No, I actually saw an Art exhibit in NYC of the art of Burkina Faso many years ago.
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Was this the first time you ever heard about Burkina Faso?
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charcas |
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I've heard of Burkina Faso in the late 80's after the country changed names from Upper Volta to Burkina Faso. The country actually holds an African
Film Festival every year. Some years ago I caught a film made in Burkina Faso at Ann Arbor's Michigan Theater. I believe the film was about a grandmother
who was cast out of her village for being a witch, but the children were intrigued. It must have been a pretty good film as I still recall it.
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MarleeRojas |
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I was a child prodigy when it came to geography, I've heard of all the small random African countries.
"Here be dragons" 
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cloix |
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I've heard of it but didn't know much about it. Notice how the contestants kept speaking Spanish to the locals. Don't they know French when they
hear it?
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AlexDSSF |
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Burkina Faso means "land of upright people".
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Posts: 363 (11/19/07 9:56 PM) Registered user |
from volunteers who went there on vacation. The people there are warm and generous and not as jaded as in other parts of Africa.
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WylDawg |
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Posts: 13091 (11/19/07 10:36 PM) Registered user |
"Burkina Faso? Disputed Zone? Who the Hell called these crazy places?" OMG!! All I knew is that the name of the place sounded familiar and I couldn't remember why. Thanks for reminding me.
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bubbybear |
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Pepsi Presents New Zanzibar
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cfense |
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Ive been there twice! And its a nice country! What they showed on TAR is not what the whole country looks like! I hate when they make it seem like countries
in Africa are run down and dirty! Everything we have here in da states they have there! Believe me it's a nice place to visit!
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Posts: 247 (11/20/07 4:29 PM) Registered user |
The Upper Volta changed its name to Burkina Faso. Other name changes include Tanganyika to Tanzania, that's when the Zanzibar and Tanganyikan tribes sort of merged, I believe. Dahomey changed its name to Benin. The country of Chad is considering changing its name to Bryan but that's still in the discussion phases. |
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I heard of the country through the old game show "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego"
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oops...double post
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I'm going to come clean and admit that I had never heard of it. I said "Where?" and my wife looked at me to say "Burkina Faso, DUH!"
Love the map of the world as American's see it. I guess I just proved it true.
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