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A lot of East Africans have grandpas who fought in Burma during ww2 [1]. In fact a certain suburb in Nairobi is called Kariokor; a bastardisation of the name ca
by M_bara 5y ago
A lot of East Africans have grandpas who fought in Burma during ww2 [1]. In fact a certain suburb in Nairobi is called Kariokor; a bastardisation of the name carrier corps.
1. https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/program/people-power/2019/2/13/the-forgotten-heroes-of-empire https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/program/people-power/2019/2/13...
- jimkleiber 5y agoWow, there's a neighborhood in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, called Kariakoo, I wonder if it's related.