I have been to four African countries and one European country.
If I have the opportunity and means, I will travel to more countries in the world. There's something travelling does to you if you open your mind.
It impacts you positively and makes you a better person.
Travelling makes you tolerant of other cultures and races, it widens your knowledge on life. It teaches you to love and appreciate other cultures.
If you meet a well travelled person, the difference would be clear.
Sometimes people find it hard to know which tribe I am from until they know my full name. I eat foods from other cultures, I relate well with other tribes and make them comfortable around me. I don't discriminate at all.
If you meet a well travelled person, the difference would be clear.
Sometimes people find it hard to know which tribe I am from until they know my full name. I eat foods from other cultures, I relate well with other tribes and make them comfortable around me. I don't discriminate at all.
You see some people saying they can't eat certain foods or dress a certain way because it is for a certain tribe, not me.
God created us all and he loves us all.
Who else is with me on this?
Thats how it should be.
ReplyDeleteI am 10000% with you on this....Travelling opens your mind and soul....You nailed it.....I love exploring foods even here in Nigeria...Any state I visit, I must learn how to cook their foods...
DeleteI love travelling too abd I love different cultures and learning different approaches to things. But I still can’t eat anything. I don’t even eat everything in my own culture and there are dishes that I do not like.
ReplyDeleteI honest am not sure if travelling is opening me up to anything. I haven’t had a really remarkable travel experience except for discovering that every place has an energy that will make you despite it, love it, or just feel indifferent about it.
Deep!
DeleteMr married man, I take it you have no reservations whatsoever eating the Chinese and French cuisine of frog legs?
ReplyDeleteI don't think reservations necessarily reflect cultural biases. I just think not everyone's palates appreciates certain delicacies.
I'll rather have my tongue cut out than eat dog meat and yes, I judge very harshly anyone who eats dog meat. And I say this as someone who eats crickets caught in the wild. I wonder what that makes me.
Hmmm.. the rains are upon us and cricket season will soon come around. I can't wait!
We the dog meat lovers disown you.
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DeleteYou go judge me very very harshly be that kenan. You can start now even.
Because I eat Dog meat.
But you see that Crickets, I can never be caught unawares eating it. Chineke ekwela!
Sha don't travel to Benue, Plateau or Borno state.
ReplyDeleteWhy? Are people not living in those places?
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ReplyDeleteMe sir. If I know what I know now, I would definitely be to all the states in Nigeria before I turned 18. Travelling isn't just a part of education but a greater part of personal development.
ReplyDeleteI love traveling, and yes, traveling is often considered a powerful form of education.
ReplyDeleteIt offers one opportunities for personal growth, cultural understanding, and practical skills development that you won't get even if you are stuck in one particular environ bagging all the degrees there is. Even if you
pursue a wide range of academic qualifications.
Traveling can expand one's worldview, enhance social skills, and even lead to language acquisition.
This i know and I am a Testament to these facts.
I love travelling too can't wait to explore the world
ReplyDeleteNever loved traveling but my husband is a traveler and he has also influenced me a bit in that department. Thanks to him, I have traveled to a lot of countries. We even have a board on the wall in our apartment with the map of the world and post cards (souvenirs) from every country he’s been to. Really beautiful board.
ReplyDeleteBut I also have a terrible taste bud and no matter how hard I try, I still can’t eat food from other countries. Infact, there are numerous Nigerian meals I don’t even eat
ReplyDeleteI've been to about 10 States within the country, I have my reservations about some of the things they eat but you will never see me speaking condescendingly about them.
ReplyDeleteDid you monitor whether those countries use "white maggi", whatever that is? Did you find out if there are cockroaches in their food? Did you take your wife along to cook for you or counsel the men or couples you saw eating in hotels what the problem is? Let those in your immediate vicinity feel the impact of your acclaimed exposure. Prioritize the comfort of those around you. There is at least one decent food place in your area than can give your wife and kids time off on a weekend. Do you also avoid garri because of stones or can anyone actually wash vegetables 100% clean of bacteria and particles with water from any tap in the world?
ReplyDeleteThe biggest rat I've ever seen was strolling across the corridor of a high end hotel in "the abroad " into the kitchen area while we were enjoying a meal. My shock upset the staff who didn't flinch at all but leisurely continued with work as the rat walked by. If not for it's size, I would have said it was Ratatouille but it looked bigger than that famous rat's ogbologbo great grandfather. I suspect if guests were not there, staff would have greeted it- the thing was not even hiding or running.
That's one of my hobbies, traveling.
ReplyDeleteBut finance is not there.
I remember when I was ok financially, I was working than, I travel a lot, any town or village I end I travel to i must learn one of there native soup.
If is during there festival, I will stay to experience it. I really miss being financially independent, I pray my business grows to give me that.
Is well.
WE MOVE!!
May the Lord uplift and favour you.🙏 I wish you the best.
DeleteYou're so right about this. Travelling has a way of opening your mind, you learn to appreciate other ways of life even when you don't agree with them.
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