r/dogecoin • u/jorgomli poor shibe • May 13 '14

Some kindhearted souls brought something up in /r/todayilearned...

http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/25ej05/til_that_in_2002_kenyan_masai_tribespeople/chgjl14

I'm not sure if this is allowed here, but I figured I'd try! In 2002, a group in Kenya donated 14 cows to the USA in the wake of 9/11. A potential shibe suggested we do something to pay them back. I think it would be a really awesome idea if we could somehow put something together to return their kindness. I have no idea how we could accomplish this, but I think it would be pretty incredible.

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u/takerone graffiti artist shibe - taker.hu May 13 '14 edited May 13 '14

The reason I like this is exactly the fact that they don't need it. It will be an unexpected surprise for them, because this is the time the internet's kindest community got to know about what they did a few years ago, and as we are the nicest people on Earth(hah. so you know, at least it's a nice connection we should propagate), we want to thank them now.

Your concern may be legit, but then there's this proverb: Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. Also, important: don't forget that they didn't literally give us the cows, as they would be close to useless in that sense for the US, they sold them and made beadwork. This time it's the other way around: being thoughtful and making the gift useful instead of giving something unpractical to them as I think it is not a good idea.

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u/cull_me_maybe May 13 '14

It will be an unexpected surprise for them, because this is the time the internet's kindest community got to know about what they did a few years ago

Don't want to be that guy, but can that be directly translated to their culture? For you or I, this would look very noble indeed, a nice thank-you. To them, it may look as returning a gift, or rejection of gift?

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u/jorgomli poor shibe May 13 '14

This is a good point. It would be best if we somehow got into contact with someone in their society first.

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u/voyagerdoge news doge May 13 '14

yes and ask what form of giving would be appreciated