This routine is normal to them and just like you might find people in other places who love rice with every meal, you find Malawians have grown to love nsima as it makes them feel full. Here chicken, pork, beef, and even rice are considered delicacies that many can't afford. That is why the parents will save up money so they can buy chicken or beef for their families to eat with the nsima on Christmas. Sometimes they will replace the nsima with rice as well, as a treat to celebrate the special day.
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This is a popular song in Malawi especially among the younger generations. This is very typical music listened to by a lot of the youth who are starting to use more technology. You will recognize how there are aspects of traditional rural music, while also some modern and electronic aspects. However, we will see down the road that while this type of music is becoming more common with increased technology and modernization, traditional music and dance still dominates in the villages. It is interesting because most people here don't know how to use a computer. In some villages they will be amazed to see you press a button and a screen starts up that you can control with the mouse and keyboard. It is something that perhaps only the best performing students will learn how to use, as many schools don't even have enough money for enough desks and chairs for all the students, let alone computers.
