tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23478256.post115857831315116343..comments2009-04-28T18:12:08.473+00:00Comments on Afoot and Afield: Stormy WeatherHilary Heulerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01596035877921425220noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23478256.post-1160137059913040342006-10-06T12:17:00.000+00:002006-10-06T12:17:00.000+00:00Thanks for your comment, Emmanuel. I'm sorry if I...Thanks for your comment, Emmanuel. I'm sorry if I came off as prejudiced. What I intended to say was that even in as apparently "Western" a city as Dakar, with its veneer of official structures, things still tend to get done primarily by way of personal connections, family ties and freindships (much more so than in a place like London, for example). Nor did I intend for this to be a criticism -- quite the contrary! I have great admiration for the incredibly efficient personal networks that people establish in order to circumvent cumbersome (and let's face it, often inoperative) state bureaucracies. It's one of the things that makes me love it here; at the end of the day, it's still the human element that counts. <BR/><BR/>I'm sorry if I gave offence, and I hope you keep reading!Hilary Heulerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01596035877921425220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23478256.post-1160135388342928692006-10-06T11:49:00.000+00:002006-10-06T11:49:00.000+00:00your blog is interesting, Hilary, but somehow, you...your blog is interesting, Hilary, but somehow, your prejudices--whether unwitting or not--appear to resonate throughout your post. COmments like "this is africa after all" only help to build such perceptions...<BR/><BR/>keep up the good work, though...enjoy Senegal.Emmanuel.K.Bensah IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18425904642659360906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23478256.post-1158685365759472312006-09-19T17:02:00.000+00:002006-09-19T17:02:00.000+00:00Wow. You know quite a few languages, don't ya?Wow. You know quite a few languages, don't ya?Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107191040107975716noreply@blogger.com