Comments on: I see you.

Question: I see you.

gursky — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:32:09 -0800

Searching for something Bill Clinton once said, when he was on Oprah. Help me find this quote!

I remember Bill Clinton being on Oprah about 5 or 6 years ago. They were discussing African traditions, I think. Bill Clinton mentioned a tribe that acknowledges one another by using a phrase that translates to "I see you" rather than "hello" or something similar.

I can't find anything about the interview or this quote online. I'd love to know what Clinton said (as it had to do with acknowledging each other, and how important that is) and what the actual phrase is, too.

Am I crazy? Did I imagine this?

Thanks in advance for any help or insight!

By: meerkatty

meerkatty — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:45:02 -0800

It's not Oprah, but googling (Bill Clinton "I see you") directs to this Harvard address as the first item. The anecdote is in the last paragraph.

By: djpappas

djpappas — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:16:50 -0800

For whatever reason the page is no longer available on Oprah's site. If you refer to Google's cache you can find the original page here

By: gursky

gursky — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:21:33 -0800

thanks, meerkatty! at least i know i'm not crazy.
i want to find the word/phrase.

thank you, djpappas!
i'm going to see if i can get more info about the show and possibly find that word/phrase.

By: hal_c_on

hal_c_on — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:36:38 -0800

Call up Oprah's show and request a transcript. Ok. Apparently the site is down...and they will be back up after a while to field your request.

By: Solon and Thanks

Solon and Thanks — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:17:52 -0800

Is it the Zulu word Sawubona?

http://anamericaninpretoria.blogspot.com/2008/04/sawubona.html

By: gursky

gursky — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:35:21 -0800

Solon and Thanks -- i am eternally grateful! that's great!

hal_c_on -- i think i will eventually request one, simply because i've been thinking of this interview quite a lot, and wouldn't mind to read it. thanks!