tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post792229108619206416..comments2024-03-15T21:09:11.319+02:00Comments on Thoughts from Botswana by Lauri Kubuitsile: The White WeddingLaurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-58191620596535299932010-01-06T12:10:27.686+02:002010-01-06T12:10:27.686+02:00Wonderful pictures. Looks like an amazing day! Con...Wonderful pictures. Looks like an amazing day! Congrats!Botswana Lodgehttp://www.africantravel.com/hotels+lodges-botswana.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-10363429429194902332010-01-01T02:24:14.241+02:002010-01-01T02:24:14.241+02:00I really enjoyed hearing about this. I like how th...I really enjoyed hearing about this. I like how the elders pull the bride and groom aside to tell them how a husband and wife should behave. So interesting too about the German print. I wonder where it came from originally. Thanks for such a fascinating insight into your world!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-27654428109050143682009-12-30T10:47:12.990+02:002009-12-30T10:47:12.990+02:00Miriam- You're right most guests don't att...Miriam- You're right most guests don't attend both if, as in this case, they venues are far apart. Sometimes they're in the same village then they might. In our case, close family members and a few others will travel to the other ceremony. <br /><br />The water situation in Xhumo is complicated. They used to have nice water as they had a borehole. But then it went wrong- it became very sulphur smelling and awful. Perhaps it was overuse of teh borehole. Now they're trying to get water from another place. There are currently quite a few water projects in the works in Botswana; some very large damns etc. So hopefully water issues will be sorted out. Also water is currently under three different departments depending on where you live. This too is being sorted out to some extent. I think it has a lot to do with growing pains in our case.Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-60687831875272580492009-12-30T10:16:46.145+02:002009-12-30T10:16:46.145+02:00As far as the UN goes, it seems the reasons for th...As far as the UN goes, it seems the reasons for their priorities on the water issue are political, or worse. I won't say any more because I don't want to delve into politics.<br /><br />I enjoyed reading about the wedding and wanted to ask whether most guests attend both parties. Presumably they don't.Miriam Drorihttp://andewallscametumblindown.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-35661207721759707462009-12-30T10:13:50.049+02:002009-12-30T10:13:50.049+02:00Bonita I can't really say if white weddings ar...Bonita I can't really say if white weddings are the norm, but they are very common. When I owned my printing and publishing business I had five staff members and three of the women got married and all of them had white weddings. There are people who just get married at the magistrate's court. That's what we did and had a small party.There are also traditional marriages. <br /><br />No I mentioned Bakalanga because I'm not sure if the talk given to the couple is unique to Bakalanga or perhaps just my husband's clan. I've attended many white weddings in the village where I live and always it is the woman who gets the talk. But too I usually am attending the weddings at the bride's house, so perhaps that is it. I live in a village which is predominatly Bamangwato.Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-15785968500255555782009-12-30T06:14:50.913+02:002009-12-30T06:14:50.913+02:00Are white weddings the norm?
Food, sounds great—b...Are white weddings the norm? <br />Food, sounds great—butternut and beet, yum! <br />Do you mention the Bakalanga because you feel there is footdragging on the water problem because they are the primary people?bonitanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-2064855188661641992009-12-29T22:50:02.228+02:002009-12-29T22:50:02.228+02:00Very interesting, Lauri. And thanks for the pictur...Very interesting, Lauri. And thanks for the pictures; they made it much easier to visualize.<br /><br />The lack of water there and elsewhere is very troubling. And the world is so slow to respond to this and other environmental problems.<br /><br />Helen<br /><a href="http://straightfromhel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Straight From Hel</a>Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-85472010478533557772009-12-29T21:45:46.753+02:002009-12-29T21:45:46.753+02:00Love the pictures and the words to go with them. A...Love the pictures and the words to go with them. As Elspeth said, I feel less ignorant about Botswana.Elizabeth Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03150221675618198674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-27858768156048053502009-12-29T18:50:24.552+02:002009-12-29T18:50:24.552+02:00Thank you for telling this; I'm now a little l...Thank you for telling this; I'm now a little less ignorant about where you live.<br /><br />I must say the lack of water (and its mysterious cause) is troubling.<br /><br />ElspethElspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-37818375814389287792009-12-29T18:25:41.053+02:002009-12-29T18:25:41.053+02:00Oh Val, I haven't the stamina for that. :)Oh Val, I haven't the stamina for that. :)Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-68446322611462131172009-12-29T17:20:17.071+02:002009-12-29T17:20:17.071+02:00i love Botswana! what a wonderful event, and i lov...i love Botswana! what a wonderful event, and i love the historic context. Are you going to the Seronga occasion?Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060531713032236270noreply@blogger.com