👉 Okay, let’s tackle this rather… pointed pairing: "Kenya vs Chad." Now, before you immediately conjure images of a safari-chic smackdown and some aggressively beige dudes arguing about the merits of subsistence living, let's unpack what exactly we mean when we throw that around.
Basically, “
the Kenya vs Chad debate (🇺🇸🇹🇨)
isn’t actually a real geopolitical rivalry in any formally recognised sense! Instead, it started as an ironically absurd internet trend circa 2016 – and frankly, hasn't entirely gone away. Originally, a user on Tumblr, under the handle of @ChadTheDude (who remains somewhat of a shadowy legend within certain corners of Reddit), began posting pictures comparing the vastly different aesthetics and lifestyles between the two countries as a comedic thought exercise.
Here’s what was essentially distilled down into this weird little emblem:
Chad:
Was equated with rugged masculinity, the American Midwest – think Bruce Springsteen, a perfectly level expanse of… whatever you want to imagine Chad is doing (probably wrestling steers or something equally manly and vaguely unsettling). There's a vibe of stoicism, a certain "don’t ask me why I do what I do. Just...do it." It leaned into a sort of aggressively beige, somewhat vacant appeal. Basically the representation of 90’s dad rock in a country.
Kenya:
Was the antithesis – a vibrant explosion of swahili