Am a Ghanaian and I think Cameroon 🇨🇲 has impressive resources that could make this country soo rich,but due to economic mismanagement the country still sees alot of poverty,Cameroonians are typically nice people....Greeting from ghana 🇬🇭.
countries in Africa are in debt to Europe and the World Bank in the USA china build Africa's infrastructure Africa is trapped with china's predatory Lending debt, greed, thievery caused poverty in Africa
Top 10 cultural facts about Cameroon: 1- Don't do eye contact with an older person when addressing them. Or a person higher up in hierarchy to you. 2- Don't offer a hand for a handshake to a more noble person or an older person, it's consider disrespectful when a younger and/or less noble person offers the hand in a handshake. 3- Don't offer a left hand for a handshake, it's disrespectful unless the right hand is incapacitated. 4- Don't use first names to address an acquaintance unless you have been given the greenlight to. Use mister or madam. 5- Cameroonians use aunties to address younger women, even when they're strangers and uncles for younger men, try to do same. Older persons can be addressed as sirs or madams. You can use papa or mama for acquaintances. 6- Don't enter someone's carpeted room with your shoes on, even if they're clean. It's disrespectful. 7- When you meet someone first in a place of meeting, you as the new arrival offer a greeting first. Always offer a greeting when meeting people it is considered very disrespectful otherwise. 8-Be sensitive to the dressing and music in the environment. Cameroonians like people to dress the part as appropriate to their circumstances. Eg people dress up for church and get togethers. It's seen as disdainful to dress down to such events. Cameroonians are also particular about their music which they consider some of the best in the world, don't be harsh to judge it openly. 9- When offered food in a meeting, do oblige your host. Always turning down food is considered disrespectful except for health reasons. 10- Aside from music, be careful about debates on politics, religion and sexuality here. While Cameroonians are some of the most open-minded and friendlier people on the continent, they can be quite limited in their worldview on these subjects as well. Also soccer /football and language disparities especially comparing english with french can be dicey topics here.
Also, do not cross legs in front of authority figures. That is a sign of disrespect. Hands folded on lap and feet firmly planted on ground ( without legs being crossed)while seated is a sign of respect. I learned this when visiting Cameroon ( specifically members of the royal family in Foumban). One of my travel mates offended Momafon by crossing her legs ( and smacking gum, UGGGH!) . What seems like common sense to some, really isn't. Cultural practices are important to know and respect! Thank you for your very helpful list!
@@pkp6791 it's disrespectful to chew gum in front of elders in many cultures. While crossing of legs has seen a lot of tolerance lately, it's still very disrespectful in front of royalty. Mind you, even before the european royal families, most of these protocols apply.
@@IamGodSon Yes. Chewing gum is bad enough, but smacking it is the height of disrespect. No need for comparisons to Europe. As far as Im concerned, every culture has its own unique cultural values and should be respected-European influenced or not. We have to give respect to expect respect.
@@onthemicwithtarencebaileys5684 Yes she said it is a language group which is very accurate. No one can say I speak Bantu but someone can speak Xhosa or Swahili which a language group call Bantu.Comprendre?
Camaroonians are the most friendly Africans.i made lot of friends when I was there.Douala speak french.but Limbe speak English.being a Sri Lankan French was problem for me.Prisca,Daniel,Bob I still miss.villages like Esenge and Youpe were my favourite places
Cameroon is mostly safer than New york and way safer than chicago. The security issues is way too exxagerated. You CAN call people by their names, once you have been introduced. Just don't use first names, it's not always seen as appropriate for acquaintances. Use Mister or miss/madam before names or when meeting a stranger. Better still use uncle/aunties for younger persons and sirs/madams for older. The english speaking people particularly like using family-type words of endearment when been addressed. So you can call older persons papa or mama when addressing them even if they're total strangers.
Cameroon is a wonderful country. It is truly a mini-Africa without any doubt. The country has been held down by their despotic government under Paul Biya who has become a paranoid dictator. France has left him in place to protect their interests in Cameroon and it has strangled the country’s development. Cameroon should not be where it is today if their senile paramount leader had not destroyed the country and underdeveloped its economy and people. The country has everything to be a power house in Africa. It’s a great pity to see humanitarian aid in a place with the most fertile soil and resources because of a power hungry elite led by Mr Biya.
It's the west bro, so we need to double our efforts and work very hard as citizens of Africa to over come poverty in our home states and not to rely on politicians.
@@jennychristine43 I was born in Cameroon in 1965, went to school in Bali Nyonga and attended GHS Nkambe and flew from Douala to Europe in 1985 to further my education. I returned a few times and the last was before COVID19. Please don’t lecture me on Cameroon! Thanks.
Very comprehensive and symbolic of the rich cultural diversity of the country! Thanks for this information. Would like if there is a follow-up video with more recent footage !❤❤
the most informative video about Cameroon by far.We need more of such videos to promote our country and cultures......By the way NDOLE IS NOT CAMEROON NATIONAL FOOD as we have 200 Nationals foods
As for the poverty in Cameroon, I doubt it is worse than elsewhere but such as it is - it is presumably due (as it essentially always is ) to procreation exceeding resources but as we know the answer is increasing the GDP as there are few brakes on population growth more effective than affluence. The blame for the incorrigible grinding poverty of course is a corrupt, ineffective, unimaginative, incompetent, over-reaching, government that is implicitly expert at constructing obstacles to freedom, entrepreneurship, and obtuse to laying the infrastructure permissive for a private sector that can self-organize solutions to all of it's societies problems and challenges. This of course very comfortably endorses the extremely safe opinion that the Camaroonians collectively are a very intelligent capable people
@15:17 Being offended when someone calls you by your name is the most bizzare thing i've ever heard. I'm the opposite, I get offended when people forget my name or don't use it.
He is wrong or misrepresents the reality. People generally don't like strangers addressing them on first names basis. That's weird. Once you have been introduced then it's cool. Generally call acquaintances mister or madam instead of first names. You can call them uncle or auntie in very informal settings and when been extra friendly.
Giraffes are of especial preservation interest, being a symbol of Lamarckism in terms of evolutionary biology. In addition, they are very vulnerable. It doesn't matter much if they preserved in parks or wilderness, so preserve them in parks with elephants.
Never knew about the butterflies, nor that Cameroon was named due to shrimp. I use to admire ivory as a young girl until I found out the elephant had to be killed.
In my watching, it is great collars veryty of men of whole world , and appearances. I think, it is awareness creations of great super natural power. Iarge tragedy is to me.
The inland looks the same as the northern part of the Amazone, think of French Guyana, Suriname and Guyana. The animals differ, as there are no elephants, hippos, lions and gorillas in the Amazone. The Camaroonian flag has huge similarity with Suriname's, which has the same colors and also a yellow star in the middle.
This is one of the reasons why Cameroonians and Africans should narrate they own history or information of they Country. This speaker and the information given here are not very positive of the country of Cameroon.
@@gjrocknthedreamteam3065it's not like they don't believe in it. U can do eye contact, but in a tensed conversation with and adult, direct eye contact is termed disrespectful.
@@gjrocknthedreamteam3065 direct eye contact with an older person is disrespectful. When doing eye contact it is understood that you're trying to read the mind of the person, why will a young person, say a child, try to read the mind of an adult? That's disrespectful.
Really, so many false assertions, bordering on offensive, like men and women are not allowed to participate in dances together. Just way out there, probably talking about an Arab country.😅
U guys didn't understand what he was trying to say. He may have generalized, but there are tribes where during traditional ceremonies the women are separated from the men and also about not calling people directly by their names is also true. Unlike the west where a child will call someone older than him for over 20yrs directly by their names, u don't try that here on no account. It doesn't matter if u are related or not, but as long as that person is bigger than u, u may have to add auntie, uncle, papa, grandma or grandpa. If u don't want to be frowned at or even beaten.
@@marvindelumbria3865 learn each other tribes language so you can have inter-tribal communications and actually get along. Give each language official status and work together for the good of the country.
we gave france and their companies the ports and nationals companies. they did nothing in 30years. see the natchigal dam, they did a bad job it with fissures already seen.
STOP 🛑 IT. I AM FROM CAMEROON. WE HAVE OUR FREEDOM TO BE WITH CHINA, RUSSIA, INDIA, BRAZIL, INDONESIA AND ALL THE AFRICAN COUNTRIES. STOP 🛑 IT. NO WAY! LEAVE US ALONE.
You don't seem to understand what he means by a 'safe country' ! He means safe to go out on your own, for a walk for example or a bicycle ride. There are parts of cities in America and other parts of the world where you will be robbed if you did not know that they are unsafe. A safe country does not always have to do with migration and seeking asylum!
@@rarefruit2320 He cant be talking about me. I live in South East Georgia. USA. I live in the country. If I kill it I eat it. Elephant is too big to eat. They could poison some tusks with psychedelics. Get Experienced
@@buway1 that’s sadly true, but they were doing it before we knew any better, people are educated now & the Cameroonians know the problems they’re creating now & should make more of an effort.
What you showed as traditional outfit from Northwest is completely wrong. Please do your research well before you publish any content about any Africa country moving forward. Thanks
The next time someone does a piece on America, we should hear about cougars and bears and snakes. Also we should hear about the border crisis and crime. This is a garbage video.
I love my Cameroon 🇨🇲 regardless of what others might say about us. I’m proud to be Cameroonian. Allen les lions
Likewise my brother
Bravo ❤
Am a Ghanaian and I think Cameroon 🇨🇲 has impressive resources that could make this country soo rich,but due to economic mismanagement the country still sees alot of poverty,Cameroonians are typically nice people....Greeting from ghana 🇬🇭.
countries in Africa are in debt to Europe and the World Bank in the USA china build Africa's infrastructure Africa is trapped with china's predatory Lending debt, greed, thievery caused poverty in Africa
Hi ❤❤❤
Yeah exactly, hey there!
Thank you. You are welcome to Cameroon
Let's not forget the greedy dictatorship Paul biya
Top 10 cultural facts about Cameroon:
1- Don't do eye contact with an older person when addressing them. Or a person higher up in hierarchy to you.
2- Don't offer a hand for a handshake to a more noble person or an older person, it's consider disrespectful when a younger and/or less noble person offers the hand in a handshake.
3- Don't offer a left hand for a handshake, it's disrespectful unless the right hand is incapacitated.
4- Don't use first names to address an acquaintance unless you have been given the greenlight to. Use mister or madam.
5- Cameroonians use aunties to address younger women, even when they're strangers and uncles for younger men, try to do same.
Older persons can be addressed as sirs or madams. You can use papa or mama for acquaintances.
6- Don't enter someone's carpeted room with your shoes on, even if they're clean. It's disrespectful.
7- When you meet someone first in a place of meeting, you as the new arrival offer a greeting first.
Always offer a greeting when meeting people it is considered very disrespectful otherwise.
8-Be sensitive to the dressing and music in the environment. Cameroonians like people to dress the part as appropriate to their circumstances. Eg people dress up for church and get togethers. It's seen as disdainful to dress down to such events.
Cameroonians are also particular about their music which they consider some of the best in the world, don't be harsh to judge it openly.
9- When offered food in a meeting, do oblige your host. Always turning down food is considered disrespectful except for health reasons.
10- Aside from music, be careful about debates on politics, religion and sexuality here. While Cameroonians are some of the most open-minded and friendlier people on the continent, they can be quite limited in their worldview on these subjects as well.
Also soccer /football and language disparities especially comparing english with french can be dicey topics here.
Also, do not cross legs in front of authority figures. That is a sign of disrespect. Hands folded on lap and feet firmly planted on ground ( without legs being crossed)while seated is a sign of respect. I learned this when visiting Cameroon ( specifically members of the royal family in Foumban). One of my travel mates offended Momafon by crossing her legs ( and smacking gum, UGGGH!) . What seems like common sense to some, really isn't. Cultural practices are important to know and respect! Thank you for your very helpful list!
@@pkp6791 it's disrespectful to chew gum in front of elders in many cultures. While crossing of legs has seen a lot of tolerance lately, it's still very disrespectful in front of royalty.
Mind you, even before the european royal families, most of these protocols apply.
@@IamGodSon Yes. Chewing gum is bad enough, but smacking it is the height of disrespect. No need for comparisons to Europe. As far as Im concerned, every culture has its own unique cultural values and should be respected-European influenced or not. We have to give respect to expect respect.
Most of what you said is true but the last point I don't totally agreed with you
Bro my dad from Cameroon that is not true😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
This was very informative! Just one correction: Bantu, Semi-Bantu and Sudanese aren't ethnic groups; they're language groups.
Bantu is language. Not a people
@@onthemicwithtarencebaileys5684 Yes she said it is a language group which is very accurate. No one can say I speak Bantu but someone can speak Xhosa or Swahili which a language group call Bantu.Comprendre?
That's what she said. What is your point?@@onthemicwithtarencebaileys5684
J'Aime le Camerun, j'ai vécu 5 années a Douala.
Beau Pais et belles Femmes.
Le Camerun est tojours dans le mon Coeur ❤
J'Aime l'Afrique ❤
The African people are the strongest people I know of.. keep your head up Africa
Camaroonians are the most friendly Africans.i made lot of friends when I was there.Douala speak french.but Limbe speak English.being a Sri Lankan French was problem for me.Prisca,Daniel,Bob I still miss.villages like Esenge and Youpe were my favourite places
You are welcome. Thank you for identifying that part of us
I'm from the U.S , I work with a a man from Cameroon and he's one of the nicest people I've ever met.
You're welcome to coming back anytime any day.
Cameroon is mostly safer than New york and way safer than chicago. The security issues is way too exxagerated.
You CAN call people by their names, once you have been introduced. Just don't use first names, it's not always seen as appropriate for acquaintances. Use Mister or miss/madam before names or when meeting a stranger. Better still use uncle/aunties for younger persons and sirs/madams for older. The english speaking people particularly like using family-type words of endearment when been addressed. So you can call older persons papa or mama when addressing them even if they're total strangers.
I love Cameroon, but let us be honest. New York and Chicago are definitely safer than Cameroon, especially for those who don't speak French.
I love my country so much.peace in Cameroon WE want peace again.O Cameroun 🇨🇲 berceau de nos ancêtres.
07:14 Is there really dessert in the north?
@@patmctallica3522 Not really
@@adeledandi7757
I see! ty
@adelendandi7757 Hi I will soo be working in Cameroon. Can I stay for just 1 month as I start with my job? 🙂
@@boybakal5842 where in Cameroon please?
GOD BLESS AFRICA FOREVER 🌍 LOVE FROM SENEGAL 🇸🇳❤ 🌍🙏
A good and informative documentary. Sending love from 🇰🇪 Kenya
I am from egypt and i want vist cameroon
Let me know when you're ready so I can take you to places.
Cameroon is a wonderful country. It is truly a mini-Africa without any doubt. The country has been held down by their despotic government under Paul Biya who has become a paranoid dictator. France has left him in place to protect their interests in Cameroon and it has strangled the country’s development. Cameroon should not be where it is today if their senile paramount leader had not destroyed the country and underdeveloped its economy and people. The country has everything to be a power house in Africa. It’s a great pity to see humanitarian aid in a place with the most fertile soil and resources because of a power hungry elite led by Mr Biya.
It's the west bro, so we need to double our efforts and work very hard as citizens of Africa to over come poverty in our home states and not to rely on politicians.
Exactly dear✨, we hope🙏🏽 our country will change one Day 😢 🙄😅
You don't no any thing from Cameroun so tock about what you know
@@jennychristine43 I was born in Cameroon in 1965, went to school in Bali Nyonga and attended GHS Nkambe and flew from Douala to Europe in 1985 to further my education. I returned a few times and the last was before COVID19. Please don’t lecture me on Cameroon! Thanks.
@@elani6507 you are making big noise i I repete you don't know anything about cameroun so keep 🤐🤐🤐🤐!!!
With love Camerun from RUSSIA
sory bad a ngglish
Very informative video. It's unusual to find a travel video also mentioning respect for local cultures. That's good!
I love makossa music
Very comprehensive and symbolic of the rich cultural diversity of the country! Thanks for this information. Would like if there is a follow-up video with more recent footage !❤❤
Thank-you for the upfront macro location.
the most informative video about Cameroon by far.We need more of such videos to promote our country and cultures......By the way NDOLE IS NOT CAMEROON NATIONAL FOOD as we have 200 Nationals foods
I love my country 🇨🇲❤
I love Cameroon ❤
Great
That is cameroon, bravoooooo
As for the poverty in Cameroon, I doubt it is worse than elsewhere but such as it is - it is presumably due (as it essentially always is ) to procreation exceeding resources but as we know the answer is increasing the GDP as there are few brakes on population growth more effective than affluence. The blame for the incorrigible grinding poverty of course is a corrupt, ineffective, unimaginative, incompetent, over-reaching, government that is implicitly expert at constructing obstacles to freedom, entrepreneurship, and obtuse to laying the infrastructure permissive for a private sector that can self-organize solutions to all of it's societies problems and challenges. This of course very comfortably endorses the extremely safe opinion that the Camaroonians collectively are a very intelligent capable people
Thanks you for mentioning Bright of Biafra👍👍💯
Agriculture is good
@15:17 Being offended when someone calls you by your name is the most bizzare thing i've ever heard. I'm the opposite, I get offended when people forget my name or don't use it.
He is wrong or misrepresents the reality. People generally don't like strangers addressing them on first names basis. That's weird. Once you have been introduced then it's cool. Generally call acquaintances mister or madam instead of first names. You can call them uncle or auntie in very informal settings and when been extra friendly.
Bamenda is the largest English city in Cameroon with over 2million people. Just for clarity. Thanks
My life long dream of going on a real safari
God bless Cameroon
Twisted report, mixing a few truths with a lot of propaganda. Many of the images are not even of Cameroon.
Love from 🇮🇳
Which one be Biafra for this ur map?
Giraffes are of especial preservation interest, being a symbol of Lamarckism in terms of evolutionary biology. In addition, they are very vulnerable. It doesn't matter much if they preserved in parks or wilderness, so preserve them in parks with elephants.
You don't really know cameroon. Cameroon is very safe even in villages. What about poor areas. Cameroonian are very educated
Never knew about the butterflies, nor that Cameroon was named due to shrimp. I use to admire ivory as a young girl until I found out the elephant had to be killed.
😢😢😢😢 i weep
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Africa Unity ❤ .One Love
I’m Glad to hear the name Ambazonia ❤
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U di mad oh
@@ikudaisi3852 as well as ya mama 🖕🏿
How long do you think before NIGERIA INVADES AMBAZONIA and makes it a NEW NIgerian province?
You are full
In my watching, it is great collars veryty of men of whole world , and appearances.
I think, it is awareness creations of great super natural power. Iarge tragedy is to me.
just received news from africanancestry that my people came from cameroon
Come home you are welcome.
My people
the Portuguese in the 1490s established a few sugar plantations on the islands of São Tomé and Principé, which are not really Cameroon.
Cameroon also has the world large import of lumber
🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Cameroon is located in West and central Africa
The inland looks the same as the northern part of the Amazone, think of French Guyana, Suriname and Guyana. The animals differ, as there are no elephants, hippos, lions and gorillas in the Amazone. The Camaroonian flag has huge similarity with Suriname's, which has the same colors and also a yellow star in the middle.
This is one of the reasons why Cameroonians and Africans should narrate they own history or information of they Country. This speaker and the information given here are not very positive of the country of Cameroon.
Merci 👍🏾
Probably can talk about Rwanda... because I heard it will host refugees
I'm biracial-mixed with Cameroonian ancestory
America, "never I mean never have eye contact or say hello to anyone."
@@gjrocknthedreamteam3065 Eve gave Adam an Apple (Ipad).
@@gjrocknthedreamteam3065it's not like they don't believe in it. U can do eye contact, but in a tensed conversation with and adult, direct eye contact is termed disrespectful.
@@gjrocknthedreamteam3065 direct eye contact with an older person is disrespectful. When doing eye contact it is understood that you're trying to read the mind of the person, why will a young person, say a child, try to read the mind of an adult? That's disrespectful.
That's
wtf..without any relevance why are you putting a young girl's picture in the display? what a cheap mentality you people have!
If the ladies look like hero need to update my passport ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
8:21 nkongsamba is the city of 7 hills not Yaounde
Please do your research. It is Yaounde
Why wasn't it illegal when you people were killing the elephant?
🤣😅 as a Cameroonian I have never heard the part of people getting offended when called by their names, n yeah no lgbt
No alphabet people great!!!!!
Really, so many false assertions, bordering on offensive, like men and women are not allowed to participate in dances together. Just way out there, probably talking about an Arab country.😅
U guys didn't understand what he was trying to say. He may have generalized, but there are tribes where during traditional ceremonies the women are separated from the men and also about not calling people directly by their names is also true. Unlike the west where a child will call someone older than him for over 20yrs directly by their names, u don't try that here on no account. It doesn't matter if u are related or not, but as long as that person is bigger than u, u may have to add auntie, uncle, papa, grandma or grandpa. If u don't want to be frowned at or even beaten.
@carlson2able So true. Most African are the same as this rule.,we don't call people older than us by their names.
Get rid of French political puppets, get rid of french as your language and text books and start your journey of true independence and healing.
And which language will u use to communicate other tribe
@@marvindelumbria3865 learn each other tribes language so you can have inter-tribal communications and actually get along. Give each language official status and work together for the good of the country.
we're already independent. we're free from france since 2009. we work in the dark while your leaders like to show off and show all its cards
My future father-in-law Yannick Noah lives here
Complete independence from France? You must be joking right?
Ahidjo was NOT an independence leader.
😂😂😂😂😂😂Rio does cameros 😅
Why do you all post photos of the real ethnic people
Bro you forgot to mention a Big name in Ufc -Francis zavier ngannou "the predator" who belongs to cameroon
They need to keep the Chinese out
How about they need to accept only those who treat them the best. Whomever that is just like the US and every other country
we gave france and their companies the ports and nationals companies. they did nothing in 30years. see the natchigal dam, they did a bad job it with fissures already seen.
So how would you call someone in Cameron if you want their attention but you can’t use their name? Hey you!? 😂
STOP 🛑 IT. I AM FROM CAMEROON. WE HAVE OUR FREEDOM TO BE WITH CHINA, RUSSIA, INDIA, BRAZIL, INDONESIA AND ALL THE AFRICAN COUNTRIES. STOP 🛑 IT. NO WAY! LEAVE US ALONE.
Why are there some many people from Cameroon trying to get to Europe as its a safe country
It's safe but due to economic reasons people search for better opportunities
You don't seem to understand what he means by a 'safe country' ! He means safe to go out on your own, for a walk for example or a bicycle ride. There are parts of cities in America and other parts of the world where you will be robbed if you did not know that they are unsafe. A safe country does not always have to do with migration and seeking asylum!
Europe is not a country.
Horror show 😂
Oh mama AFRICA 😅
This is what happens when one person makes himself a life president 😂 😊
one more guy thinking africa is a big zoo.
Poaching is a good reason not to take my tourist dollars to that country.
Why are you comparing them to westerners?
@@rarefruit2320 He cant be talking about me. I live in South East Georgia. USA. I live in the country. If I kill it I eat it. Elephant is too big to eat. They could poison some tusks with psychedelics. Get Experienced
Nobody need gays and pedophiles in Africa. 😂😂😂
Western countries have done worse.
@@buway1 that’s sadly true, but they were doing it before we knew any better, people are educated now & the Cameroonians know the problems they’re creating now & should make more of an effort.
one more white guy thinking africa is a big zoo.
What you showed as traditional outfit from Northwest is completely wrong. Please do your research well before you publish any content about any Africa country moving forward. Thanks
The next time someone does a piece on America, we should hear about cougars and bears and snakes. Also we should hear about the border crisis and crime. This is a garbage video.
I hate cartoon