THIS IS MY REAL NAME

NYASALAND · Senior Member

THIS IS MY REAL NAME

abre les ojos · Guru

I'm actually impressed by your use of poetics. I wonder why you never showed this reasonable side of your character before.

I also see where you're coming from and of course Malawi and Africa have strong points. Growing up in Africa was a great experience for me. I hate to have my children grow up in an urban jungle like London. No trees to climb, too many laws, CCTV spying on everyone, no solid values or traditions except consumerism and MTV and Paris Hilton. I want my kids to be exposed to African culture, the beauty of the land and its people, the language. I mean Swahili to me is THE most beautiful language in the world (even if it ain't ours) full-stop!

But I also have to weigh this with the most challenging things about Africa. If I ever won the lottery would I return to Africa? I probably would. Because I won't need to work and where best to take it easy than in Africa where we are kings among men? People who share the same history with me and the same ancestors. Clean air, beautiful beaches and cheap land too.

Yes, I love Africa. But I hate poverty. I hate living a life of desperation. And I have a lot to lose if I left my job here.

-- Edited by abre les ojos at 17:22, 2006-01-10

game · Guru

abre les ojos wrote:

I'm actually impressed by your use of poetics. I wonder why you never showed this reasonable side of your character before. I also see where you're coming from and of course Malawi and Africa have strong points. Growing up in Africa was a great experience for me. I hate to have my children grow up in an urban jungle like London. No trees to climb, too many laws, CCTV spying on everyone, no solid values or traditions except consumerism and MTV and Paris Hilton. I want my kids to be exposed to African culture, the beauty of the land and its people, the language. I mean Swahili to me is THE most beautiful language in the world (even if it ain't ours) full-stop! But I also have to weigh this with the most challenging things about Africa. If I ever won the lottery would I return to Africa? I probably would. Because I won't need to work and where best to take it easy than in Africa where we are kings among men? People who share the same history with me and the same ancestors. Clean air, beautiful beaches and cheap land too. Yes, I love Africa. But I hate poverty. I hate living a life of desperation. And I have a lot to lose if I left my job here.-- Edited by abre les ojos at 17:22, 2006-01-10

well said abre,we can never forsake our culture,the way we address our elders not by their first names but titles,swimming in crocodile infested rivers with faeces floating from dirty diapers,beautiful black women taking their pregnant bodies and wash their faces between their legs,the scenes CNN and BBC portray to be uncouth for mankind stupid propaganda depicting africa as hell on earth.

but all this can not be enjoyed if people are hungry,sick and displaced by the wars and conflicts in our region.if i win the lotto today i will definately look back and right all the wrongs in my motherland but thats just a dream and dreams only come true in fairytales so they say,i have to face reality and its short comings.

abre les ojos · Guru

The things that people in the west might find strange or backward as a matter of discourse can also be the most beautiful and unique things about Africa. It's no use for Africa to dissolve their culture and blindly accept everything western - especially American.

We can still keep our culture in its entirety and progress. China, India, Japan to name a few have solid cultural practices that no western influence would change in fact THEY are the ones who'll be the most influence on the west instead.

Africa can learn from that. Africa has a even greater potential...

skillzmanifest · Senior Member

touche gentlemen