5 CULTURE SHOCKS After Moving to Africa | Nairobi, Kenya

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[hosealong]

Young man, I'm a 73-year-old African American. I just developed a love for Africa over the last five years or so. I hate the fact that I've been so long coming to the table. My wife, a few family members and I made our first trip to the Motherland in '20. We visited Ghana. It was a true spiritual experience. I'm so glad for you and your family. You've developed an affinity for our homeland at a young age. May the Creator continue to bless in ways that you can't even think of right now.

[josephrashad]

My wife and I plan on moving there when I retire from the Navy in 2027. I been to 25 different countries so moving doesn’t scare me.

[abeshura]

Just left Kenya after visiting for a month and will be moving there soon. I ❤️ Kenya.

[dashyapp]

Thanks for sharing! Kenya sounds like a beautiful place with awesome people 🇰🇪

[winniesafi]

I’m Kenyan living in 🇺🇸, I agree with the country music influence which was the music brought by missionaries, I grew up listening to Dolly Parton, Kenny rodgers.. but now grown up I don’t .
Great content, Karibu Kenya 🇰🇪

[abdillahinassir]

Karibu Kenya. In all Sub-saharan African cultures, we believe that all children are angels and we treat them with respect and care. In return, our children will learn to respect others and care for the elderly

[josephm]

Kenyans will always give you the mzungu price because of the American accent but when you put a swahili word or two, they will know you have been around.

[simbamkuu]

Talking about shocks. I was born and raised in Nairobi in the 80s. I knew the entire Kenny Rogers, John Denver and the rest. I also knew the entire Hip hop and R&B talking about UTFO, grandmaster flash, Shalamar etc. I am in Nairobi as we speak after being here like 10 yrs ago. The Development that has taken place within the last 10 yrs. is very difficult to comprehend. I give much much credit to the government for making this possible. I recently attended a live concert at the Top of Sarit center. There were between 400 to 500 BLACK youth just having a good time. I am sure they were also drinking. There was not a single POLICE MAN hovering over. I am still trying to process that.

[lucywaithira]

Avocado the most expensive should not pay more than 50kshs...

[BarbaraKibira]

Number two was also my culture shock. I’m originally from Kenyan, raised in the UK. I’m also very fortunate that my parents took the massive leap of faith to relocate back to Kenya. So when I went back to visit them in 2018, I took my kids with me. They were then 4 & 1 and everyone were so welcoming with them. Even the security guards, they would walk up to them and ask how was their day going and generally just keep a safe eye of them while I was in their stores shopping. Something that wouldn’t happen here in the UK, they would be so hostile to them like they hate kids or something.

[bellaolum]

The reason for tight security everywhere, is because we have been a target of several terrorism attacks in the past

[stevemunene]

in Africa a child is raised by the community, every one who is your mothers age is your mother and she is to be addressed as you would do with your real mother, keeps the young generation respectful bcoz even if your mother is not there anyone can assume the responsibility of a parent

[mimi]

Reason why their vendors everywhere is based on Nairobi's history and how it came to be. Before the British colonialists came, Nairobi used to be a market for different tribes and communities, and these tribes and communities, mainly the Kikuyu, Maasai and Kamba would come to trade their agricultural products and livestock. So Nairobi has always been a market center, and those vendors as you may notice are usually old women who are accustomed to Nairobi as a market center as it was culture.

[rawtation]

5 usd for avocado, what are you buying a whole tree?

[Dolledupandthangs]

All these shocks are great surprises 😮🥰 and I love how you explained why they shocked you! 🙏🏾 Trauma from the States is too real! Keep it coming ❤🎉

[briaalacoque]

The vendors are something else, sometimes they also give us (Kenyans) the doubled prices if they know you don't know the price, and when you tell them that you've seen a cheaper price of the same item, they accept your price because they know they're defeated 😂

[jaynewanjira]

King Musa. I am glad you are enjoying your stay in Nairobi Kenya. For the people in general in Kenya who care about other strangers' babies or kids, we are a community and still hold the old school values of the children are raised by a village as they say, but you still have to be careful about the bad apples who have bad intentions. Kids or babies can be stolen in Kenya too, but it's not as common. So whatever it is you have seen or gone through in PA might be either rare or unheard of in Kenya, but it doesn't mean it can't or hasn't happened. So just saying still be careful and don't be too relaxed just because you are seeing Kenya is better than PA. Like I said it has happened before where babies are stolen in Kenya but I guess the degree is lower. So just tread carefully still but still welcome the good gestures. Still, look out for your kids no matter how Kenyans are good. The same way you have to be on the lookout for thugs, pickpocketers, etc. in PA, still beware in Kenya because as much as it is a beautiful place to be and most people seem nice, Kenyans are still humans and a few can make mistakes. Just a word of advice. But am glad you are loving it. For country music Kenya we grew up listening to mostly white music from Europe and America so Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton are very very popular from back in the '60s, 70s, and even 80s and it flowed to the 2000s. Kenya is very old school when it comes to music and I am sure as you have noticed we also listen to R&B old old school not so much the new R&B. The old school music just has a vibe to it and I guess it has stuck for the most part to today's generation as well. I am 51 and I still listen to old-school R&B and some country music still. lolest. Michael Jackson, Donna Summer, Lionel Richie, and other old-school Christian music were a big deal in Kenya growing up. I am sure still is. But we also love our local music too. Enjoy being and living in Kenya King. So happy for you. Yes, price gauging is still going to happen to you as a foreigner sometimes, unfortunately. Can you believe every time I visit home (I am currently living in the US), and I try to shop at Maasai market for some souvenirs they will ask me if I live in America? I am sure they ask me so they can charge me their own fellow country child like they charge wazungus. Such a shame! That is why when I go home, I automatically speak our local languages, I dress like most Kenyans so I can look like I never left. lolest. That's how I avoid being overcharged. But your American accent will let you down soon as you open your mouth. Although it is not fair for those that do that. When I am with an American-born friend, I always ask them to not open their mouths when we are shopping, so I can do the bargaining for them. lmbo. Blessings to you sir. 🙏

[emmanueljudah]

TRUE COUNTRY MUSIC IS IN OUR BLOOD, WE LOVE COUNTRY,

[pontianekakoro]

Hey, I saw your interview with Jasmine Ama and I love you guy already! You are the literal definition of "acculturation! 😀In my study of expatriation in international business, most people failed to adapt to new countries/cultures because they were not mentally prepared to do so, they held onto their own cultures, wrongly believing/feeling that their cultures are better. You came with the right mindset, ready to adopt the new culture and everything it has to offer. Your statement that you and your family want to live like Kenyans has touched me a lot. Most foreigners we have here keep to themselves and walk around with the attitude of "us vs them". Not you. I have subscribed to your channel and Jasmine Ama's too. Welcome home! Karibu nyumbani! Hope to hook up with you sometime soonest!💪

[qmvlqrh]

Welcome home my bro, feel free and at homes coz this is your home and let's build and make Africa hevean on Earth