Comments on: What is a White African Anyway?

By: JKE

JKE — Fri, 30 Sep 2005 03:48:05 +0000

I had this guy in my class (German School Nairobi, just opposite today’s Village Market => dsnairobi.de) who was born in Kenya, grew up there till german Abitur (A~levels, Kindergarten+13years of schooling – we graduated in 1996) and you know what he told me in the end? “Niaaa..Juergen…you know, I can’t stand this country….it’s nice and all, but not my style”. He didn’t even EVER bother to learn a word of Kiswahili nor stroll around with the people on the street. His choice, though.

It truly is a mindset.

By: admin

admin — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 11:54:38 +0000

Aly, you were there long enough to be considered a White African, and you have the views on relationships to prove it. Africa, and the rest of us wazungu did rub off on you after all!

By: admin

admin — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 11:52:16 +0000

Thanks Ryan. I’ll have to get your feedback on if WordPress is as good as Blogger, as far as blogging tools go. I know Scott loves how clean Blogger is, so I’m interested both of your thoughts on WordPress.

By: Aly

Aly — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 18:38:16 +0000

I love the bit about relationships being more important than anything else and not to be entered into lightly. (And also chai and cold beer.) I wouldn’t say that I qualify for White Africanness, but relationships are definitely my highest value – not sure if that’s just personality or 3 years of Africa stealing in. Hmmm.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 14:45:42 +0000

This site looks really good and is easy to navigate. I think your definition of a white african is very interesting and gives an insight into how people view themselves and each other socially.