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The Maasai warriors' guide to England (telegraph.co.uk)
11 points by dood on April 2, 2008 | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments



Just in case you were wondering of relevance to Hacker News before reading the article:

"Even though some may look like they have a frown on their face, they are very friendly people - many of them just work in offices, jobs they don't enjoy, and so they do not smile as much as they should."


Looks similar to a show called "Meet The Natives" which broadcast last year. A group of tribesmen were brought to the UK to meet the three tribes of the UK - Working class, middle class and upper class.

It's pretty interesting viewing, if a bit gimmickey.

My favourite insights were (1) why spend much time on house cleaning if it's boring and (2) Why do Londoners always seem in a rush if they look so unhappy about where they're going.


Back in the 90s there was a reality show where an urban Japanese family traded places with a family of some primitive African tribe. The bits of it I saw were fairly hilarious. There was a lot of mirror image confusion about things like preparing food, how to use a bathroom, etc.




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