Why don’t they believe that Africa is not just poverty and corruption, and that only people in the rural areas live in huts and farm for a living (like in many parts of Asia)
It’s seriously my biggest pet peeve when Americans ask me things like “You’re from AFRICA? OMG do they walk around naked? will i die from a disease as soon as i step off the plane? do you
have cars and streets? OMG do you ride a donkey to school?”
Ofcourse that’s an exaggeration but people ask me very ignorant questions sometimes, and I usually don’t like to boast but in this case I have to set the record straight and tell
them to stop being so close-minded because what the media portrays of Africa is not what ALL of Africa looks like.
I’m from Tunisia and its a beautiful country right by the Medditeranean and people there live in houses that are MUCH bigger than any on the ones I’ve seen in the u.s
and we drive the latest european cars and have perfectly modern infrastructure. Other countries in Africa that I’ve lived in also have beautiful cities, beaches, and are very diverse, I grew up
in Africa but went to International schools there and grew up with Australians, Japanese, Americans, Canadians, Europeans, etc.
Yes, there IS poverty in Africa but why does the media continue to spread the lie that all of Africa is like that??
Pics:
Zanzibar (Island off the coast of east africa:
http://www.wildland.com/trips/details/Images/tzh_zanzibar_beach_b.jpg
Tunisia (Northern Africa)
http://www.iho-ohi.org/wp-content/tunis.jpg
Gambia (west africa)
http://www.accurofinance.com/images/boxes/slides/gambia_beach.jpg
South Africa
http://www.localaccess.com/burger/south%20africa/south%20africa.jpg
http://www.experienceholidays.co.uk/dynamicdata/data/Southern%20Africa/CPT%20WFront%20South%20Africa.jpg