Probably black Zimbabweans like my books better than white ones. They enjoyed the in-jokes in my first three books. I never got along that well with white Zimbabweans, especially the women. They considered me a mannerless, low-class American and I thought of them as rotten, mean-spirited fascists.
Q. I'm curious if you feel that growing up on the U.S./Mexico Border influenced your perceptions of Africa or eased your culture shock or had any influence at all.
Growing up in a hotel on the Mexican/U.S. border taught me that good people are an endangered species that need to be protected at all times. I have a bleak viewpoint of all governments and dislike borders of all kinds.
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