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> Poor as hell. understated. people can't afford electricity or clothes and their main staple is banana. few go to school. a bicycle is considered a major asse
by kmlx 5y ago
> Poor as hell.
understated. people can't afford electricity or clothes and their main staple is banana. few go to school. a bicycle is considered a major asset. their options in life are either making enough money to survive, or stealing in order to survive.
- thematrixturtle 5y agoMost Burkinabes live on subsistence agriculture, not making or stealing money.
- tinus_hn 5y agoIt doesn’t make sense anyhow, like the old myth that Africa is full of beggars. Who are they begging from? It’s not particularly likely there’s a society consisting of a few rich people who spend their days walking around dispensing money to the beggars who make up the rest. And neither is a society where everyone is doing nothing but stealing money.