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The living standard in Tanzania is very wide
ranging from a frugal life in villages of Maasai
people to a life in mansion like billionaires
in advanced countries.
According to a health statistics by WHO,
Tanzanian gross national income per head
is $1,500 in 2011. First of all I checked the
bigger parameter, the standard living of its
people with this in mind.
While cruising the suburbs by car,
quite a few simple apartment houses
with concrete walls attracted our attention.
Our destination, Harima-Seremani-Mugal`s
family was also situated out of the alley
densed with such houses and his was
of course an apartment.
“ This is common, isn`t it?
It`s so with all the friends of mine.”
Harima lives with nine family members
at an apartment with two rooms of about
six mats. An apartment with three households
back to back which were built same.
The other two households are his relatives.
“ We gather together on celebratory occasions
or a tidbit of something.” They closely get together
and dine and sleep at the same place.
Because we visited them at mealtimes,
they entertained us with homemade dishes.
It is said that hosting the meal is a proof
of the best welcome in Tanzania.
They serve the meal with smile even
to unexpected visitors.
It is a culture as a matter of course.
So they are in the habit of preparing the meal
extra in order to cope with sudden visitors.
Pitchers and bowls were brought before the meal.
There was also soap, with which we wash hands
and start to eat. No table was available
because of space. We ate from the bowls on the floor.