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In general, African people don’t want to talk about their bad experiences. Many people do not want to recall shameful events of their family or their own and they do not want share it either. So, if you feel that a person is not at is about talking about his / her past, don’t insist. | In general, African people don’t want to talk about their bad experiences. Many people do not want to recall shameful events of their family or their own and they do not want share it either. So, if you feel that a person is not at is about talking about his / her past, don’t insist. | ||
<span link>Once you've mastered this lesson, take a look at these related pages:</span> [[Language/Wolof/Culture/Politeness-and-Respect|Wolof Culture Politeness and Respect]], [[Language/Wolof/Culture/Art-and-Music|Wolof Culture: History and Traditions of Art and Music]], [[Language/Wolof/Culture/Traditional-Dishes|Traditional Dishes]] & [[Language/Wolof/Culture/Senegal-Timeline|Senegal Timeline]]. | |||
==Source== | ==Source== | ||
http://publish.illinois.edu/wolof201fall14/files/2014/08/NEW_WOLOF_BOOK.pdf | http://publish.illinois.edu/wolof201fall14/files/2014/08/NEW_WOLOF_BOOK.pdf | ||
== | ==Other Lessons== | ||
* [[Language/Wolof/Culture/Self-medication|Self medication]] | * [[Language/Wolof/Culture/Self-medication|Self medication]] | ||
* [[Language/Wolof/Culture/Visiting-a-sick-person|Visiting a sick person]] | * [[Language/Wolof/Culture/Visiting-a-sick-person|Visiting a sick person]] | ||
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* [[Language/Wolof/Culture/Senegal-Timeline|Senegal Timeline]] | * [[Language/Wolof/Culture/Senegal-Timeline|Senegal Timeline]] | ||
* [[Language/Wolof/Culture/Ndéwènal|Ndéwènal]] | * [[Language/Wolof/Culture/Ndéwènal|Ndéwènal]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:07, 27 March 2023
In general, African people don’t want to talk about their bad experiences. Many people do not want to recall shameful events of their family or their own and they do not want share it either. So, if you feel that a person is not at is about talking about his / her past, don’t insist.
Once you've mastered this lesson, take a look at these related pages: Wolof Culture Politeness and Respect, Wolof Culture: History and Traditions of Art and Music, Traditional Dishes & Senegal Timeline.
Source[edit | edit source]
http://publish.illinois.edu/wolof201fall14/files/2014/08/NEW_WOLOF_BOOK.pdf
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Self medication
- Visiting a sick person
- Weddings
- Appearance and dress code
- Caste or social stratification considerations
- The concept of “Inchallah”
- What are you expected to do
- Senegal Timeline
- Ndéwènal