Do you remember the interview I did with Nairobi Star?
Well the newspaper came out today and apparently as a result of a mix-up, my identity is now interlocked with that of M of Thinker’s Room. To check out some comments on this mix up check out Shiroh’s site and the Thinker’s Room post on it as well.
Now, I have emailed M to let him know that I am fully aware of the mix-up and am willing to act to rectify the whole thing but he said not to worry. This is good, because on my end this will probably benefit me because I get a rub from one of the best blogs on the blogosphere.
Anyway, an interesting turn of events for an otherwise uneventful Tuesday afternoon.
I just shared this video with Gal Africana and I think the concept is pretty well understood within the African community: There is normal time and then there is African time; always late for everything.
Have a mind-blowing day and I’ll see you tomorrow,
Mwangi
Tags: Boomba Clan, Displaced African, Girl in a Meadow, Nairobi Star, Thinker's Room
Awesome video – I think it’s more like a ‘black people’ time…..but i get the gist!
Nice blog
Sadly that kind of negligence when it comes to journalism is very common place, it seems. Makes me more skeptical of news stories…
I was looking for a Chris Rock vid poking fun at the “African time” thing…apparently African Americans “suffer” from the same thing. Couldn’t find it though…have you seen that that sketch?
No I haven’t would love to see it though. I had no idea that African Americans culture is one of lateness…..you can take an African from Africa but you can’t take the African-ness out.
It really is remarkable to think how much faith we put into news organizations that are obviously so fallible isn’t it.
@seinlife: Thank you for the kind words about my blog. As I am learning, it is a black and even brown people thing. Apparently chronic lateness and casualness about punctuality affects everyone of color from Mauritius and New York, all the way to Brazil and Mexico