I may not fully understand the ways of foreigners, but I do… - p’Bitek Okot

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I may not fully understand the ways of foreigners, but I do not despise their customs.

p’Bitek Okot

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About p’Bitek Okot

Okot p'Bitek (7 June 1931 – 19 July 1982) was a Ugandan poet, who achieved wide international recognition for Song of Lawino, a long poem dealing with the tribulations of a rural African wife whose husband has taken up urban life and wishes everything to be westernised.

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I do not know how to cook like white women; I do not enjoy white men's foods; and how they eat, how could I know? And why should I know it?

When the drums beat, and the black youths kick up dust, they dance with energy and vigor. They dance with a healthy spirit, naughtily with pride, and full of life. It's a dance filled with competition, provocation, and challenges, showcasing their youthful exuberance and cultural pride.

No leopard would change into a hyena, and the crested crane would hate to be changed into the bold-headed. Dung-eating vulture, The long-necked and graceful giraffe. Cannot become a monkey. Let no one. Uproot the pumkin.

I may not fully understand the ways of foreigners, but I do not despise their customs. - p’Bitek Okot

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