Ask Charles

23 Jun 2009

Please use this space to ask me questions by making comments in the blog. Remember that the blog's public so keep things general if you don't want people to work out who you are. I'll try and get back to you within a week.

Uncle Charles

Honey

16 Jun 2009

Dear Uncle Charles

The other day I came across a Ugandan newspaper report abouta woman who was caught sittingon top of a smoking pot of honey as she waited to have sex with a married cabinet minister. When I asked about the ritual, a friend explained that it was a fairly common practice in certain parts of Uganda and Sudan. Apparently, the women believe that by sitting on top of a pot of burning honey or incense, they will make sex more enjoyable for their male partner. I am amazed that this sort of thing could be going on. Aren’t there any sexual risks involved, and do you know whether it is practised by some Africans who live in the UK?

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