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9249, RE: i want to play the devils advocate...:
Posted by kemetian, Thu Jan-31-02 12:38 PM
>The Dipo has been a traditional
>part of the culture in
>parts of ghana (i assume),
>which i guess must have
>been created and slowly modified
>over centuries.. i think it
>must be very old, and
>has had centuries to shape
>into the Dipo they wrote
>about in the article up
>there. And it has also
>had centuries to spread and
>become a part of the
>life in culture(s) in ghana
>
>
>..........can you just make up something
>quick that is similar and
>works for americans? ive heard
>about fastfood, but fasttradition?
>
>There.. i'm done.

it's not about "making something up." it's adapting what is already OURS to a new location.


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