Let's set aside the matter of overseas colonies for now; since the Far East Empire has sent people to exchange and investigate, East Africa, naturally, can't lose its manners.
However, Ernst feels there's nothing in East Africa worthy of investigation. The way East Africa came to be is not something other countries can easily replicate. One of the biggest characteristics is that East Africa still hasn't shed its colonial essence.
From beginning to end, there's never been any talk of true independence in East Africa. It's a nation that directly evolved from a colony, unlike other independent countries like the United States and Brazil, which carry the imprint of their former sovereign countries. East Africa doesn't have a former sovereign country, besides the Heixinggen Principality, which doesn't count, as the Heixinggen royal family's influence further weakened after moving to Africa.
