Overall the general experience an American gets of Africa is reading National Geographic. However the Djiboutians here are Americanized to a degree. They receive BBC radio, Armed Forces Network radio and CNN so they know a lot of what goes on in American, England and France. American music is popular here.
What has me curious is how Djiboutian's handle the sudden public surge of homosexuality. Here on base one of the local Djiboutian's is gay and I mean to the eccentric point. The point where he wears his hat sideways, Dolce and Gabana sunglasses, Chuck Taylor's with fur interior linings. The word flaming has been used by people here from time to time. Especially after his serenade of "Scrubs" by TLC during the last karoake session. I have to wonder how Djiboutians relate to a person such as this. Especially the majority being Muslim and a small Catholic/Episcopalian population.
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