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Louis Travel+Lifestyle commented about Understanding the Cadeau, On Wednesday March 14th, 2007 09:39:00 AM
I dont know how things are in Togo but I remember that in Rep. of Congo if you want to marry a girl, you have to give some huge gifts to her father it is not 'cadeau' anymore it is referred as being 'une dote' ,it can be translated to donation in english I think.
I'm curious to know how it is in Togo, have you heard anything like that over there ?
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Louis Travel+Lifestyle commented about Understanding the Cadeau, On Wednesday March 14th, 2007 05:18:00 AM
ahyes, you remind me the culture of cadeau in Rep of Congo.
However, I think the bit with girls is something else, at least it was for me in Rep. of Congo.
I used that Cadeau with all the people and friends I had.' J'ai un cadeau pour toi '(understand)? was the way to start a conversation.
I remember that I had a friend who asked me to buy him a Nintendo gaming system, this guy was so sad and delusioned with life, I learned that he died from an illness a few months later.
I met some girl in South Kivu , it was long time ago , pre-rwanda genocide, at that time, it was a no foreigners place in this vast place, I only met 4 foreigners a couple of U.S backpackers and 2 lebanese "business" people. The girls there know their place so they dont ask gifts, they know I can move on to some other girl, they better make me fall in love with them and ask for commitment and stuffs later.
Now, ok if you are in area with a lot of profiteers like the NGO people then the girls arent sure they can secure your heart.
I remember I talked with a Ghana girl after a few minutes of fine discussion she asked me 50 US dollars.
I think if you retire away from the city, you will meet far less 'cadeau' people or may be time have change so much, that the cadeau mentality is everywhere.
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Louis Travel+Lifestyle commented about More Enjoyable Africa Travel, On Saturday March 10th, 2007 07:26:00 AM
You wrote a great piece.
I have a lot of spanish friends and I discuss online with some of them at some point, they will ask if I have been to Barcelona and if I enjoyed it. I was never able to properly explain them why I don't like Barcelona and hope to never come back. It is all about what you can utility.
I was sick of paying 150 EURO/night; I was sick of costly foods, everything is too expensive there that it makes you sick, plus all those people claiming that Barcelona is the best city in the world, I already heard that from the people from Paris and I hope that when I will be in New York in a couple of days, I wont hear that again.
I also agree with your comment on NGO , one fella from a NGO told me that the only reason to work in a NGO in Africa is for SUVs ride and girls, they arent any other reasons.
G*, you inspired me to write a piece about this very topic too, ..
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Louis Travel+Lifestyle commented about Computerized French, On Tuesday March 6th, 2007 02:03:00 PM
Thats good you are learning french, I wish I could find a way to learn Georgian and Russian in an effective way:(
Bonne chance!
PS/if you make a local girlfriend, you can learn faster, I think :xD
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