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Why Is West African Culture So Close To South East Asian Culture? by Nobody: 3:27pm On Jun 08, 2015 |
Examples: 1.Food preparation A lot of boiling, Spices, hot Eat everything under the sum Fish in EVERY dish¡¡ 2. Spirituality Masquerades, Masks Charms 3.Language I believe it's Yoruba language or more - use of tonal variations in speaking If a Chinese spoke that language you wouldn't know it's not Chinese. |
Re: Why Is West African Culture So Close To South East Asian Culture? by Nobody: 3:51pm On Jun 08, 2015 |
Hmm, I doubt it. D only similarity I've noticed so far is in language. Chinese is a tonal language just as yoruba language is and some words also soubd alike e.g. Xie xie in chinese that means thanks is pronounced 'eshe' in yoruba language and gives d same meaning. Other than that, I don't think we r alike. 1 Like |
Re: Why Is West African Culture So Close To South East Asian Culture? by scholes0(m): 7:54pm On Jun 08, 2015 |
Chinese isn't even South East Asian culture but rather purely East Asian. As with all cultures of the world, they are some degree of overlapping, since we are all humans.... but then, there are also vast arrays of differences as well. Whatever similarity you observe between Nigerian/West African and South East Asian cultures is far outnumbered by the differences between us. Just think about it deeply. I can enumerate far more similarities between Nigeria and Kenya, Tanzania, Angola or Zimbabwe cultures, than between Nigeria and Thailand or Nigeria and Burma/Myamar. |
Re: Why Is West African Culture So Close To South East Asian Culture? by tpiar: 11:13am On Dec 27, 2015 |
West african soldiers were taken to southeast asia a century ago. That could explain some of it. Btw, adupe is the Yoruba word for thank you. E se is informal and technically, is a verb meaning you did. |
Re: Why Is West African Culture So Close To South East Asian Culture? by Nobody: 12:41pm On Dec 27, 2015 |
tpiar:To do what, the soldiers? Are similar words used in any Asian tribes? |
Re: Why Is West African Culture So Close To South East Asian Culture? by tpiar: 12:44am On Dec 28, 2015 |
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Re: Why Is West African Culture So Close To South East Asian Culture? by fleep(m): 4:25am On Dec 28, 2015 |
You monkeys are pathetic. Please stop trying to pretend you are related to east asians Are u kidding me right now... this is the saddest shit ever. |
Re: Why Is West African Culture So Close To South East Asian Culture? by Nobody: 2:16pm On Jan 06, 2016 |
One day, fleep you'll come to your senses. Maybe when you graduate and join your father to expand your business empire, and notice the business world is complex, and your high IQ isn't enough. Try it in Africa. I suggest you first try it out in the employment world, just to experience life on your own. See how that works. Then we'll have a more fruitfull discussion. |
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