Huh? Oh yes, in the whirlwind of the little prince’s arrival at the beginning of June, the young princess’s third birthday was somewhat overlooked.

An opportunity for a refresher… and above all, to review everything a 3-year-old already knows (how to) here in civilization.

The alphabet already. Huh? Oh yes, calmly, from A to Z. And of course, she already speaks. Holding a minimum conversation. Understanding what we say to her. And answering questions intelligently.

She can already list numbers too. Up to 20, 30… Incidentally, she already knows how to use remote controls too.

Well, she doesn’t read yet, but she’s starting to memorize books. The verbal exercise I give her? Reading a book… without the book 🤣 And it works, lol.

Of course, she already has dozens of children’s books in her library. Fun games too, but always with an educational focus. Memory, logic, deduction, there’s everything you need.

And then, uh… she already knows how to drive a car, lol. She already has her own (small) electric car: turning the steering wheel, accelerating, braking, going forward, going backward. And already, she’s trying to fix it with her 13mm wrench, lol.

She doesn’t have a bike yet (that won’t be long), but she’s already starting to master her 3-wheeled scooter.

What else? Oh yes, she already knows a lot of traffic signs too. Watch out for dad, pedestrian crossing. Or even “Stop.” And many more, it’s our little game together in the car. It’s terrifying 😳

Hygienic autonomy is coming very soon too. Just today, she’s now washing her hands by herself. Brushing her teeth by herself is a matter of a few days, as is taking a shower. By turning the switches on and off herself, of course.

Electricity, water… hot, cold 🤣 It’s so basic here in civilization.

By the way, Elman, are you presenting your princess as if she were the 8th wonder of the world, knowledgeable and all that? Uh, no, not at all, she’s just normal, average here in civilization.

I’m not saying that all the children here are like her, but I’m simply stating that the vast majority of children are like her here in civilization.

And where you live in Madagougou? Of the 2,000 daily births, how many at age 3 will reach that level? 1%? And even then? Do you understand the problem now?

Last point after this presentation of knowledge. The thing is, the princess… hasn’t even gone to school yet 🤣 That will be in a little less than 3 months, next September.

And I won’t even tell you about the explosion of knowledge that will follow.

And you, dear leaders, what resources do you provide for endemic parents to achieve this level of education? Water? Electricity? Books from early childhood? Fram teachers?

When we talk about the grass being greener elsewhere, it’s not necessarily a question of money. It’s first and foremost this initial framework for training “olona vanona,” and this from the cradle.

Well before the cradle itself, from the nine months preceding it. I will return to this in another column on the socio-medical aspect here in France.

Of course, the dissenters will retort that we can also have cough in Madagougou, to which I will reply: “most certainly, but how many families? 1%? 1 per thousand? And above all, at what price?” A gimmick reserved for the rich, in other words.

Zay vita. Tsako tsakohy this column as they say, and let everyone take away from it what interests them 🤣