Comments on: White people in Nairobi http://alaninkenya.org/2009/08/16/white-people-in-nairobi Living and working in Nairobi, Kenya Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:40:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Norah http://alaninkenya.org/2009/08/16/white-people-in-nairobi/comment-page-1#comment-4404 Norah Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:22:04 +0000 http://alaninkenya.org/?p=865#comment-4404 Hello Alan, I hope having stayed a little longer in Nairobi has changed your opinion above :-) I have white friends and I don't ask them for money and we hang out and they seem quite confortable with me. Norah Hello Alan,
I hope having stayed a little longer in Nairobi has changed your opinion above :-) I have white friends and I don’t ask them for money and we hang out and they seem quite confortable with me.
Norah

]]> By: Brenda http://alaninkenya.org/2009/08/16/white-people-in-nairobi/comment-page-1#comment-1782 Brenda Tue, 02 Nov 2010 07:22:23 +0000 http://alaninkenya.org/?p=865#comment-1782 True indeed.There is more intergration of culture in the rural areas.I grew up in Meru/Maua where lots of Americans and British worked In the General Hospitals.We(the kids) played whole heartedly and never did it ever cross our minds that we were different.Nairobi on the other hand....foreigners are treated like monarchs and some want to be treated as such.Still..asking and borrowing money is also common for any Kenyan who seems to have a heavier pocket...Great blogs you have here!!! True indeed.There is more intergration of culture in the rural areas.I grew up in Meru/Maua where lots of Americans and British worked In the General Hospitals.We(the kids) played whole heartedly and never did it ever cross our minds that we were different.Nairobi on the other hand….foreigners are treated like monarchs and some want to be treated as such.Still..asking and borrowing money is also common for any Kenyan who seems to have a heavier pocket…Great blogs you have here!!!

]]> By: Kevin Burns http://alaninkenya.org/2009/08/16/white-people-in-nairobi/comment-page-1#comment-1776 Kevin Burns Mon, 01 Nov 2010 02:29:29 +0000 http://alaninkenya.org/?p=865#comment-1776 Hello! I found this article to be quite interesting. I am considering moving to Nairobi to study Development studies. In you opinion do you think that is a good idea? I would be a (white)international student, do you think there is a large international student group there, and is the university good?! I am doing a lot of research and it would be nice to get some other viewpoints! Thanks, please email me if you have any advice/suggestions! KevinBurns94@gmail.com kevin Hello!

I found this article to be quite interesting. I am considering moving to Nairobi to study Development studies. In you opinion do you think that is a good idea? I would be a (white)international student, do you think there is a large international student group there, and is the university good?! I am doing a lot of research and it would be nice to get some other viewpoints! Thanks, please email me if you have any advice/suggestions! KevinBurns94@gmail.com

kevin

]]> By: sam 22 http://alaninkenya.org/2009/08/16/white-people-in-nairobi/comment-page-1#comment-1641 sam 22 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 23:28:55 +0000 http://alaninkenya.org/?p=865#comment-1641 sasa! man hii stiry ni real. but you can attest to the fact that those watcheez ukiwashow hauna but ukiget utawasave wataelewa. kuwa candid msee. na ukibonga swa au engoso watafurahi. thanx 4 living with wasee wetu. at least ur trying. hope umeelewa hii sheng. sasawa basi boss. sasa! man hii stiry ni real. but you can attest to the fact that those watcheez ukiwashow hauna but ukiget utawasave wataelewa. kuwa candid msee. na ukibonga swa au engoso watafurahi. thanx 4 living with wasee wetu. at least ur trying. hope umeelewa hii sheng. sasawa basi boss.

]]> By: M http://alaninkenya.org/2009/08/16/white-people-in-nairobi/comment-page-1#comment-1560 M Thu, 16 Sep 2010 10:59:01 +0000 http://alaninkenya.org/?p=865#comment-1560 I guess on main the reason to avoid interaction is exactly the "something small". In some other cultures one needs to be very close friend to ask. The question is culturally insensitive and violates the learned "rules of engagement" for many foreigners. One might start avoiding high risk situations because both "no" and "yes" makes one equally uncomfortable until one gets used. I guess on main the reason to avoid interaction is exactly the “something small”. In some other cultures one needs to be very close friend to ask. The question is culturally insensitive and violates the learned “rules of engagement” for many foreigners. One might start avoiding high risk situations because both “no” and “yes” makes one equally uncomfortable until one gets used.

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