Confessions on Yik Yak | My friend from africa thats from a native tribe got super concerned when i said I had a fever and now is texting me like every couple hours to see if im ok lmao

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My friend from africa thats from a native tribe got super concerned when i said I had a fever and now is texting me like every couple hours to see if im ok lmao

Anonymous 5w

aw that's really sweet tho

Anonymous 5w

What does him being African and being from a native tribe have to do with this 😭

Anonymous 5w

For tribal African society, a fever is often the sign of a person's demise. Also it often has a more severe connotation than just a common cold as with yellow fever (malaria).

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#1 5w

I know I looove him 😭 he sends me pics of his cattle a lot haha

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#2 5w

He gets super concerned because he doesnt know how easy it is to get over a fever with our medical system. They dont have ibproufen or most remedies we have, they literally go to a witch doctor

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OP 5w

And im not assuming any of this stuff i actually lived with him for 3 months and saw firsthand how they deal with illness

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#3 5w

Yes malaria was called the white people (muzungu) illness. They have adapted to malaria but fevers are very life threatening still