Sheng in Kenya.
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Mwalimu-G
Elder Lister
Us hillbillies want to sound hip like our urban relatives. We don't like to be identified as ruralites because ruralness is equated with being uninformed, unrefined, crude, coarse, naive. In fact the town slang word for all these is ushamba.
We will identify with a product identified with the urban hip because that way we will feel like we are part of the urban hip and also hide our ushambaness.
We will identify with a product identified with the urban hip because that way we will feel like we are part of the urban hip and also hide our ushambaness.
Dibbz
Lister
But with the proliferation of cheap/affordable internet, the narrative that watu wa mashamba are uneducated and uninformed is fast losing grip. A curious guy in mashamba knows the happenings of nairobi more than the residents bora anaingia forums na anafollow the right people on shosho media.
It's Me Scumbag
Elder Lister
Mwalimu-G
Elder Lister
The perception will take long to be erased.
I really would want to know how this informs people. I have been on twitter for a year now and have tried to follow the people whose opinions of things I thought I would want to hear but let me say I am very disappointed. Kenyan "intellectuals" sacrifice their intellectualism at the altar of their political and tribal bias.
Mwalimu-G
Elder Lister
What?
haya, that lexicon yetu which we have a right to it inahamishwa hapa.
thanks
Dibbz
Lister
Most of us follow and quote the people who subscribe to our political and tribal bias henyway
You cant be right wing and quoting biden ovyo ovyo.
Mwalimu-G
Elder Lister
Have you ever tried to contradict any of the so called bigwigs on Kenyan twitter?Most of us follow and quote the people who subscribe to our political and tribal bias henyway
It's Me Scumbag
Elder Lister
Better question would have been whether he follows them in order to avail himself an opportunity to contradict them? Which would have a follow up on 'are you on tweeter'?
Doc oga
Elder Lister
You don't need to hear anything meaningful to be informed. The fact that you understand the info given is not meaningful is enough to keep you informed.
Clemens
Elder Lister
I have, let me tell you Maina! I was attacked by their groupies and hanger-on, we are slowly becoming an intolerant society, contrary opinion is attacked vehemently, for example just try saying that you support BBI for example in These streets uone.
Mwalimu-G
Elder Lister
I see you've been there. And you named them properly -groupies and hangers-on. Some even have nothing to say but tell you that you did not understand the tweet and that you should read it again!
Clemens
Elder Lister
I see you've been there. And you named them properly -groupies and hangers-on. Some even have nothing to say but tell you that you did not understand the tweet and that you should read it again!
while you know that the more you explain the less they will understand or rather choose to misunderstand you.
Mwalimu-G
Elder Lister
Then they start the insults...and talking about you in the third person as if you do not exist.
Mr. Yellow
Lister
Slang is everywhere and businesses try to capitalize on it all the time.