Kenyans have a way of telling you things that they think are nice compliments but when you think about it, it is an insult.
Some common compliments aren’t actually that flattering when you really consider what’s being said. Here are some things you probably think are compliments but are actually subtly offensive.
Such a discussion was debated on Twitter and here is a list of 12 such statements:
1.@Tolbert_Ke
You are too mature for your age.
- @Ndubi_
Na umenona - @sheilakiguta_
naona unakula vizuri these days - @abelkirwa
Lady to a lady “looking cute babe
Smiling face with heart-shaped eyes
” . haha. - @NiKhOoOLe
you’re so civilized for a black person - @wuod__connie
Being called kiongoss - @Komboray
Usimuone hivo, he/she’s a doctor/lawyer/engineer/amesoma! - @SIMPLYMOSEH
Unakaa mtu ako na maringo - @Zee376
“Beauty with brains” - @limousine09
You don’t look your age - @alirubey4
You look good for a change - @itsalexkiluli
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