I’d go to my “room” in the woods with a radio, a book, and some art supplies. I’d even take my homework out there! Fishing was always an option, too. I mentioned my mom earlier and how she’s also introverted. When she got tired of my siblings and I, she’d tell us to go visit one of our aunties. SOMEONE was always around to watch the kids. My goal is to start another commune with my friends - I can’t stand living in the suburbs. It’s so loud here. Someone’s ALWAYS mowing a lawn, someone’s dog is ALWAYS barking. There’s so much highway noise, and I HAVE to drive somewhere to get away from my roommates or visit friends. I miss being able to just walk out my door to the woods for some alone time, or walk down the hill to hang out with my friend. Now I have to pay for parking to go on a long hike, pay for gas to get away from people, pay an entry fee to go camping, apply for a permit to go backpacking, pay my landlord to hire someone to fix things I could fix myself for free. Gotta pay for fresh produce, eggs, milk, fish - all of which I used to get for free because farm. If our community farm didn’t have what we needed, we’d trade something with a nearby farm. In the summer, I’d would harvest three grocery bags of wild blackberries, hop on my bike, go to the peach guy down the road, and trade the blackberries for a crate of peaches. Back to the introvert thing: I rarely had trouble getting away from people when I needed it. The remote community aspect is nice for introverts because you get to CHOOSE when to deal with the general public. Everyone in my community has known me since birth (I’m the second-youngest), so they can REALLY tell when I’m feeling socially overwhelmed, sometimes before I know it myself. They’d just give me the space I needed! Of course, every community is different. But mine was very empathetic, and I feel that that’s pretty common since everyone wants to keep the peace. The people in your community are the people you get, so you want to make sure everyone’s content and comfortable - including the introverts!! Sorry for the LONG comment, I’m procrastinating on an essay and reminiscing on my childhood and answering random people’s questions is WAY more fun lol.

  • @jeetendrakhushlani6344
    @jeetendrakhushlani6344 Месяц назад

    Watching from India 🙏Just found you and its really addictive, subtle sense of humour😂 Beauty of the village, blend of two places, balance between life of village and city. Woman you are heck of an inspiration for all of us. Much love and hugs 🤗❤️❤️ god bless your passion for life ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @ssemwangaremmy7998
    @ssemwangaremmy7998 Месяц назад +1

    Very swt and beatiful in cultural dress,keep it up sister.....Actually we africans have been selfless for centuries thus extended families. Children grow up with amongst several parents which is not the case in yt system.

  • @lillieanna8142
    @lillieanna8142 Месяц назад +1

    THAT'S WHAT THE CREATOR WANTS. FOR LIVING BEINGS TO TAKE CARE OF ONE ANOTHER!!!

  • @franken-pattern
    @franken-pattern Месяц назад

    Community is something America is sorely lacking in. We can take this lovely example and aspire to it! ❤

  • @prettydreammy
    @prettydreammy Месяц назад

    Your outfit is so beautiful! Could you talk about Ugandan outfits if you haven't already? ❤😊❤

  • @GloriousIyobosa
    @GloriousIyobosa Месяц назад

    You are very right, my sister .
    .

  • @sh_joy
    @sh_joy Месяц назад

    That outfit is BEAUTIFUL ❤️🔥

  • @oliveraichner3649
    @oliveraichner3649 Месяц назад

    That is the way of loving and carring for each other...

  • @lynxbits3507
    @lynxbits3507 Месяц назад +1

    Omg she looks like a black Uma Thurman 😍

  • @maranathaanathama2153
    @maranathaanathama2153 Месяц назад

    You are a beautiful soul I love you sister! In Jesus mighty name! Amen 🙏

  • @phil16woman64
    @phil16woman64 Месяц назад

    Family is the way to go. Extended families in the same area.

  • @cassiehuckaby3107
    @cassiehuckaby3107 Месяц назад

    I love your channel!!

  • @shakesrear7850
    @shakesrear7850 Месяц назад

    ❤❤❤ This does exist outside Afrique et. Liverpool at its best is like this. Although old folks don't get visited as much.

  • @user-cw6zo8yz8z
    @user-cw6zo8yz8z Месяц назад

    You are wise. I will try to learn from you.

  • @ritamacedonobrega...
    @ritamacedonobrega... Месяц назад

    🎉❤
    Thank you for sharing! Taking care of the global community!! Can we make this common knowledge?!
    Beautiful spaces as well... Uff ufff!
    Happy living... phenomenal beings!!
    ❤🎉

  • @jacquelinekabugo-raderson1878
    @jacquelinekabugo-raderson1878 Месяц назад

    Greetings, my sister 🎉❤😊

  • @janishani1
    @janishani1 Месяц назад

    🙃 You look so beautiful, Joy! 🙂 Something tells me you were about to take part of a big event, you were on it while recording the short or you just did.
    Anyhow, so beautiful alright!

  • @DAGREATBOOG
    @DAGREATBOOG Месяц назад

    We've kept this way of life as Africans born and raised in the Americas

  • @markh1603
    @markh1603 Месяц назад

    This is incredible. Western society should pay attention

  • @csailer2353
    @csailer2353 Месяц назад

    And the US used to be like this. Not necessarily building close to one another……but we used to take care of each other and watch out for one another. Now it’s every man for himself. We should watch out for one another more, it only strengthens the community.

  • @geepagreentea9
    @geepagreentea9 Месяц назад

    Beautiful life.
    In America, the majority of us live in…
    - Houses with security fences/systems
    - Gated communities with private security
    - Apartments with multiple door locks and security systems
    We have no community.
    Kinda sad…

  • @annedootson6456
    @annedootson6456 Месяц назад

    It used to be like that for me when I was a child everyone knew everyone else .now nobody cares you might know a handful of.neighbours.

  • @jennifersmith9840
    @jennifersmith9840 Месяц назад

    You’d be what western countries are. Preserve and cherish always your community and culture bc it is wonderful!

  • @Shravanidakeens1178
    @Shravanidakeens1178 14 дней назад

    Exactly why most US suburbs have the highest rates of loneliness, depression and anxiety… especially in children.
    Home buyer: “I need space! All my stuff must be stored here! Also, I need an extra room to put in more stuff!”
    Same home buyer: “I drive to the mailbox and drive my kids door to door for Halloween. Why is Disney world so much better than my residential only subdivision?”

  • @harrietssembeguya94
    @harrietssembeguya94 Месяц назад

    Thank you 👍❤💖

  • @marissaj8431
    @marissaj8431 Месяц назад

    If only the whole world functioned like this..

  • @beckstheimpatient4135
    @beckstheimpatient4135 Месяц назад

    I love those twists on you! Also, question : what is that shawl called. I know it's not actually a shawl, so I'd like to learn the name!❤

  • @idunahlin2002
    @idunahlin2002 Месяц назад

    Beautiful❤ i wish We Had that culture in Sweden

  • @Shyla010
    @Shyla010 Месяц назад

    This community way of life fills me with hope that there is a better way. And yet, it also fills me with fear and doubt. What about the outcasts, the ones who don't fit in? What happens to them in these communities? I have the fear that their situation would be utterly hopeless, that there is truly nowhere for them to go.
    In individualistic societies, the outcast learns to stand alone and ultimately finds other misfits to form a subculture with. What do they do in a totally community oriented culture?
    Or are there truly NO such outcasts? Is it actually possible for a group of humans to love, respect, and include ALL members of the community?
    I cherish the hope that my fears are completely baseless and that some humans are actually pulling off true community.

  • @Qum89
    @Qum89 Месяц назад

    African Villages inspired the development of Estates.

  • @claudiaswasey8018
    @claudiaswasey8018 Месяц назад

    greattt❤❤❤❤

  • @TipTip0322
    @TipTip0322 Месяц назад

    She looks like a black Uma Thurman.. bone structure is beautiful

  • @user-tx5od9cv8z
    @user-tx5od9cv8z Месяц назад

    Wow that is beautiful! I wish more cultures were community based

  • @brightpurpleviking
    @brightpurpleviking Месяц назад

    I wish that was the case in my family. We have several difficult, troublemaking people in my family who are nearly impossible to get along with.

  • @fitzroytomilson
    @fitzroytomilson Месяц назад +1

    ❤❤🎉

  • @aquietmind223
    @aquietmind223 Месяц назад

    Such a beautiful culture

  • @doubletakehighlife
    @doubletakehighlife Месяц назад

    I felt that

  • @princessjoy1818
    @princessjoy1818 Месяц назад

    I absolutely love this

  • @user-wu9ne6xb1z
    @user-wu9ne6xb1z Месяц назад

    We use to have a community mentality.

  • @kiransingh0820
    @kiransingh0820 Месяц назад

    Great 👍🏻❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @apbeauregard
    @apbeauregard Месяц назад

    I don't know why anyone would wonder this considering how close ppl live by each other in western countries. Ppl live near each other just about all over. However, community may or may not be present in western civilization regardless of proximity.

  • @valenakomba7686
    @valenakomba7686 Месяц назад

    Very true dear. ❤❤❤😂

  • @marcq2029
    @marcq2029 Месяц назад

    Lets block any foreign influence and keep our uniqueness. We are organic people and thats why we live conterminously with nature

  • @raydaveed
    @raydaveed Месяц назад

    That's one of the differences i noticed when i came to Europe. Even in actual modern African cities our houses aren't that close together, you don't need a baby siter because neighbours just watch over yours lol.

  • @drthomason7043
    @drthomason7043 Месяц назад

    This is how it should be everywhere

  • @NoName-lj3wm
    @NoName-lj3wm Месяц назад

    So beautiful ❤️❤️❤️

  • @alexseo9305
    @alexseo9305 Месяц назад

    cant wait to be in uganda

  • @TheSnoefvy
    @TheSnoefvy Месяц назад +1

    Answer: You would be In Europe

  • @Noori4856
    @Noori4856 Месяц назад

    That’s what Islam teaches too sister , take care of neighbors thats how communities are built.

  • @garageliftrunner
    @garageliftrunner Месяц назад

    I don't have anti-social personality disorder. Also, it's insufferable to be around most people pursuing only their own interests.
    Cheers, from Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
    Our birds recently, have had a hard time, eating too many of the grasshoppers. ComMuNiTy iS tHe WaY tO gO. Lol? 😅
    We've had a hard time getting, bees and other insects back.

  • @juliadavidson1538
    @juliadavidson1538 Месяц назад

    Let me tell you, it is awful being alone in America

  • @mariemoag129
    @mariemoag129 Месяц назад

    Beautiful ❤

  • @magichands87
    @magichands87 Месяц назад

    This is how it should be ❤

  • @muhammedjaseemshajeef6781
    @muhammedjaseemshajeef6781 26 дней назад

    Uganda 🇺🇬❤

  • @tonylove7211
    @tonylove7211 Месяц назад

    Beautiful

  • @warismohamud8888
    @warismohamud8888 Месяц назад

    The wall has changed.

  • @MultiOsiriz
    @MultiOsiriz Месяц назад

    We have gofundme 😂

  • @lisaJM777
    @lisaJM777 18 дней назад

    ❤❤❤

  • @makooma
    @makooma Месяц назад +1

    Would a white tourist be disruptive to villages like this or would it be okay to visit places like this if I came to Uganda?

  • @JemIsMyName-o
    @JemIsMyName-o Месяц назад

    I love this. ❤

  • @sg-cg6lr
    @sg-cg6lr Месяц назад

    ❤❤

  • @2007winne
    @2007winne Месяц назад

    You're so right to stick to your tradicional life. The "developed world" is a very tidy, efficient, sad and lonely place

  • @thesower6577
    @thesower6577 Месяц назад

    lol I’ve never lived in a hut in my life. And I grew up in Africa. Nigeria to be precise. So this isn’t the experience for everyone.

  • @ertiebassy3612
    @ertiebassy3612 Месяц назад

    Does everybody get along? Are there "out" Hits?

  • @BayAgah
    @BayAgah Месяц назад

    My neighbors wife is my wife and my wife is my neighbors wife.

  • @hollybug-76542
    @hollybug-76542 Месяц назад

    "It takes a village" no truer words spoken. I could only wish for such community. Even our Native communities have become extremely toxic only breeding generations of abused. America in general is a very toxic place compared to Uganda.

  • @danishmohamed7248
    @danishmohamed7248 Месяц назад

  • @CheeniKamWithRaina
    @CheeniKamWithRaina Месяц назад

    ❤❤❤❤👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😋

  • @darrenpiggott8441
    @darrenpiggott8441 Месяц назад

    Principles we've lost in the West 😏

  • @shiphrah25
    @shiphrah25 Месяц назад

    Community builds Unity!

  • @MsJkml
    @MsJkml Месяц назад +1

    Girl can I come live with you there?

  • @albertoponcemusic
    @albertoponcemusic Месяц назад

    that's nice ☺️🫶

  • @mariasproducts2186
    @mariasproducts2186 Месяц назад

    Community matters

  • @mariasproducts2186
    @mariasproducts2186 Месяц назад

    Community we care for each other,don’t refer has ghetto.Communities matters

  • @vanukrishvin
    @vanukrishvin Месяц назад

    Hi iam tamilnadu

  • @cinderellie9583
    @cinderellie9583 Месяц назад

    Thats rich stuff! So lacking in the usa

  • @EmisoraRadioPatio
    @EmisoraRadioPatio Месяц назад

    You have something precious that is disappearing in the rest of the world--community.

  • @danidejaneiro8378
    @danidejaneiro8378 Месяц назад

    That's a very sentimental and fanciful exolanation but not actually grounded in reality. Look at any old town in Europe and you will see that they also built their houses.on top of each other. The reasons why are very well understood and it has nothing to do with community.

  • @davisregal9789
    @davisregal9789 Месяц назад

    What about from wild animals?

  • @LisaLee__
    @LisaLee__ 13 дней назад

    😢