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    (1) Burundi is described as the world's second poorest country, but it is rich in culture, values, and friendly people. (2) While the airport and most expensive hotel seem poorly managed and expensive, the video reveals Burundi's warm culture through interactions like a girl greeting tourists and handshakes involving both hands. (3) Burundi's poor economy is likely due to issues like an unofficial currency exchange, low value currency, lack of tourism development, safety concerns, and widespread poverty. Despite struggles, Burundians seem joyful and appreciative of what they have.

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    (1) Burundi is described as the world's second poorest country, but it is rich in culture, values, and friendly people. (2) While the airport and most expensive hotel seem poorly managed and expensive, the video reveals Burundi's warm culture through interactions like a girl greeting tourists and handshakes involving both hands. (3) Burundi's poor economy is likely due to issues like an unofficial currency exchange, low value currency, lack of tourism development, safety concerns, and widespread poverty. Despite struggles, Burundians seem joyful and appreciative of what they have.

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    (1) Burundi is described as the world's second poorest country, but it is rich in culture, values, and friendly people. (2) While the airport and most expensive hotel seem poorly managed and expensive, the video reveals Burundi's warm culture through interactions like a girl greeting tourists and handshakes involving both hands. (3) Burundi's poor economy is likely due to issues like an unofficial currency exchange, low value currency, lack of tourism development, safety concerns, and widespread poverty. Despite struggles, Burundians seem joyful and appreciative of what they have.

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    (1) Burundi is described as the world's second poorest country, but it is rich in culture, values, and friendly people. (2) While the airport and most expensive hotel seem poorly managed and expensive, the video reveals Burundi's warm culture through interactions like a girl greeting tourists and handshakes involving both hands. (3) Burundi's poor economy is likely due to issues like an unofficial currency exchange, low value currency, lack of tourism development, safety concerns, and widespread poverty. Despite struggles, Burundians seem joyful and appreciative of what they have.

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    Burundi
    It has been said in the video that the East African country, Burundi, is the world’s second
    poorest country. I cannot deny that I have already set an assumption in my head about the country,
    but the real deal was the question that lingered in my mind: “Why was it the second poorest country
    in the world?”

    Right in the first few minutes of the video, I have already judged the country by its airport
    processes which caused delays for people or tourists who visit them. However, as the video
    progressed, I was taken aback when I saw the four-star hotel where the two tourists stayed. It
    appears to be more decent than what I have imagined for Burundi being the second poorest country
    in the world. I was also surprised by how friendly and welcoming their people are, especially when
    Cherry, a Burundian girl, waited for so long in the airport just to accompany the two tourists, but
    I didn't hear her complain; instead, she was still smiling when she saw the two and I felt her warm
    welcome towards them. Furthermore, the people of Burundi are extremely respectful and full of
    values. Just for example, when Cherry’s sister used two hands to shake the hands of the two tourists
    as a sign of respect because they were older than her. I can also see that they are rich in culture
    and traditions which they enthusiastically shared with the two tourists, such as when Cherry taught
    them about their tradition of kissing three times when saying “hello” or “goodbye”. There was also
    this man who is protecting animals and I can really feel his genuine intentions. That was when a
    thought crossed in my mind that this country was indeed full of good people.

    When I saw all that, I was so confused, and I couldn’t believe that that country, which is
    so rich in culture, values, and good people, is the second poorest country in the world. It just
    doesn’t seem like it. And the video continues again. That was when I’ve come to realize that
    maybe, it is the economy that pulls it down because of the following reasons: (1) There is like an
    “illegal process” of money exchange in their country that happens in the black market and the rate
    there was 50% higher compared to the official rate. (2) Their currency has a very small value when
    compared to the global reserved currency, which is the US dollars, and that makes all their goods
    and services cheap including their local products. It only means that they have a scarcity of money
    in circulation, which raises the value of that money and, as a result, lowers the prices of their goods.
    (3) Another thing that I have observed, Burundi is not a tourist-friendly country when it comes to
    its policies and the services it offers. As we all know, tourism also has an impact in a country’s
    economy. Starting with the airport and its most expensive hotel, Hotel Martha, I think that the
    hotel was not worth its price, and it was just too expensive for the quality of the services it offers
    and the availability of the dishes in the restaurant. On that note, the restaurant doesn’t even look
    like a restaurant. Like at the airport, the hotel's accommodations and food service were both
    lengthy, which only served to highlight the country's poor policies and unreadiness. (4) Just like
    in the Philippines, this country it is not safe from crimes such as stealing. The people have to place
    their bags in front of them so that they can see when someone tries to steal something or do
    something bad. (5) And lastly, of course, given that a country is poor, it means that poverty here
    prevails. It is evident in the kids constantly following the tourists saying that they are hungry, and
    they need something to eat.

    But regardless of the struggles in life, I can still see the joyfulness in the characters of the
    Burundians and their positive aura. They live in such a simple life, but they are so appreciative. It
    was obvious when the tourists gave the owner of the eatery some tip for the food, and cakes to the
    people around from the pastry shop.

    Unlike in our previous case studies where countries only lack social development but has
    a high economic growth, this country on the other hand, made us see the importance of having a
    high GDP as well, and slapped us with the realization that a country needs both economic and
    social growth in order for it to develop. That is because economic growth must support social
    development programs that can lead to an increase in a country's social growth. Despite the fact
    that Burundi is the world’s second poorest country, it can still be considered rich when it comes to
    values, culture, and good people. But facing the sad reality, it just doesn’t end there. It needs to
    make many things right, and I can see that it still has a very long way to go.

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