AMERICA THE GENEROUS.

I tend to think that most people in other parts of the world adore the American way of life. This is seen more in the pop culture and media. There are so many out there trying to live the American way of life.Even people in first world nations. Some Kenyans will ape anything American. Nowadays, I see traces of America every where in the streets of Nairobi. I am told that they now sell turkeys on the streets of Nairobi in November for thanks giving as well as celebrate 4th of July!American's independence day. Isn't that going too far in aping? Here is more..youths in Mombasa dorning heavy bubble jackets, wool lined boots and mittens because these are now trending in America despite the sweltering heat of this tropical city. I guess they have no idea that this style is influenced by the cold, or maybe it does not matter to them. A while back, I listened to Jay Z talking about how the over sized bubble jackets, jeans and warm boots became hip hop's fashion statements and he explained that they needed to be warm to walk the street doing gang activies during icy nights. That's when he was launching his book, Decoded, (nice read).While I want Nairobi to remain unique to itself, I will not be caught on Uhuru High Way holding a placard to protest the Americanization of Nairobi. That's not my cup of chai.

Its just 3 days to Christmas 2011 and the biggest activity in all American cities is sharing the joy of Christmas. I think 99% of Ameircans will receive a gift or a meal from another American this Christmas. Americans are a very generous people. There is a lot of donations going on. Most charitable organization depend of the money raised during Christmas. And donations do they get!!.Hundreds of millions of dollars are raised during this season.

This is the kind of character i say my people should ape. Kenyans should share with their needy country men during this Christmas season more than ever. I propose that some rich folks from the burbs hold Christmas dinners in Kibera. The Sonkos (rich dudes) needs to have  toy drives for Kids in Korogocho and so on and so forth. This is the kind of aping that makes sense. Their motivation? to simply experience the joy of giving, well, most wananchi are used to having it all and having their neighbors share as well,  so thats a tough call but seriously speaking,  please share the joy of Christmas with someone in need.

Which other American culture do you think is worth copying?