Monday, June 23, 2008

India-Africa, same thing?

I was shocked to discover the uncanny similarities between areas of India and Africa.  I've already commented on the complexion of the people.  However, I was once again surprise to see Indian as fair complexioned as some whites to as coffee as the Sudanese people.  I do not recall seeing any Africans who were as fair as some of the fair complexioned Indians, however, it is still quite interesting to see the varying degrees of brown.  I have noticed that although there's a similarity in the shades of brown, the under tones are different which alters the skin complexion and highlights it in a different way.  Beautiful, all the same.

The city seems to be bustling with people who are riding their motorbikes to works, hustling toys, candy or article of clothing in the streets, selling fruits and vegetables in stands along side the road, the poor asking for money and children on their way to schools.  It immediately took me back to Kenya, Tanzania and Nigeria.  Overall, the more you travel the more you notice how similar, we, as humans are.  We're all striving to create a life for ourselves and our families...by any means necessary.

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