Thursday, December 15, 2016
Cultural adjustments strain the family
“When
Africans first arrive here in the US, they are indeed struck by the fact that
Americans seem to find it very easy to tell one another, ‘I love you,’” Ndukwe
explains. “Growing up in Africa, people don’t go around saying, ‘I love you.’
In the African culture, love is not something you just talk about; it’s not
something that you just say; it’s really meaningless (to talk about it). The
most important thing is how you demonstrate that love: How you take care of
yourself, how you take care of your children, how you take care of your family,
how you take care of your parents.”
http://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-book-reveals-challenges-facing-african-married-couples-in-us-part-3-of-5-68822592/413633.html
http://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-book-reveals-challenges-facing-african-married-couples-in-us-part-3-of-5-68822592/413633.html
Labels: African immigrants, challenges, culture, love