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On our third episode, @ysquarepod (Yasmin Metz-Johnson of @Yasmin_Tells & Yasmine Bilkis Ibrahim of @minabilkis) discuss the terms 'suffa posh' and 'gentri' alongside identity, classism and names in Sierra Leone today.

Do you have of another term for 'suffa posh' where you are from? Leave your comments below and follow the conversation on FB, Twitter & Instagram: @ysquarepod using the hashtag #YSquarePod

*Correction: Fourah Bay community is in the East end of Freetown, not West

-Interesting fact: 16 ethnic groups in Sierra Leone
-African Proverb: from Tanzania

-Movie reference: The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)
-Song titles: Suffer Posh - Innocent
-Boku Tok - Preacher Man

Toute le monde est corrompu et* tout le monde a son prix - Everyone is corrupt, everyone has their price. (French quote, source unknown)

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