Moo cows from the Masai

Tobiasly · 06-07-2002, 08:01 PM

This is a few days late but I just read about it.. http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,52984,00.html

Apparently a Masai tribe in Kenya just found out about the 9/11 attacks, and as a gesture of sympathy donated 14 cows, which is their most sacred possession.

However, the embassy official who received them for the U.S. decided it would be too expensive to ship them overseas, and instead will sell them in a local market and buy some Masai jewelry to be sent over and displayed in a memorial somewhere.

This has upset a few New Yorkers, who think they should send the actual cows over. I tend to agree.. it seems kinda like an insult to tell them it'd be too much trouble to accept their precious gift.

(This NY Times article explains the story better, but you have to register)

06-07-2002, 08:01 PM	#1
Tobiasly hot Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Jeffersonville, IN (near Louisville) Posts: 892	Moo cows from the Masai This is a few days late but I just read about it.. http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,52984,00.html Apparently a Masai tribe in Kenya just found out about the 9/11 attacks, and as a gesture of sympathy donated 14 cows, which is their most sacred possession. However, the embassy official who received them for the U.S. decided it would be too expensive to ship them overseas, and instead will sell them in a local market and buy some Masai jewelry to be sent over and displayed in a memorial somewhere. This has upset a few New Yorkers, who think they should send the actual cows over. I tend to agree.. it seems kinda like an insult to tell them it'd be too much trouble to accept their precious gift. (This NY Times article explains the story better, but you have to register)

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