Week 1 The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

Post A
My book is The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith. It is about Precious Ramotswe. Precious has started her own private investigator business in Botswana. She is the only woman investigator in Botswana.

"She was a good detective, and a good woman. A good woman in a good country, one might say. She loved her country, Botswana, which is a place of peace, and she loved Africa, for all it's trials. I am not ashamed to be called an African patriot, said Mma Ramotswe. I love all the people whom God made, but I especially know how to love the people who live in this place. They are my people, my brothers and sisters. It is my duty to help them to solve the mysteries in their lives. That is what I am called to do (4)."

One cultural difference between Botswana and the United States is that the Botsawnians have a lot more pride in their culture and their country. Precious mentions several times this love of her country, it's soil, and it's people. That is much different than in the United States, where many people have no respect or pride for their own country. Perhaps this is because we do not share many common factors, such as race, religion, or customs. In Botswana, the people there are mostly black and can trace their family lineage back for generations, and all of them came from Botswana. They celebrate the same religion, and understand what is expected from them culturally.

Post B

Dear Mme Ramoswte,
you are a very kind woman. You treat every one of your clients with respect, and seem to actually care about their problems. I don't know if this is just the way of Botswana, that the people there have a greater respect toward others than in America, but I really respect the fact that you are so nice. Yet you still call other's out on their misdoings. You can see something bad occurring, and try to stop it, to help someone else. This happened when you were at Sunday school and your partner kept bringing out his "member" under the table. You told him what he was doing was wrong, and when he didn't stop, you told on him. You seem to have an innate sense of what is right or wrong, and this helps your skills as a detective.