Kenya Lifestyle

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ONLY IN KENYA 


Within Africa, Kenyans enjoy a reputation as hard workers and at 7 o’clock the streets are crowded. However, Kenyans take it easy and have a casual approach to time. The phrase “Hakuna Matata” (which you may know from the Disney movie, The Lion King), meaning “don’t worry and enjoy life” is actually Swahili, which is the official language of Kenya You’ll hear that a lot, in Kenya.


jambo! jambo! habari gani?
Making appointments days in advance, as in North America or Europe, is often useless in Kenya culture. Better call an hour before you want to see somebody, and ask whether he is around (if he is, he will drop his work). Of course, the more important an official is, the longer you’ll have to wait outside his office, even if he is inside doing nothing. If somebody is 30 or 60 minutes late for an appointment, he is considered to be perfectly in time in Kenya. The first days, you will be annoyed, but pretty soon you’ll come to like to slowness of life and go along with it.
Kenyans like to laugh and quickly offer a smile to people. The British influence is still visible in their politeness, and also in the outer appearance of streets and buildings, signs etc. which look a bit like Britain in the 1960s... A Kenyan will take the time for you if you ask him something. If there is just anything unusual, a crowd will assemble within a minute around you and everybody will offer his opinion on what’s going on. Even foreigners are quickly invited to participate in whatever going on.
Kenyans often use proverbs and sayings to comment on things. They are typically comparisons drawn from everyday life, and show some very down to earth, good humored wisdom. Kenya the land of my papa and mama.

love you Kenya

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