Cultural Differences, Usa and Masai’s Essay

There were many cultural differences between the Masais and the U.S. The fundamental difference I notice was their simplicity. They count on that every overlarge celebration and every tragedy that people go thru in their lives should be celebrated or minimized by the bounty of cows. I think that the fundamental similarity between our cultures is the need to help those in need, compassion. When phratry 11th. happened the whole nation was shocked and hurt. Even those who didnt have family in the twin towers felt the need to help. The same happened with the Masai kinfolk, they didnt have the coin or the resources to help us with, but they had what they thought was the next trump out thing cows. The U.S government took 3 years to decide what to do with the afford received from the Masais.The Masais were already feeling disrespected and hurt about the inadequacy of interest on their gift. It is their culture to hand out cows as gifts and for them it is an amazing gift to receive a cow. Its what they know and it was passed round to them from their ancestors. It wont change and it is already established. I think the storage area of what other people try to do to help is one detail that interconnect the U.S to the Masais. After we received the cows from them we decided to use the gift to try to help them with education, and they were very grateful.Another fact could be the finis making. In the U.S the big decisions are made by the government, in the Masai tribe the decisions are made by the elders. It is like they have their own salmagundi of government. I dont think the intention of the author was to lay down fun of the Masais but in a certain government agency it makes them seem like a joke. When he writes about the Masai women dancing and celebrating the 5th. twelvemonth anniversary of the September 11, he says that not a way to memorialise sympathy but ok. Well it is their way to cope with tragedy and it susceptibility look disrespectful to us but it isnt. they were nothing but potpourri and sympathetic to what we were going thru. Their way of showing it might be unalike but it isnt wrong.