I’m watching this documentary on Netflix and the old guy is telling these young dudes he’s riding horses with “I love you” before getting in his truck and driving away. I cringe a little when I hear those words.
The Kenyan or the Meru in me has never been a big fan of saying "ILY’. It just not how I was raised. I never heard those words in my house. So I’ve had boyfriends (non-kenyan) complain I didn’t say it enough/question if I did actually love them. It just doesn’t come to me naturally. Especially in public. Same goes for PDA
How often do you say it ? Ladies and gentlemen, how often do you tell your wife/gf/bf /osband you love them ?
Do you end your phone calls with ILY ? Do you send ILY texts ? What about your children ? Do you do it ?
Is it necessary ? Are conventions changing in Kenya around this very western import ?
I remember very well when my parents used to drive me to school. On reaching the gate my father would turn around and look at me and say in greek…“uthome mûno ûhitûke igeranio ciaku. Wagia gradi thî wa B+ ndukae gûcoka mûcie. Gagûtwara icaginî ûthie ûkarimire ngombe na mburi. Nî waigua.”
Translation: U read very much and pass your exams.if you get a lower grade than B+ dont come back home. I will take you to rurals so you dig for the cows and goats. Have you heard.
I use to leave that car feeling the love from head to toe. And that is why i am a young mbirrionare.
