fon

In Cameroon, fon is something like a 'king'. He does't have any power but people do repest them as a fon. He can have many wifes (some of them even have more then 1,000 wifes!). Basically other than the identity, there is no difference from a normal person to a prince or a princess.

This week is the cultural week in Kumbo and there are many performances in the palance, where the fon lives. I went there today and accidently went into a princess's house. Actually it looks like a poor family's house instead of a princess house. After sitting there for a few minutes without anything to do, I left the house. When I was about to leave, the fon sent someone to give me a bottle of Fanta and asked me to see him. I was led to enter a gate and was asked to bend down when seeing him.

He asked me where I am from and how long I have been here. He seemed not to be happy after knowing that I have been here for two months without visiting him. He sent me back after that.

Anyway, it is an interesting experience to know more about the fon here.