'In Kenya huwezi jikuna mbele ya babako,' Former KBC presenter Irungu talks about culture shock

Piece by: Caren Nyota
Lifestyle

Controversial former media personality Elizabeth Irungu is currently staying in Australia. Irungu, who is known for her sensational opinions, has revealed that ever since she moved to Australia, she has experienced culture shock.

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In one of her posts, she revealed that she was shocked to see a lady smoking with her father, which is very unusual back in Africa. She wrote;

Hii Ulaya itanimaliza mimi na mshangao! 🙆Yaani daughter ya boyfriend yangu (she's 18 years) ana-smoke hapa na baba yake wakipiga story na kijerumani! Me nawaangalia tu nimekodoa macho zote 👀 Kenya you cannot even cough loudly infront of your father! Unaenda next room kukohoa! Huwezi hata jikuna baba akiwa karibu,unaendea kujikuna bedroom na haka kako tu hapa kanavuta sigara na baba mpka wanapatiliana 'lighter' Me 👀 culture shock! Mpka fegi mbele ya mzee wako??? Aiiii wazungu wakona mambo.

In another post, Irungu revealed that unlike Kenya where rich people brag a lot. She says they're humble and down to earth.

Culture shock:

Here in Austria, it is very hard to tell who has a lot of money and who doesn't. Because even the extremely wealthy people take the bus home or the train to work! CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT? They go to any restaurant in town (including fast food joints like Mc Donalds, Burger King, Subway etc.) They even take street hotdogs or the common Chinese and Italian food stands on the streets without any self-restrictions "class"...It always surprises me, Austrians lack of arrogance when it comes to wealth! I don't quiet get it nor understand why they are like that perhaps it's coz they had to build their country from scratch after the 2nd world war and this humbled them, I don't know for sure!!!'

You'll meet a lady on the bus with an original Gucci bag or YSL hanging from her shoulder and some red bottoms another with diamonds in her ears,Coco Channel head-to-toe just calmly sitted in a public park somewhere eating a 2 dollar hotdog...Haya sasa patana na mjaluo akona pesa Kenya 😂 Utajua hujui wewe! He will even slap you just to pay you!Omera pesa otas! What is! 😅🤑😜 Na Mkikuyu akona pesa je? 🙆 family gathering hawezi anza mpka afike hata kama anatoka mbali aje so you other peasants better wait for him or her and quietly so,msijaribu kuteta coz "when you have no money,u make no sense in a Kiuk family"! LOL! Ujeuri nayo smh!."

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