tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34374221.post2033929071527729818..comments2024-03-03T07:35:45.002+01:00Comments on geekAbyte: A Tale of Bicycles, Complex and Stereotypesdadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01934137473204182228noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34374221.post-64006177611180844212014-04-20T10:09:26.272+02:002014-04-20T10:09:26.272+02:00What if the personal experience I sighted is a per...What if the personal experience I sighted is a personal instance of the dynamics raised...<br /><br />It might not be bicycles for others, but something else... the kind of clothes they wear, or how they choose to speak etc?<br /><br />See it from that point of view?<br /><br />dadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01934137473204182228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34374221.post-55506807865646706192014-04-20T06:11:59.097+02:002014-04-20T06:11:59.097+02:00Dade, allow me to critique this post. I think you ...Dade, allow me to critique this post. I think you have used your personal experience to judge a whole people. Those were you experiences, it could have been shared with more than one person, but its always more complex than that.<br /><br />Not every European or American are tree hugging bike pedalling people, and certainly not every Nigerian look down on Cycling. Ojo Madukwe, that minister was one to start with. If Nigerian roads were suitable for Cycling, it would make economic sense for Nigerians to cycle to work.<br /><br />I started cycling to school in my 3rd year in secondary school, and I still cant drive. When I moved to London and got my Dahon for work commute, my friends in the Nigerian circle would call me an Oyinbo man, meanwhile, my Oyinbo padi would call me a hippie for cycling to work.<br /><br />My point here is, cultural differences are complex, and often differ by a lot of factors, and so is personal preferences and experiences. And we often interpret culture from our personal lenses.<br /><br />While the point you raised might be valid, I beseech you to thread carefully when making such conclusionsUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11749998780662086587noreply@blogger.com