{by LynneElvine}

In Rwanda, Supermarkets are now attracting more shoppers than local markets and the reasons are more social than anything. The Sunday edition of New Times did a story this past week:

A supermarket’ shopping experience, is one of convenience, because shoppers can get parking space and buy many products and services under-one-roof…The social aspect of shopping in supermarkets influences consumer purchasing decisions, because where one is seen shopping, is a matter of great importance to some people.

Very true and interesting, indeed. In fact, the first sentence sounds like something from the 1960’s.

However, the most exciting news comes from the pages of Zimbabwe’s The Herald (a very slow-loading site), in an article titled, “Whore, robbers deal teacher a blow”. Basically, it’s about a prostitute named ‘Allness’, a ‘nightstand’, a man named ‘Blessing, a pair of scissors, and some U.S. currency. What’s a cultural divide again? Stories like this are universal.