Language/Wolof/Culture/Talking-about-bad-experiences

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.

Source

http://publish.illinois.edu/wolof201fall14/files/2014/08/NEW_WOLOF_BOOK.pdf

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