> i wonder if many American immigrants
>lost platonic touch b/c they wanted to be more like the
>Americans. also, thinking about the hand-holding i saw in
>Ghana and have read about in this post also made me wonder if
>immigrants drop platonic touch in a desire to assimilate. but
>i dunno for sure.

they are definitely uncomfortable with physical touch
my lil cuz was a little shook when he came to nairobi
(and we definitely live in the middle-upper class part of town)
they are very quick to label many things as being 'gay'

and its funny cause my uncles are for the most part still okay with touch
i dont know about how they are 'out' there in public/ with american friends

the kids though... these kids are fucked up for the most part
american culture is very destructive.
especially if you are poor.