Moving into Africa is not easy. You must learn skills like how to cook mealy meal, and how to carry water on your head. And would you wonder if the people knew that the clothes US citizens donated end up on people all over Africa? Dealers like Luka sell these clothes that YOU might have worn. Its important to get clothes of good quality, so you can sell them for a high price; even if it means inspecting them. Many Africans would like to go through school, but for Luka, the work was too tiring. They call secondhand clothes "salaula."
Many Zambians think Americans are generous, giving them the secondhand clothes. They also see them as role models, with their huge companies and corporations. Most Zambians live off of america and other western countries.
What the Zambians would like are a few things we take for granted.
-A chance to see their children to grow up healthy
-To get out of poverty
-To get help, or get nothing.
-And for the world to pay back what it owes Africa.
Do the Zambians actually think that the Americans are generous? What evidence do you have from the film to support this?
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