We preach patriotism yet punish school children for speaking vernacular Parents are proud to have their children speaking English better than the Queen. English has become the gold standard of those who are educated and intelligent. The more complicated the English, the better. You only have to read the academic thesis and journals of our intelligentsia to realise that in Uganda, the more complicated you sound in writing and speech, the more IQ you are perceived to have. The ones who speak Luganda are considered local. A lady will quickly reject a man who tries to vibe her in Luganda and quickly accept one who does the vibing in English. Our children serve punishments for speaking the local languages; the schools praise them for speaking English. We are very patriotic, aren’t we? If a politician has trouble pronouncing words like he is awaiting an appointment as Minister without Portfolio, and his attempt ends up with him saying minister without Fort Portal, he becomes a national joke and the recording is even used as a call-back-ringtone by many, just for a good laugh. See more: sqoop.co.ug/features-profiles/only-in-uganda-the-hypocritical-truths.html
Posted on: Fri, 09 Jan 2015 15:27:35 +0000
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