tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251067692014237805.post7536971921231305479..comments2024-01-29T05:13:33.940-08:00Comments on SHONA Congo: In search of a Sugar Daddy...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251067692014237805.post-52551958618347174662009-08-30T20:30:41.423-07:002009-08-30T20:30:41.423-07:00I believe a goat costs about 40-50 American dollar...I believe a goat costs about 40-50 American dollars in Goma. What makes you ask?shona congohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06354335029803622743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251067692014237805.post-63477178288312739942009-08-30T20:04:30.920-07:002009-08-30T20:04:30.920-07:00Question:
How many US dollars does a goat cost in...Question:<br /><br />How many US dollars does a goat cost in the Congo?<br /><br />wpalmer@skypoint.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251067692014237805.post-54124272323608795472009-07-20T02:14:46.495-07:002009-07-20T02:14:46.495-07:00Anon.
Thanks for your comments on how the history ...Anon.<br />Thanks for your comments on how the history of cultures plays a large part in continuing attitudes towards relationships. It is a good reminder how much our own expectations of relationships, my own included, are formed by our own culture and its history of interactions with other countries. <br /><br />your comment made me what to travel to many of the places you mentioned (most of which i have not been to) and see some of the similarities and differences.<br /><br />certainly I am often struck both here and in Rwanda by the many influences of belgian culture which remain intact. rwanda, and particularly kigali is a fascinating study in that regard. Obviously the current president has shown a strong desire to move away from some of the historical influences of belgian and french cultures. The way that he has largely converted the country, or at least kigali, from francophone to anglophone in the past decade is fascinating. I don't really know what to make of it all but it is interesting both the way cultural influences remain but also the way they can be changed. <br /><br />Thanks for your thoughtful comments.shona congohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06354335029803622743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251067692014237805.post-7904255276596696752009-07-20T01:56:18.240-07:002009-07-20T01:56:18.240-07:00kristine thanks for sharing your experience. that...kristine thanks for sharing your experience. that does sound like a fascinating question on why people marry. I'd love to do a blog on that sometime, and see what kind of comments come out.\And it is interesting how ever many differences that exist between cultures, men's fasciantion with <br />(very!) young girls seems way too common. <br /><br />RPL, I found the topic quite interesting as I was writing, I had intended to just post the pics and got a bit carried away. Glad you found it interesting as well.shona congohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06354335029803622743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251067692014237805.post-10402611194953704452009-07-19T03:24:24.831-07:002009-07-19T03:24:24.831-07:00I think the Congolese culture as a whole roots its...I think the Congolese culture as a whole roots itself in African tradition when it comes to relationship. But, also to some extreme the legacy of Romantic culture from Franco-Belgian colonial times. Especially, the Catholic church. It is generally seen as immoral, friendship between two unmarried individuals of the opposite sex, and gender role still is a significant fabric of the society. There is always a sign of sexual connotation underlined in such relationship.So, parties implied are expected to make things right. I don't really see any difference with Ruanda in that regard, though I have to say the more one is urbanized, the less tradition has an impact upon him. So, it is fair to say that rural folks are more likely to be conservative in the line of Republicans and urbanized individuals more liberals as Democrats.Unlike, some countries in the West,relationship between genders in the Congo is much similar to that of the Indian Subcontinent as well as some moderate Middle Eastern nations. Frienship between folks of the same sex, is more in line with Southern European culture than Anglo-Saxon. We are in that instance much closer to Italians, Spanish and Portugues. Friendship without some extends of favors may wither. So we tend to ask favors and " make offers one can't refuse."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251067692014237805.post-7652626385027184822009-07-17T23:12:12.944-07:002009-07-17T23:12:12.944-07:00«...Which perhaps is why the Rwandan sign does not...«...Which perhaps is why the Rwandan sign does not suggest refusing the gift, which would have been the logical advice from my point of view. They simply argue that the gift doesn't obligate you. An interesting, and true, point. »<br /><br />Intéressant, et pertinent; votre message m'a interpellé, et m'a fait réfléchir. Vous m'ouvrez à une autre réalité. Merci ! [ Interesting, and relevant; your message challenged me, and made me reflect. You open to me with another reality. Thank you! ]Chroniqueurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349557979060777686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251067692014237805.post-44269233212519532072009-07-17T11:45:21.890-07:002009-07-17T11:45:21.890-07:00i remember when i was doing my masters, in my gend...i remember when i was doing my masters, in my gender course we one week had this essay/discussion question: "why do men marry? why do women marry"? it was SUCH an interesting discussion, especially as we were from about 10 different countries. <br /><br />There is alot of this here - older men buying (very!!) young girls phone top-up cards and trinkets in exchange for sex. The transactional nature of marriage is less a feature here, so it is not as fluid a line as the one you describe....kristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04160318514452931759noreply@blogger.com