Something about Nairobi I

I don't understand how Nairobi got its notorious nickname "Nairobbery".For me, it's not more dangerous than any other big cities in the world. Matatu (minibus) frequently runs through and around the city. Like other metropolitan in the world, the city center of Nairobi is studded by many business and office buildings, stores, restaurants and hotels. The most "upscale" area in Kenya is the business district in Nairobi where "smart" looking people march through the streets intently.Commercial stores and hotels are largely humble looking, lack of the glamor of luxury in other capital cities. There are very few tourist"sights" in Nairobi city. City market is a lively place full of stalls selling everything from fresh meat to souvenir. Maasai jewellery is a staple here. After two hours of roaming around without a specific aim, I found myself back to where I started and bored. I decided to have a little African dinning adventure at a very local small cafe. I ordered "Ugali" and "Matatu" without knowledge of what they are. The servers had difficulty of explaining to me what they are. Later on my trip, I had Ugali just about every single meal. This maize (corn) made hard porrige is principle food in East Africa. It's the only food that locals can afford to feed their families in a lot of areas. Matatu is stewed cow tripe. A typical African meal is simply composed of Ugali and/or beans, a beef or chicken stew, a skuma (green vegetable) side dish. The same type of food is served anywhere and a menu is not in need to figure out what you want. Very few foreigners like Ugali for the first time, some of them probably never try or "get used to it" eventually. It's plain and tasteless yet very filling. Locals use their hand to eat. They pick a bite size of Ugali and a piece of Skuma and dip the stew sauce and throw into their mouth. It didn't take me long to learn to eat like a local. Many times when I traveled in small towns and rural areas, a nice and steaming Ugali meal often became a huge compliment for me after a long tiring day.
I indeed felt bored with the city of Nairobi on the first day. That sentiment had changed each time I returned from elsewhere to Nairobi. Nairobi is the place that you find the closest to the modern world outside of Africa. It's the place you can at least escape from the overwhelming poverty scene for a moment (if you don't particularly looking for) and enjoy as a tourist the comfort of decent food, relatively consistent electricity, convenient public transportation and Internet access. Nairobi became my snug nest.