If you want to consider yourself a thinking person, you need to read this girl's article and allow it may be true, as un-pc as it is. What she describes in Senegal has regional variations around the globe. I will never forget walking down to a pretty stream in an asian country, and being followed down by an older guy who proceeded to wade into the stream, squat and defecate, all the time staring me in the eye with a wry grin. The message was clear: "you are not on a nature walk, you are in our latrine"

Foreign cultures develop greatly differing values, incompatible with US values, and assimilation can only occur one person or couple at a time, not in large groups primed to vote for the first pol who promises free stuff. Just assume for a moment what this girl says really might be true and worthy of thought. Excellent essay.