Chinese medicine in Tanzania

My roommate’s research assistant and Swahili translator told me what “Chinese medicine” means here.

Apparently people here believe that there is Chinese medicine that can make your butts and breasts larger (according Ms. research assistant (she’s so awesome, it’s always fun talking with her), the number one criteria for beauty here is a nice bottom). Apparently, it works.

So she says sometimes walking down the street, you would hear people saying mchina (chinese) to some local women, that means they think they have used that Chinese medicine.

Unfortunately for me, I hear mchina all the time…..I highly doubt it’s for the same reason though :P