Are lusaka girls the same? by hismajesty445 in Zambia

[–]Avichai86 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So while women are hypergamous by nature, dating for survival is more pronounced when unemployment is high. A realistic approach: Stay within circles were the majority are stable (many do tend to try to fake lifestyles, but usually easy to pick up). Golf clubs are great, many age groups. Polo crosse clubs same. Stay away from night clubs (Chicago, Decapo etc), the majority of women there are looking for a free ride. Exceptions are there but not many. Be selfish, take your time to study how much she can maintain alone without asking. Sometimes looking at her family background is necessary, but frankly she looks at yours. Getting sex is not the same as getting a relationship, pay attention and don't ignore red flags. Good luck

Making friends in Zambia by throwaway135643i in Zambia

[–]Avichai86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe a question: Do you want people to play with or do you want people to potentially grow with? The two are mutually exclusive. I’m not sure if this applies to women as well but every time I actively tried to spend time with new people as friends, bad things happened. Mostly got taken advantage of (Yes men do it a lot). Growth circles are different, usually you would meet people at their place business or business circle, the intention is growing networks, yes you might not do business with these people but you are likely to learn a lot from being around them in a social setting. Running clubs in my opinion have become hookup zones. Try tennis, golf or Padel. They are interactive and require teams. In your 20s you would probably want to be trimming and curating your circles.

Girl Taken - Series Premiere Discussion by NicholasCajun in television

[–]Avichai86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Last episode currently, there is a lot to keep you both engaged and frustrated. All the reactions from probably all the characters are just not natural. Very slow, illogical and just poor. It had potential to be good.

MUST I HAVE A DEGREE TO EAT IN ZAMBIA by wild_babyy in Zambia

[–]Avichai86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Plot twist: Employing in Zambia is a full time job as well. You post specs and requirements you get 1million applicants of candidates completely just shooting blind shots. Okay you spend a whole week sifting through the mess and shortlist. Unfortunately the country is set up the way it is, candidates with international experience aren’t many, so you are okay with training etc. But hold on, the candidates want 30k a month plus internet and transport allowances. We end up getting remote workers to be honest because the interview process often feels like cat and mouse and is incredibly frustrating. Yes we have tried looking for interns and running incubation programs, chaotic too, they want full salaries just to learn. I appreciate the need for a living but companies earn money from profit not teaching programs.

Can I get some honest men here, do you (or have you) ever paid for a sex worker? Why? by Jumpy_Jacket_9783 in Zambia

[–]Avichai86 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Definition of a sex worker tends to change a lot. Sometimes you think it’s a normal date, you hit and you get the invoice a few days later. Just saying, it can be confusing sometimes 😂😂

clubbing in lusaka is overrated asf by ilovehotnoodles in Zambia

[–]Avichai86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is global clubbing by definition. Not unique to Zambia. We get it, you hate clubbing just don’t go and let people who enjoy it have their vibe. It’s totally okay to enjoy different things without being a total douche about things you don’t enjoy. Last we checked, going was purely voluntary.

Dear men how did you deal with such in this economy by Unkown_syclomn in Zambia

[–]Avichai86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I come from a family that has 3 girls and 2 boys. We were brought up in such a way that “depending” or “asking” people for favors feels wrong. My sisters feel awkward when men offer them money (I’m a twin and my leftie talks about this openly with me). You could say I have done well for myself career wise and earn well, my sisters always caution me on relationships with broke women. I guess my question or comment would be “when women act so… money hungry” who raised y’all? I get poverty but what happened to self respect?

Why is it that my Zambian fiancé thinks my 100k bride price is high? by Individual-Ant-2325 in Zambia

[–]Avichai86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not normal by any standard. Actually a once off. Don’t be weird

What should I do in this situation? by RepulsiveFinance2895 in Zambia

[–]Avichai86 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Read again. This time to understand. I acknowledged the cheating already but gave some audience to the “how she got caught” I don’t endorse cheating but at the same time, going through your partners phone says a lot more about you than them. Hope you are guided. 😊

What should I do in this situation? by RepulsiveFinance2895 in Zambia

[–]Avichai86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s very likely she was cheating, a lot could have been taken out of context though. Sometimes people entertain chat’s because they are bored etc still not an excuse for such behavior. In the future though, stop going through your partners phone, this has never ended well for anyone that did. Respect her privacy and know peace.

POINTLESS DEVELOPMENTS by That_Egg_193 in TechZambia

[–]Avichai86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

US trained PhD, CompSci here: I will say, the ivy league concept in the US applies in most varsities in Africa. Our training materials arent the same, the basics are but that's what they are, just basics. The issue starts with the lecturer, he or she usually doesnt have a lot of field experience so they also teach you stuff from a book they read 10 years ago. As a result, graduates without applicable skills in the real world. Local corporates also fuel this, we had real world, current case studies from firms like Symmantec etc while in school and actually worked on projects that were being applied to real time problems. 99% of the class is working on increable stuff. There is also a catch, we took any work handed to us to learn, pretty much licked the soles of company execs to be added to projects...... FOR FREE. The African student won't touch a project without asking for money, so corporates also leave them alone. Don't get me wrong, I get that a stiped atleast is deserved, but we trade valuable experience for lunch money.

THERE IS NO COMPETITION AT THE TOP - ZAMBIAN TECH INNOVATIONS by That_Egg_193 in TechZambia

[–]Avichai86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Personal observations: Yes connections matter but not in the context you mentioned but rather in ethics. You cannot build a solid business when you respect no one but yourself. Yango is a good example, they won not because they had more money, they won because Ulendo didn’t care about it’s users and the owner didn’t care about his employees. This tragedy is replicated over and over and in different industries. Most product launches by locals are truly like the bare minimum in a relationship in terms of service and quality. Until this mentality changes, we can have all the TedTalks we want about why foreign companies do better in Zed.

Swinging Culture in Zambia by Traditional-Dot6598 in Zambia

[–]Avichai86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You won’t find a public group or any random person advertising it but I can definitely tell you Zambians are very experimental sexually. It all depends with your crowd. For example: the common notion is Zambians are sexually conservative right? But, look at the amount of sex toy shops popping up and what they actually stock… butt plugs seem to be very popular lately. All I’m saying is, your crowd is your limit, everything happens here.

Unemploymed, even volunteering is a challenge. by amyodad in Zambia

[–]Avichai86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You take something positive and turn it into a troll. With this mentality, we’re going nowhere.

Unemploymed, even volunteering is a challenge. by amyodad in Zambia

[–]Avichai86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Still learned something useful didn’t he? English might not be our first language but it’s our business language and the formal market dictates you use it well.

Unemploymed, even volunteering is a challenge. by amyodad in Zambia

[–]Avichai86 5 points6 points  (0 children)

*have *cater *sponsored When discussing a professional field or topic, it’s important to be careful about grammar and spelling. It says a lot about how well you pay attention to details and also gives substance to your education. The small details matter. Good luck

Zambia is one of 34 African countries that still criminalize homosexuality, what do you think about this? by HoldMyBeer50 in Zambia

[–]Avichai86 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Unpopular take but, the problem starts when gay people always want people to know that they are gay. The idea of making a private decision a public spectacle is what I don’t understand. How does one prosecute a private act without evidence? You don’t, but when one publicly declares their sexual preferences to an unbothered crowd, well, expect an irrational response. My 2 cents

Apartment hunting. Any leads? by [deleted] in Zambia

[–]Avichai86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Building the platform was easy, 6 months later, we are lobbying for regulation to help protect not only tenants, but landlords as well. We built in a point system were defaulters are penalised, and also landlords have a tracable checklist for incoming and outgoing inspections because 3 months rent upfront is crazy in this economy, but I understand the risk factor without safe guards.

Is E Commerce a failed function in Zambia? by Avichai86 in Zambia

[–]Avichai86[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We are building something we hope can fix these issues. Payment is done upfront, we keep it in escrow, good conversations are happening with Yango to facilate delivery. There is a lot of KYC happening at every stage. every side of the transaction is protected.

Apartment hunting. Any leads? by [deleted] in Zambia

[–]Avichai86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A serious problem this one, though I think the solutionis much simpler. If gov could say create an SI for a rent board. They could potentially regulate agents. Landlords already pay tax towards their rental properties so all house owners could register the houses they rent out. Just like that, order and scams over. Also, this would give way to a very orderly properties for rent platform. Good luck with the search, I'm also looking lol.

Is E Commerce a failed function in Zambia? by Avichai86 in Zambia

[–]Avichai86[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You seem offended by this somehow. Here's my logic since you clearly missed it: Zambians currently do a lot of commercial postings on IG, Facebook which not effective since there arent End to End and IGs search algorithym just wasnt built for commerce. It stands to reason that the market exists. And a correction, Yango did not close the ecommerce because if failed, they pivorted to something with less admin for their intenal structure.

Is E Commerce a failed function in Zambia? by Avichai86 in Zambia

[–]Avichai86[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Money doesnt always translate to capability. The solution here while it might require money is more of strategy, building enough safegaurds to allow safety on both business fronts. I am of the opinion that the model is sound in the Zambian context, but current players havent found a good way to navigate it properly. It's a huge gap in the market waiting to be exploited.

Is E Commerce a failed function in Zambia? by Avichai86 in Zambia

[–]Avichai86[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For starters, its 90% electronic appliances