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“Strange Stuff White People Do” Series At KSB

KSB has opened up a new category at the blog site. It is called “Strange stuff white people do”. This category will try to document some stuff which appears very normal to white people yet they could be strange when looked at from the point of view of other cultures. It is a response to some readers who have been asking me to do some stuff on this for some time.

The compositions are for fun and readers are not expected to carry them to their logical conclusions. Some white people may disagree with the views but this is allowed in a world of free speech. There is no offence meant with the writing and we encourage our readers to take it easy when the goings gets tough. The starting point is that there are strange things in all cultures. The other day, Kenyans were captured on video burning suspected witches alive and, in as much as it was strange, this is normal in some villages in Kenya.

The difference is that there are some Kenyans (and foreigners alike) who have been residing amongst white people for a very long time that they have come to make a list of things they believe are strange but which are practiced on a daily basis by whites. Other foreigners have adopted parts or whole of these cultures in the process of integration and assimilation.

We hope that readers will enjoy the articles as KSB gets even more diverse. Now, Kenyans in Stockholm can get things they find strange in the white Swedish culture highlighted here. We begin the series with the culture of flowers.

Okoth Osewe

April 7, 2009 - Posted by makozewe | News & Analysis