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A review by nouks
Chroniques birmanes by Guy Delisle
2.0
Well, the more I read Delisle, the less I like him.
I have traveled in Myanmar and I must admit, some things he highlights are accurate. Still, for someone who lived there for 14 months, there’s plenty aspects of Burmese culture that is missing...what about the green tea salad ? thanaka sunscreen ? the influences of all the religions in Rangoon ? the original meaning of swastika in Asian cultures ??? I was shocked when he criticizes the young man who wears a shirt with the nazi sign WITHOUT mentioning the background of this symbol. WHERE WERE YOU AT ? oh yeah, just looking after your own self.
He mostly talks about himself. His conversation with Burmese people are shallow. And what about his wife ??? Does she have a personality ? It’s so sad to depict the person you love the way he does...
I have traveled in Myanmar and I must admit, some things he highlights are accurate. Still, for someone who lived there for 14 months, there’s plenty aspects of Burmese culture that is missing...what about the green tea salad ? thanaka sunscreen ? the influences of all the religions in Rangoon ? the original meaning of swastika in Asian cultures ??? I was shocked when he criticizes the young man who wears a shirt with the nazi sign WITHOUT mentioning the background of this symbol. WHERE WERE YOU AT ? oh yeah, just looking after your own self.
He mostly talks about himself. His conversation with Burmese people are shallow. And what about his wife ??? Does she have a personality ? It’s so sad to depict the person you love the way he does...