The story “Remembering my Childhood on the Continent of Africa” David Sedaris compared the life of his own and the life of his friend an eleven year old boy name Hugh. David describes life as to be exotic and more interesting than that of his own. He describes his life to be very dull and the only somewhat exciting experience he had and recalls was when he went to visit his grandmother who seem not to know who he was.  The life and stories of Hugh going to an Ethiopian slaughterhouse, having house boys as he called it and going to different family vacation intrigued him, as he said when told stories “it’s all I can do to hold back jealously”. At the end David realized that maybe he should appreciate his own life.