Upon the advise of a very dear friend, I am putting a new spin on things. If people are finding it hard to think critically about this Thiebou dien culture, perhaps a little bit of reverse psychology may do the trick.
What does it mean if a women claims to be a REAL/GOOD woman and cannot prepare Thiebou dien? Or better still if she can prepare it yet has no idea of its history? How does her ignorance of the meal impact her identity in this society. Is she more or less of an asset to her family, or her potential spouse, if she chooses to marry? In the event that she were to have children, particularly daughters do they risk being ignorant of an important aspect of their cultural heritage as Senegalese people?
So instead of asking people what it means to have and know Cheb, I am going to pull a little switch-a-roo and ask them what the complete absence of Cheb would mean. How would that transform/manipulate what the think about themselves as people, as a nation. I am going to work on this new angel both here in Dakar and when I journey to St. Louis, and I will keep you posted about just how well that goes.
A bientot!
Faithful Inquirer
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