African Americans Get Their Hearts Broken When They Move To Africa | Ep. 145
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I am so grateful for you guys sharing this. info and I hope Africans are watching this also not just us diaspora. I am Red and Black here in the what we originals call Turtle Island(N. America) I have a good friend in Tanzania I want to visit but I hear that it is very westernized by Euro mining companies exploiting the resources. You guys are great and Joani Tamaaya is gorgeous. chi' pisa'(C ya)
Mark Meets Africa is wise beyond his years. He’s really using his youth for good. I’m really impressed with him.
Mark sure is wise beyond his years! He gives off Malcolm X vibes!
@@beckybecks2917 NGL I thought the same too about Malcolm X vibes, but Malcolm X at his age wasn’t doing what Mark was doing. He was in the streets.
😂😂😂😂😂😂 not!!!
YES!@@DIAMONDGIRL57
@@beckybecks2917not even close to Malcolm x are you crazy
That's the paradox. In Africa, you get closer to the "state of nature" which leads to more liberty, but less order. The things government handles for you in the developed world, in Africa, they become personal responsibility. For example, most countries don't have regulation on prices which allows venders to make up their own. It's not personal, they take advantage of locals too. The only difference is, growing up in such environment teaches you how to survive in a bargaining culture. But if you're not a libertarian, or you're a person who likes order, Africa will most likely frustrate the hell out of you. This is why I laugh when I hear conservatives in America scream "limited government." First of all, people who lean that way tend to be very orderly. And if there's no government to set regulation, they'll most likely go nuts. This is why everybody should travel because you get to see the flaws on both sides of the coin.
Very well said.
Beautiful 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Great points.
💯. Just to say though that price instability and the need to bargain is not unique to Africa. The rich and corporations in the west do it all the time. But the west developed it's productivity culture in the industrial revolution and the nature of it made the average citizen a child of the state and the corporation. So time is regulated, freedom is controlled, prices are controlled etc etc. So naturally they feel uncomfortable in an unstructured environment. But that doesn't make a bargaining culture wrong. Africa hasn't had an industrial revolution. China and Japan are more structured coz they have. One more thing. Every country that suffered the economic instability we have in Africa is forced to allow prices to float freely. This was true even in the west during the world wars and the great depression. When you depend on imports, currencies fluctuate the way they do and cash and Forex are scarce, prices can't be predicted. If you try to stick to one Price you'll lose your shirt. Most of us have tried communism/socialism and it destroyed our economies. The worst we can do now is try something like price regulation, which is one of the most classically Communist policies you can impose. My 2 cents.
@CharlieDmus Absolutely. And it depends on a person. Also, you can't be cheated forever. After one year of living in a country, you learn the prices and the flow. But everything has advantages and disadvantages. And you're right, order/regulations make people slaves to corporations/state, but in bargaining cultures, customers have freedom though there's risk of being cheated. The middle of the two extremes is usually the best policy.
Mark speaks like he is 50 yrs old instead of 22. So wise and mature for his age.
Have you listened how he lived in States, he was living alone at 19 years so he has been independent long time and I think he used his youth well and it serving him well in challenged country in terms govt regulations like Tanzania 🇹🇿. He gonna be successful and he has service company in social settings that is very calculated, and then I have realised that his attitude and the culture that Tanzania has match his layback character!
Its called 'Experience
Hey Team Kenganda, I hope you guys could bring Mark in more often. The Kid is full of wisdom. Love him.
He makes me think of a young Obama
You know when obama visited kenya during his tenure he told us that we should start having gay sex we booed him and our current president then dismissed his mediocre suggestions & on his way back he stopped by our thriving neighbours Libya & killed Gadaffi
He's not a kid, he's an adult... A young adult who is wise beyond his years.
Honest conversations are refreshing
This is very true! I'm very disappointed with the level of dishonesty I found in East Africa!
Mark said it best! It can be very Heart broken 💔
😂 A whole region?? Then please leave
I'm a Kenyan and you have to be street smart because you will meet conmen or thieves regardless of if you are a citizen or a foreigner.
@@maureenwm are the bad apples exclusively found in Kenya or East Africa? There bad and good people world over.....
@@successsocial3986Yaani mliamua hamuweki hawa watu siki hizi 😂 Ati mlisema siku za kuwabembeleza zimeisha 😂
Im American in Kenya now
I just learned that there are a lot of lies flying around
This is why, when a non-Nigerian asks a Nigerian that they want to visit Nigeria, we warn them, "Please don't go. It's not that we dislike visitors to Nigeria; it's just that your heart will be broken. This happens to certain people in the country you visit. There will be something that makes you want to return home. I've lived in Asia, visited the Middle East, lived in Turkey and Europe, and visited America, and there are some things I dislike.
Mark, you can live anywhere. You are different and simple.
He's brilliant
Just yes!!😊
African culture is about face saving, you don't embarrass a person especially in public, you look for kind words to cushion the conversation unlike American culture where people are very direct. They tell it like it is, which comes across as very offensive to Africans. Communication in Africa is indirect while American communication is direct.
Im in Africa now
Have not experienced that at all
This is imposed from the British culture.
At the end of your comment you should say ‘generally’ or in ‘general terms’
Thank you. Your words teach me how to cushion my approach.
Joanita...those are nice colors within that African printed apparel you're wearing...!
Classic Mark in the zone, 😁. Love and respect this brother. Best and most accurate description of the Black American demographic that is coming to Africa that I've ever heard.
😊😊😊 Yes, but stop 🛑 being obsessed w/ Blk Americans ppl tend to only focus on us. Na k made comparison of both sides of the coin. Blk American 🇺🇸 & Africans.
@@glennis-dankuwel6020 try to make your post make sense
@@glennis-dankuwel6020 Black Americans come with their own capital, its a huge difference from someone with hands out begging
@@glennis-dankuwel6020 Just who are Black Americans supposed to focus on while living in Africa? As much as we love our African people, they were brought up in a culture where lying, cheating, being dis ingenuous is ok, and at the same time presenting that they believe these things are bad. If Black Americans don't develop their own group for their own protection they will be individual islands where whatever group they are immersed in will attempt to force them to give up who they are and become them, there will be pushback.
This brotha, Mark. Dat boy good 👏🏾👏🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
We must keep pushing forward.👍🏽💪🏾🙏🏾👍🏽
I luv Mark's outlook on things!
When Africans go to America they all still embrace tribalism and stick to themselves to make successful communities of their own, with the Atlantic diaspora its a expected cumbaya reception or get in where you fit in, there's one African American communitie that I heard is doing well for themselves is in Johannesburg South Africa, other than that the failure to get the benefits of sticking together wherever we choose to domicile is sadly overlooked.
My brother in law who is Nigerian warned me how things are in Africa for black Americans. He told me if I visit to stay with him because he fears his country men will view me as a target and the scams will start. How sad.
This Mark dude is so matured that I can't imagine where his inspiration comes from. He speaks like 70 years old man. He is a great guy.
South Carolina has that sense of community. Art Fennel from Country Style on RUclips shows exactly what Mark is speaking of when he talks community. It's always a yard that cooks for the whole community. You see, smoke, or smell food, and everyone pulls up to bond and eat. My favorite is the very large cast iron campfire kettle that has been passed down multiple generations and is still being used. I know it is a well seasoned cast iron.
South Louisiana as well
@@ou8r122 definitely true
@quis22504 I'm from Tampa fl, and when I visited Louisiana, I kind of sensed that. I get I good feeling when I visit or pass through Louisiana, almost the same feeling when I go back to Tampa after being gone for so long. Good food, good people, good vibes, very soulful, and you can feel the ancestors are still there.
This make me proud to be a South Carolinian. To stay away from white racism, we keep our communities close. We fight with and for each other.
The team doing a great job on this panel. Working with Mark is a wonderful experience with this podcast, many insightful perspectives that needs to be discussed.
Mark is absolutely on point! Excellent commentary!!
This young man has figured out Africa. Many people should learn from his wisdom.
I had the privilege to host him on my channel and spend time with him. God bless Mark Meets Africa.
Great video Kenganda.
😮ohh my God I follow you I also want to build a concrete block factory in Uganda. I'm Ugandan diaspora wanting to build back home I've already bought a lot of land over 2 years and want to develop one of them
15:58 Well said, your outer world 🌎 of reality is nothing more than a reflection of your inner world of contemplation.
The only real estate you have is your Mind, your consciousness, and that is what you carry around and based on the patterns stored in that container, so is your world reflected back to you. If it is filled with love, so shall it deliver back to you, and the corollary of this is true.
Nothing complicated, nothing special as within, so without why complicate simple matters💯
Mark is very culturally aware about the British system imposed on Colonial Africa.
Much of the things we think are African are British.
The whole commonwealth had this forced on them.
Mark is highly highly intelligent
When you go to help change a situation you knew was bad. Then you become apart of the situation needs changing.
If you want to experience what it is like to get ripped off, especially by contractors, come to the uk. Theft and house breaks are through the roof.
I bet it is.
Great video : the young man in the center expresses the challenges of travelling quite well as a sociologist would!
Very gripping his personal view of British culture passed on to East Africans.
I have never heard of this guy before but he is so well spoken and intelligent
I can't deny it, school in Africa is like military bootcamp. But that's what people in the US and everywhere else need to understand. Being A-holes to kids doesn't lead to model citizens either.
Wisdom is key!
Bless you young man!
What can i say woooow salute Mark meet Africa very impressive jolly fellow
THIS IS AN AMAZING EPISODE! There are many other episodes that I have completely enjoyed BUT this one makes the reality of the most challenging dynamics CRYSTAL CLEAR! Please consider a PART-2 to this episode. Thank you, Thank you and Thank you AGAIN!
Got to be said: Mark is unbelievably so mature for his age. Just amazing for someone so young.. Love from UK 🇬🇧
The wisdom in Mark is amazing I can listen to him all day
I really appreciate what this show is doing. I feel like you’re trying to build a bridge and have understanding among our people. Mark was also very insightful and as for O’shay I appreciate how you say it’s always a learning process for you too because you’re pretty much still learning the culture. I too moved to America years ago and went through sk thing very similar. I got to a point where I was able to understand the world better and learn not to generalize from one intersection with someone in a negative way. I’m just glad that more and more are looking to the continent now and this is how things will change. Black Americans should go to africa and realize it’s very diverse and you might not like one but may the next. Do but go with a lot of expectations and don’t let small things ruin your experience. There’s 54 countries in africa, each one is home for all black people. Peace and love family.
Mark is 100% on Point.... My Goodness!!
“A tree can’t grow in the dark,” great insight…
This is my best kenganda podcast so far. I loved Oshay's straight forward shots and optimism. Mark's deep insight and wisdom are unparalleled. Juanita, you are right; East African have an ingrained inclination to turn the other cheek too often and avoid straight talk. It is not surprising that Africans are discriminated against by foreigners, even in their own country. I am Kenyan and I am constantly frustrated by this, but I am also excited that some African Americans are relocating to Africa. I am almost certain that, like most African diasporas, they can not stand white supremacist behaviour in their new home countries of residence. Karibu Afrika. But they get frustrated when they see most Africans are "ok" with it! While Christianity has contributed to this, traditionally, most African tribes start any talk with proverbs, which may ecllipse the actual agenda but also pacify any potential ensuing arguments or confrontations. Unfortunately, this approach does not auger well with the current individualistic and capitalist system, especially in our cities or AAs approach. On the other hand, it creates a sense of community. As Mark says, a combination of the best of both African American and traditional African cultures (not the pop culture on TV, mistakenly called AA culture) can produce a formidable force to bring to the global sociopolitical and economic arena. I love your discussion. I can't get enough of Markism and Markistic thinking. Let keep him in Kampala. Get him a beautiful Acholi wife😂😂😂.
Forsure in east Africa we have good people and wicked people when people are so lazy can do anything because they need free things and that's the reason we have many prostitutes all over east African cities
Good interviews O’shay with Mark!! This guy is way mature beyond his age!!
Love this podcast. ✊🏿 #Philly
I really enjoy listening to this young man. And I say Young because I'm a few days away from 60. Great Great Interview
This was actually full of truth bombs - well done Kenganda😎 "Mark Meets Africa" has a profound - even otherworldly - insight🙏🏾
Other worldly
You need to read more
It’s not that deep
Can we keep bringing mark please
Brother brilliant 👏
Timely one…after Almost 3 years of spending every other month here in East Africa..finally having the honeymoon faze slowly fade. Still a Wonderful place-👍🏾🥂☀️
I hadn’t expected to watch all of 40 minutes
It is refreshing to hear a young black man like Mark speak from a place of peace and wisdom instead of the reality TV style of bashing and frustration pretending to be strength.
This side of the story where east africans tend to be kind of hypocrite is true and I can relate this behavior to my fellow Congolese from Kivu provinces ( swahili speakers) who can also smile at you while not liking you .
On the other hand, Congolese from Kinshasa, where I grew up, are more like African Americans. Congolese living in Kinshasa speak Lingala language and culturally lingala originated from a province where people are straightforward and direct .
In Kivu provinces, my fellow people say lingala speakers are impolite because of being straightforward and direct😅😅😅
I'm from Tanzania and agree with your assessment to some extent. I'm a Swahili speaker and but im confident around people from the coast of Tanzania (who are the original Swahili speaker). Now most of the culture in Tz is now influences to some extent by the coastal culture and this hypocritical tendency, as you described it, is so rampant over here. People will pretend to be your friends but they'll disappoint you at some point. Very few honest people over here and it's sad. And if you are direct, like I am, then you are the problem even if they are the cause of the problem.
it's not British culture to work and get along with people you don't like. it's is there in most African cultures. Also, many African proverbs capture this attitude.. Many cultures outside if America also do that. Rather, its African culture to be unnecessary blunt. There are times when saying the way it is, as Americans like to say, is not the right thing to do. It all depends on the situation.
Interesting conversation!
God sent this young man😊
Mark is emerging to be a sage, a philosopher of bridging the cord broken between black diaspora and Africans by the white man❤😊
Another great episode. Honestly I have had my max with Tanzania, I have somehow been there longer than any other country I have stayed and always find myself returning back, but after I make this next move I don’t think I’ll ever come back to Dar Es Salaam to live. There is no reasoning for what goes on there and the mentality of the people. You honestly can’t trust anything, and you start building a wall up similar to what we had in the States. That wall causes you to carry it to other countries in which no country is the same on the continent. It was a honeymoon stage but that stage ended a couple years now especially since the former president was took out. I will soon start a channel and share my experiences and journey in my travels. I am currently back in Johannesburg for a few weeks. Will soon visit Uganda for the first time in a couple months.
Lol. This is one of my favorite episodes on the Repat Podcast because you all made valid points. Mark is an old soul. I'm not Black American and I didn't grow up around Black Americans however I have the Black American demeanor Oshay described: if I don't like you I'm not going to pretend to like you because I'm never fake, I'm never two faced, I'm never a snake, and I never backstab. I never sweep things under the rag. I guess it's an American trait what Oshay described. So if I like you or interested in you its really how I feel. I don't know how to pretend to like someone.
What Joanita described is not only an East African trait in Africa, it's an all over Africa trait in Africa. However Continental Africans that grew up in USA don't have that trait Joanita described. If the Continental Africans that grew up in USA don't like you (regardless of race or nationality) they aren't going to pretend to like you or smile in your face.
Well, I'm not black American either, I'm Tanzanian. I never grew up in the West. I'm this overly honest person and very blunt. I tell it like it is. Most of the time I get labeled as the difficult person because I do t sweep this under the rug/don't turn the other cheek. In a society full of snakes and pretentious people I find it very difficult to operate and meet genuine people. But I'm not changing or adjusting just to get along. I'm gonna maintain my honesty and genuineness and be vocal about what I don't like!!
@@davidngwesado you think it’s because you’re from a younger generation?
@@davidngwesa I hear you. And continue being you.
@@amberpalmer3708 I'm 44yo lol..... Don't know if that's young. But I have some values and principles that guide me.
Love the sophistication of green shirt
Love the dress!
Hi Kenganda, I think Mark should be allowed more input to the podcast. Because he speaks Swahili, he can bring a wide inclusion of Swahili speakers to participate in the podcast.
Mark is a good example of a Repat. If he participated in a mixed Swahili / English presentation it would get Kenganda embedded in African society. That content would increase the number of subscribers. Mark is very good and comfortable socialising with local people in a down-to-earth way.
Oshay I definitely appreciate your love of Rick & morty og
Only God can give u the peace not material things, people are depressed when they think they got everything but do not give thanks to Him humans can be so greedy and selfish , but God wants us acknowledge him everyday we wake up. Flesh is not everything but the spiritual aspect
It’s a spell a curse that was put in us both ways
One us fighting aggressive and for them docile to the regime the British put on them
This was a good one.❤
Thts a Sharp 🔪 young Brother!
Our hearts are fine... lets build together
Lol..This is very true..My Niece in Nigeria will call me incessantly if she knows I'm at home and don't answer her call..unless she knows I'm supposed to be asleep??..but if she knows I'm supposed to be up and awake..I could be sitting on comode and cell in the other room and can't get too in that moment and she won't stop blowing my phone up!!! .Lol..I've had to learn to text her back and explain myself!!! It's annoying..but something I've learned to deal with..That's just how she is...🤣 And for this reason I txt my niece and tell her everytime I leave my house and return because I live in San Francisco..🤣
Oshay, yo yawning, go rest! Mark, it's good to see always. I love your accent. You can easily be understood. Always full of wisdom
Lmao my bad
Conclusion: Africa will always be a great place for African Americans to live ❤😊
What’s your proof
The hostess is beautiful ❤ she makes me proud to be black
I can sense the EXHAUSTION in Mark and Oshay's voice pertaining to the impossible situations they've had to face in Africa. I'll say this though, Africa needs a lot of work. It's great to be the change you want to see and try to influence your immediate community. The PINK-SKINNED PEOPLE WILL NOT DO IT FOR US. That's why If you have the means as an AA, and If you've built enough community around yourself, CONTEST IN AN ELECTION FROM THE GROUND UP.
However, I believe the people you're trying to influence positively HAVE TO BE READY for that change, otherwise, It will have the opposite effect.
I attack my fellow Nigerians a lot, but in this area, this is where I give them Kudos, because our differences have made us more accepting to Bitter Truths.
Africa is not America that is a place for people who are solution oriented
That's a great idea, and many of my African friends have said they would vote for me. The tribalism in Africa will only allow a diasporan to successfully hold a public office and those in power that benefit from the status quo will squash any outsider before they emerge. Change will only come from someone that is from here but wasn't raised in tribalism and has seen things accomplished outside of corruption. Anything that raises the standard of living and quality of life will be demonized by the elite and called "westernization" which is such a backward mindset because when Africa brought whites out of the Dark Ages they didn't view it as "Africanization" they were happy to stop living in thier own filth and causing plagues, they were so greatful that they then came to Africa and stole everything.
Yeah.. you have a point there. If contesting will be difficult, then support the one you believe can enact change, and lead change campaigns.. We need the diaspora to show the way, because you understand the world from both ends of the social rope.
I believe in the African American movement coming to Africa to stay. A large emancipation will affect opinions in the millions, thereby causing changes that disrupt the status quo of many African Nations.
WHAT ARE THEY SPEAKING ABOUT???
What are Africans doing that’s so bad??
"You broke my heart, and I let you succeed. 'Cause that's an organ that a player like me really don't need."
-Sugar Free
Umar Johnson needs a conversation with this brother for more enlightenment about African & African American matters, this brother is Malcolm lite, we should have him more.
Great job Kenganda team.
Well said
The female host is gorgeous. But other than that great topic and information. Thank you
I disagree that the ‘politeness’ was imposed by the British. It’s also not universal across Uganda for example.
I really love what Mark said about the British culture in Africa.
Here in South Africa, there's a lot of that, "sophisticated" people, particularly among those who went to English schools, King Edward, Princes Ann, King George, King David etc high schools.
The effects of the English culture has divided black community country wide, with the epicenter being Midrand and Centurion, where there's a high concentration of the Porsche Black's.
People are cold to each other, there's facade, class, mind games, etc. It is worse also in Gaborone, Botswana.
The sad part about it, it has negatively affects marriages, personal relationships, thus, there is a popular slogan "mojolo wa nyesa" (essentially, relationships are a trash or they will f*** you up), friendships, and a lot of mental illnesses.
People complain a lot about others being too honest with themselves, a lot of people are saving face. Hence, they hate Afrikaaners or the Boers. With these guys know perfectly well the devil that you are dealing with, period.
They don't beat around the bushes, trying to figure out.
Been Following these Men for Years...Mark more recently. I greatly respect their work
Now Joanita I hold in high Regard. She could easily be a paid Consultant to train Others to do what She does. Well run Enterprises Operate effectively because of people like Joanita....
Salut
All Africans are emotional
Joanita ❤
Mark is how i would imagine a young barrack
In my opinion, most successful people African Americans who come to Africa do not stay in Africa. They come do business and leave. They are back and forward from Africa to US, or Europe. So, I believe people who actually stay are in a very difficult position. They have no ethnic group to support them, no family, no real community. So AA are subjected to the dictates of Officials and community without representation.
Other group like the Lebanese, Arabs, Chinese, Europeans and white Americans have strong representation in African countries unlike AA ( African Americans) so living in many African Nations will be difficult unless AA start building strong positive communities in Africa and build strong relationship with the African governments, industrial organizations, governmental institutions, universities and leading churches and mosques, royal families, African international organizations and national organizations, African corporations, and NGOs.
Finally, AA must use it's money to create news, publications, and influence directly with the African people to develop AA to African people to people and family to family, institutions to institutions interactions and cooperative opportunities.
‘Soulless people too’ facts 😂😂😂
Mark was on his TD Jakes this day! My man was spitting.
Need to talk about magufuli
Get in where you fit in, go with a realistic mindset, that you will not be endeared by everyone on the African continent. Just asked yourself where ever you immigrated from, were you endeared by everyone in that country!🤷🏾♀️😎
Seems like in Uganda it's harder to collab with larger celebrities/groups. Go where you can make better business partnerships.
If you do not fo with a church or plan on going with a Hebrew Israelite understanding and you have never went to the continent do not bother going. And yes African do love you and yes they do care.
Only African country i would even consider moving to is Ethiopia. Can't really rock with too many Africans like that. I view them as traitors due to our history.
I love Marks wisdom and insight. But completely disagree with one point. The suggestion that East African politeness and sometimes pretentiousness is from the British. That is not true. Politeness, manners, patience, deference to elders and "superiors" and forbearance is very deep in our culture. In many ways it's what enamored the British to some groups in East Africa. I would agree that it did get mixed in with some foreign stuff, but the disposition and mindset of most east Africans, is innate and cultural not imported. The second thing I'd like to say is that in our minds the differences between being polite and being dishonest are very subtle. We know when a person is being polite and when they are outright dishonest and this might not be obvious to most people not from the culture. We even know when we are being scammed and even when a person from outside the culture is preaching to us about it we are surprised that they think we don't know and we just take them as patronising. Believe it or not we know most of our problems. It will be very hard for diasporas to understand the nuances of Africans and east Africans till they develop a subtle ear and eye and listen and watch a little more than they speak. I think M7 said it when questioned by a journalist about LGBT. "We are as disappointed by western behaviour as they are with ours, but in our polite culture we just keep quiet about it." Just a simple example of where we as Africans and African Americans need to find each other is the issue of prices in markets. I still believe the "overcharging" thing is totally misunderstood by visitors. They keep using the word scamming. I have travelled widely and this is very normal in middle Eastern countries, in India and many other places. As a seller you size up your customer and pitch a price. At any moment you have the right to negotiate and counter. It's very often a dramatic and fun game. You even fake walk away and they call you back. It's not personal and you are not the only person who has to do it. It's just the way our markets work. But AA, come from a very different culture and are quite offended by it. There are many things to get offended about in Africa, many real scammers, many inefficiencies and many broken things, but this is not one of them. We need a subtle ear and eye if we are going to understand each other. The last thing I want to say is that I'm not saying that our world view is correct or our diasporas are incorrect. They are just our world views and we need to first understand each other and then mabey there's a chance at finding common ground. Great work as always Kenganda. (Not just being polite😂).
Sorry but if your in the Commonwealth you are absolutely influenced by the British.
That's why football is the most popular sport in Africa
@@mufasa2009 I'm not denying influence. There is definitely influence. But Africans are not children. Not everything they do came from the coloniser. Some things were already there and some things the colonizer learned from us. We need to differentiate them. I'm from the culture and was just clarifying that that specific aspect I pointed out is indigenous. I wasn't referring to anything other than that. You find this culture as far north as Ethiopia and Somalia and all the way south to northern Mozambique and zimbabwe and west into Congo and zambia. Moz was Portuguese, Congo french, Ethiopia never colonised and Somalia and tz a mixture of British, Arab and German (tz) colonizers. How do you account for it being in all these cultures. And how do you account for the hundreds of things we do above and beyond British culture that are seen as polite and etiquette. How we greet for hours, how we treat guests, how we refer to each other, how women kneel when greeting or serving meals etc. I'm just saying both Africans and diasporas need to watch and listen to each other more so they can have constructive conversations about these things before making blanket statements. That's all. I still respect and agree with all his other points though.
God told u to go Africa it’s the spirit of theMost High u got to listen but don’t be depressed God wants u to be where he wants u, don’t complain like the Yisraelites that complain after they were told and go to leave he also has something in store u will not know until he reveals his plan to u
it's called 'breakfast', and all must partake🤣🤣
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Always ignore the harsh comments, cos some of these pipo r sick too.
when you come to Africa come to South Africa not other country cz ul cry
Book of Proverbs, 13:24: “He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.” Of lovers when they lose their wits? Then spare the rod and spoil the child.”
That very true. About straightforwardness. I have related to few African Americans who are like that , and it came across as agressiveness or a residue of trauma. I got scared actually. I was dating an African American and it just scared me away. I think it has more to do with being assestive or speaking your mind, no matter how it will be received or perceived, and that is where the term ''Akata'' came from.
The Africans should not exaggerate British cultural influences. Most Ugandans did not come in contact with the whites when they were there, however the Christianity and through it the education that they brought certainly informed those ways of doing things, but personal relationships remained within the African cultural sphere.
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TZ has a long way to go in terms of integration with fellow blacks from wherever. Their national culture is mostly anti-foreigner and unwelcoming in the long term. For example, they have a lot of resentment against Kenya (neighbor), and it's actually the cause of friction in the integration of the East African social economy agenda. The mindset that a foreigner is there to exploit and steal their resources was inculcated by their political leadership, and it's only the same who will reverse the ingrained perception of Tanzanians against an outsider.
I don’t understand what you mean by have no expectations. Do you mean expect to be scammed? Do you mean expect to be taken advantage of? Do you mean to put up with things that don’t ordinary person would put up with? Do you mean getting screwed over?