I'm originally from the United States and recently stayed for 28 days in Tanzania. Indeed, a very friendly people everywhere we went...which included very rural areas, Dar es Salaam, and the touristy places such as Moshi and Arusha. Even Kenya Airlines was far more friendlier than any other airline we travelled there and back. My husband and i want to go back very much. Even learning swahili as best we can until we can get there....any one know of a good resource for learning swahili? Right now we have an "at-home" kit by the company "Teach Yourself". Anyway, we learned that Swahili is the national language of Tanzania, although many people speak other languages, tribal languages etc. English is taught in the primary schools and more predominantly in the secondary schools and is used in business and politics. Over 107 different tribes in Tanzania alone. What a wonderful place. I described one area in paticular to my family/friends as "a little Eden" it was so peaceful and food was fairly plentiful, naturally.
