玩偶姐姐

Keep in mind that lying is part of the Kenyan culture. Kenyans lie to give hope. "Buy this today. 500 shillings." "No, I'll come back tomorrow to buy it." So keep in mind when you ask a question that you will need to decide yourself whether their answer is a lie or the truth. Also, if a Kenyan tells you they will meet you at a certain time, know that it is only an estimate. "There is no hurry in Africa."聽 Before they can do something, there may be many other things that they have to do first. For example, a woman might need to feed her children and hang up the wet clothes before she feels ready to leave the house to go and meet you. There's nothing bad about any of this, it's just part of the culture.

I think describing Kenyans as habitual liars is a bit harsh, particularly the part about an assessment that you must make around answers to questions.聽 People do find it difficult to let you down and in my experience would prefer to tell you (for example) that they can assist, rather than say 'no' - there isn't an intention to deceive, by lying, just to not let you down.

Fortunately, I am married to a Kenyan so I plenty of information to draw upon before visiting for the first time!

I am also married to a Kenyan. And I never said they were habitual liars. I said it is part of the Kenyan culture, and it is. They lie to give hope because it is important to give hope to people.