In “My African Childhood”, David Sedaris talks about his own childhood in comparison with that of his friend Hugh. From David's perspective, Hugh's life was so fascinating and fulfilling, while his seemed stupid and boring. Furthermore, Hugh's childhood stories were so adventurous that they made David's life in North Carolina ordinary and simple, even though David's environment was just as normal and safe as any average American boy . Illustrating both childhood experiences, David preferred Hugh's to his own by describing the differences in school activities, vacations, and even life properties. The gap between two childhoods was determined by living in two different countries with a gap in cultural differences. What seems embarrassing and inappropriate to some was completely permissible and acceptable to others. Something as small as having a pet monkey in Hugh's family and throwing rocks at crocodiles, or seeing a fifteen foot python roaming the school property, was perhaps very common among African children. Some of Hugh's school outings...