Uganda, Nov. 1 -- Every so often, social media bursts with episodes of mutual teasing and light-hearted mockery between East African youths from different countries in the region. The episodes have usually involved comparisons of infrastructure, quality of life, leadership, types of foods consumed and pretty much everything else, with one country's youths taking on another's to illustrate how they are superior to their neighbor.

Youths often dig up various kinds of photographic illustrations, glorifying their country, mocking the other country. It is entertaining, harmless chatter. Whenever an episode of it starts, it might go on for an entire day or even two.

It is commonest between Ugandan and Kenyan youths. I think it has also happen...