Comments on: Africans Can’t Be Trusted – Let’s Make Some Money http://nicharalambous.com/2010/07/06/africans-cant-be-trusted-lets-make-some-money/ Thoughts on things Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:07:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: fustrated http://nicharalambous.com/2010/07/06/africans-cant-be-trusted-lets-make-some-money/comment-page-1/#comment-13630 fustrated Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:08:03 +0000 http://nicharalambous.com/?p=2063#comment-13630 I hope this will all change soon, but I guess you have to be burnt a few times like others to understand what they mean. I live in africa now, and I came over with no prejuduce in me and would defend africans if my co-workers would make negative comments or gestures about their morale. Well, after 1 year of being here, I have hired over 6 people and not one of them would come to work on time, or call if they were going to be late;and most of them were caught in lies or stealing. The people that i tried to become friends with mostly lied, and often about things that were unnecessary. Over time my defense of Africans towards my co-workers became less, and less. What i have also found out and i mean no disrespect by saying this is, i think that a lot of african definition of truth is difrerent than the rest of the world. And, i also think that alot of ppl here think that telling half the truth counts as the whole truth. and will argue that is is right. And then their friends and family make excuses and condone their lies. i'm sorry, but this is what i think the rest of the world sees, and is scared to take a chance. I know i am now. This breaks my heart to say.. but this has been the experence of many non africans living in africa. I hope this will all change soon, but I guess you have to be burnt a few times like others to understand what they mean. I live in africa now, and I came over with no prejuduce in me and would defend africans if my co-workers would make negative comments or gestures about their morale. Well, after 1 year of being here, I have hired over 6 people and not one of them would come to work on time, or call if they were going to be late;and most of them were caught in lies or stealing. The people that i tried to become friends with mostly lied, and often about things that were unnecessary. Over time my defense of Africans towards my co-workers became less, and less. What i have also found out and i mean no disrespect by saying this is, i think that a lot of african definition of truth is difrerent than the rest of the world. And, i also think that alot of ppl here think that telling half the truth counts as the whole truth. and will argue that is is right. And then their friends and family make excuses and condone their lies. i’m sorry, but this is what i think the rest of the world sees, and is scared to take a chance. I know i am now. This breaks my heart to say.. but this has been the experence of many non africans living in africa.

]]> By: redZola http://nicharalambous.com/2010/07/06/africans-cant-be-trusted-lets-make-some-money/comment-page-1/#comment-12632 redZola Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:14:36 +0000 http://nicharalambous.com/?p=2063#comment-12632 Hear Hear! Great post! @zulusafari you can count me in! Hear Hear! Great post!
@zulusafari you can count me in!

]]> By: WeLove http://nicharalambous.com/2010/07/06/africans-cant-be-trusted-lets-make-some-money/comment-page-1/#comment-12630 WeLove Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:13:16 +0000 http://nicharalambous.com/?p=2063#comment-12630 Great article. I hope our leaders could see this. Instead they continue begging the west and seek for aproval for everything. The people are ready but our leaders are not. As you said, there is serious money to be made. Great article. I hope our leaders could see this. Instead they continue begging the west and seek for aproval for everything. The people are ready but our leaders are not. As you said, there is serious money to be made.

]]> By: Odyssee N http://nicharalambous.com/2010/07/06/africans-cant-be-trusted-lets-make-some-money/comment-page-1/#comment-12628 Odyssee N Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:39:27 +0000 http://nicharalambous.com/?p=2063#comment-12628 Incisive. Enough whining. Let's create own solutions. Reasons why we can't lag behind new trends like social media. An important avenue for sharing info Incisive. Enough whining. Let’s create own solutions. Reasons why we can’t lag behind new trends like social media. An important avenue for sharing info

]]> By: zulusafari http://nicharalambous.com/2010/07/06/africans-cant-be-trusted-lets-make-some-money/comment-page-1/#comment-12627 zulusafari Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:32:40 +0000 http://nicharalambous.com/?p=2063#comment-12627 For those of us in Nairobi, I would suggest a meet up to discuss how we can get our own, home grown solution up and running. iHub or prestige food court are the best places. Who's up for it? For those of us in Nairobi, I would suggest a meet up to discuss how we can get our own, home grown solution up and running. iHub or prestige food court are the best places. Who’s up for it?

]]> By: Chris M http://nicharalambous.com/2010/07/06/africans-cant-be-trusted-lets-make-some-money/comment-page-1/#comment-12626 Chris M Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:16:55 +0000 http://nicharalambous.com/?p=2063#comment-12626 Nice post Nic :) I must agree, we do need to worry less about what the International market things, and work on creating our own "hub", when that flies, the International market with change their views, but by that time, we won't need to care as much about them :) Nice post Nic :)

I must agree, we do need to worry less about what the International market things, and work on creating our own “hub”, when that flies, the International market with change their views, but by that time, we won’t need to care as much about them :)

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