Hello guys!

My boyfriend wants me to go back to his home country and live there in Cameroon. But I’m curious on how women live out there and if they have as many rights like the women back in America?

Besides language, what are some other differences between these groups.

"You are black in America." That was my dad's favorite line to use right after I'd just done something uncouth. It was a reminder, a warning, and a reprimand all at the same time. It's also my thesis statement. "You are black in America." It was papa's catchphrase. When I went to school with baggy clothing: "You are black in America. Do you think that's the proper way you should be dressing?" When I got my ears pierced in college: "You are black in America, do you want them to look at you like a ghetto?" When I got locs (for the four months I had them): "You are black in America, why do you want to give them a chance to disrespect you because of your hair?"

At my small african church, to the aunties and uncles, this reads as proper child-rearing. A son who presents himself clean-cut, who dresses his seriousness, is a credit to how he was raised.
To my Black-American friend - and honestly, some part of me - it reads different. Locs, earrings, baggy clothes are just self-expression, forms the culture has always had. Stifling that to make white people comfortable is a form of self-hatred. Internalized racism. And in the hallways of my Katy I.S.D public school, and later in the American flag-lined boardrooms at the illustrious Texas A&M, it reads as something else entirely: such expression is reserved for the degenerates and the gangsters, and if I adopt it, I must be one of them too. The message is clear:  steer clear.

Three rooms. Three readings of the same kid in the same earrings. And to my parents, there was a fourth layer underneath all of it: The fear that I'd become an "akata." Technically it means a stray cat, a lost child. In practice it's what some Africans call African Americans, and second and third generation African kids who've drifted from where they came from. A slur dressed up as a warning.

To me, the conclusion is less clear. I'm subject to one lens at church, another with my friends, another at school, in my suburb, at work. What happens when Cameroonian, African-American, and American respectability politics meet in one closet? Triple consciousness. A really diverse closet, and no clean way to dress for all three rooms at once.

Just some random musings on a random day. What are you guy's thoughts on this subject?

I have a question: is it cultural standard that a man a woman must live together before getting married? ( I ask this because I am of a different culture altogether?) you can also answer your pro / cons! Thank you!

Hello,

Engaged to a Cameroonian man and he comes from a poor family. We both live in the west. I know his family is struggling and sometimes I want to send money but I am worried that they will feel like I’m treating them like a charity case. My fiancé tells me not worry about that but he has younger brother and sisters who I speak to often who are so kind and respectful towards me and I want to show my appreciation for welcoming me so warmly into his family. I would also like to send money sometimes to his mom as well but I don’t want this mom to think I am trying to buy her approval/love. When we were dating I would send his mom money through my fiancé and tell him not to tell her it’s from mom but my fiancé ignored me and told her anyway(that’s another story) and she knew it came from me, she just acted like she didn’t know it was from me. Now that’s we are engaged I can just send it to her. Any tips on how to do this? I also don’t want them to think I have a lot of money cause I’m here in the west.

Thank you

Bonjour tout le monde, je vais bientôt venir au Cameroun chez les grands-parents de mon ami et je voulais savoir certaines choses sur les relation entre homme/ femme dans le pays. Moi je suis française d’origine algérienne et plus précisément amazigh et rien que ça ça diffère dans les relations ( homme/femme) l’Algérie étant un pays musulmans il est assez mal vu qu’une femme se retrouve avec un homme alors qu’il ne sont pas marié alors qu’en Kabylie c’est moins strict et je voulais savoir comment ça ce passe au Cameroun par rapport à ça ? Et ensuite quand on vient chez qqun il y a t-il qqchose en particulier qu’il faut apporter ? Nous en Kabylie c’est des produits de France , du tissus, des œuf , du café , du sucre etc . En fait j’aimerais connaître les codes relationnel à savoir car je pense que dans la famille de mon ami ils sont très laxistes et il me dit que c’est chill.
C’est à Douala

Je vous remercie d’avance pour l’éclairement

Salut tout le monde !

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Je ne compte pas m'arrêter à ces langues mais je souhaite mettre en évidence les liens (ethymologie, culture etc...) entre chacune d'entre elles.

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N’hésitez pas à essayer l’application et à me dire ce que vous en pensez :

• Quelles fonctionnalités aimeriez-vous voir ?
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I have many books about Roman, Greek, American, and Russian history. Living in America, it makes sense that I’ve learned a lot about the history here, but I also want to learn more about where I come from.
Where can I find good books about Cameroonian history and culture, or West and Central African history more broadly? Which books would you recommend?

Cameroonians living in America:
Do you feel American, Cameroonian, or both—or simply Cameroonian living in America?
Do you feel more connected to American politics and culture, Cameroonian politics and culture, or both?

Blessings to all, would anyone happen to know any Muslim community in Yaounde Cameroon? I do apologize for my ignorance, I am new to this country. Thank you for any help provided

Cameroonians in America: I’m 25, and my parents didn’t teach me Cameroonian Pidgin. Now I have a daughter, and I want her and any future children I have to know it.
What has your experience been with passing Pidgin or your family’s traditional language on to your children? How much does it matter to you?

Cameroonians living in America: what do you need most from our community?

Asaka, I was wondering if any people from Nso were apart of this group. I’d like to connect, and possibly learn more Lamnso and our culture.

How are the NW and SW culture different? How are the people different?

Hello Everyone,

I am new to Yaounde Cameroon and was wondering if there was any bookstore you highly recommend to checkout. I’ve searched some in Google Maps but it seems I always look at stores that sells school supplies. Thank you for any help provided. Let me know if you have any book recommendations from Cameroon authors.

Beignet koki accompagné du champagne national (kadji beer)

Bonjour r/Cameroon 🇨🇲

Je travaille actuellement avec l’artiste camerounais Eric Chimita pour faire découvrir sa musique. Nous venons de publier le visualizer officiel de « Love You », une chanson qui mélange rumba, amour et sonorités camerounaises.

Nous aimerions sincèrement avoir votre avis sur la chanson et le visualizer : qu’avez-vous aimé et que pourrions-nous améliorer ?

Merci pour votre écoute et votre soutien à la musique camerounaise. 🙏🏾🎶

This has been one of my favorite songs for a while and I’ve been trying to find the lyrics for it, however it seems to be so niche that there aren’t any transcriptions available anywhere. I would be very thankful if someone could help write down the lyrics in the original language so I could sing along and maybe even translate them!

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Bonjour,

Je me rend prochainement à DOUALA quartier Bonapriso pour 6 jours dans le cadre d'un déplacement professionnel.

Je suis formateur et je vais former des technicien et leur responsable.
Pas coutumier des règles d'une manière générale, que dois-je éviter de faire et au contraire faire, je ne veux offenser personne juste faire en sorte que la formation se passe dans les meilleures conditions, j'aime quand c'est bonne ambiance, on rigole, on débat etc...

Dernière question je loge à Bonapriso, le soir je suis libre, que faire pour découvrir la culture camerounaise, sa gastronomie , son art de vivre..?

Par avance, merci

J'espère que vous allez aimer!

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