Universal values do not refer to values of individual countries.Universal values mean those things that put all of us humanbeings on the same wavelength.Universal values more often than not need not be explained;they are self-explanatory on their own.Universal values are not what people subjectively think about ... Full Comment>>

I don't need to paint the whole picture,else you won't have anything to say.If you could complete it with some salient points of yours,that will be worthy.Again quarelling about the problems of the 50s and now without laying out facts,reduces the debate to sound bites.How come we have restricted the debate to who is ... Full Comment>>

Tu, You should call yourself "tru" because it sounds like "trou" in French,which means "hole".You yourself know the kind of "hole" you are.Before I address you further,I would want you to re-read the words of wisdom that David gave you above.What David meant is that Africa ... Full Comment>>

There's an apologetic tone through out the column,trying to justify the fact that women want somebody who is financially and academically their equal.Why not just settle for somebody they love and enjoy this equality on the field of love,not through artificial barriers? Full Comment>>

Africa is not a country in Uganda!There are no straight men in "Africa(Uganda)",that is why this is the only place where men can hold hands! Petty wits! Full Comment>>

Men who like holding hands like women also gossip like women.Can you guess the country where men sit together with women and happily gossip about other men? Maybe it is a result of less defined masculinity,so they compete for ostentation with women.Most of them even look like women,so at times it is difficult to ... Full Comment>>

Good Article! My colleagues forced me to provide a detailed programme for the English Corner,and they copied the ideas and published a book.I only discovered it when I was teaching and came over a text I wrote.Another colleague that was friendly enough spilled the beans.There's always the likelihood of having a ... Full Comment>>

Michael D., Your myopia likely stems from old age,or from some psychosis.Where in my write up did I describe people from the US,Australia,Newzealand as "Talk about the devil and it comes"? We are waiting for you to bring something new to the debate,instead of vomiting stale stuff about your interactions ... Full Comment>>

Folks, After reading through all your reactions,I came away with the feeling that Chinese are right to say foreigners don't understand them.Else,how come we fail to grasp the exact reasons why there's this English language craze in China for a long time now.First ,it's worth noting that the initial reason to study ... Full Comment>>

Empty drivelling by semi-employed westerners.One would think they would be able to x-ray the stereotypes and differences they have in their own countries in the same way! Westerners will never tell everyone here that a country like the US will never allow its minorities to see the sun.The old rich whites carry ... Full Comment>>

Joe, I see your feathers have been ruffled there.You are right that China provided weapons for Ghaddafi,but the US actually carried out Genocide in Iraq,going to the level of peeing on Iraqi prisoners,tethering them like animals.Why is it that America's behaviour is worst whereever it goes? The reason you are ... Full Comment>>

Justify the carrying of guns in the US as you can,but experience has shown that it is not working.The "superrace" knows how to steal from the other peoples of the world,and later use guns to scare anyone that will pick a dime from them.After stealing both human and natural resources from Africa and other ... Full Comment>>