Zambian CultureI have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some.

1 Corinthians 9:22

Wabota

•Wabota wabota

•wabota munsi waba Jesu, ulla se lugar

•wabota munsi waba Jesu, munsi wangoli de

Twimikile

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Greeting

•Mwabukàbuti (Have your risen well)

•Kabotu, mwabukàbuti aneywebo?

•Kwasiyàbuti (It’s getting dark)

•Mwapònabuti (greeting for anytime)

•Twalumba (Thank you, you’re welcome)

Females in Mixed Company...

•No direct eye contact.

•Female to male handshakes are limp.

•Girls befriend girls, guys befriend guys.

•Always be in threes.

•Guy and Girl never out alone.

•Beyond handshake, Male and Female do not touch. NO HUGGING

•Proposals: “I have other plans.”

RESPECT YOUR ELDERS

Village Church Seating:

Men and Women Separate

ChapelFormal Dress,

Repect

Eating

•Hand washing

•Always with your right hand

•Ball of nSima dip in juice (HOT)

•Cabbage

•Chicken

•Guests alone

Expectations

•Chapel attendance

•Leading chapel

•Performing in the chorus

•Learning the language

•Tonga tutors and relationships

•Doing a skit or presentation on AIDS