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I think you would have a hard time in Africa; Africans themselves tend to have a stronger affiliation to their continent than country and refer to it as-such.
by Stevvo 4y ago
I think you would have a hard time in Africa; Africans themselves tend to have a stronger affiliation to their continent than country and refer to it as-such.
- curiousgal 4y agoI was born and raised in Africa and I disagree.
- marci 4y agoThis comment reminds me of this part of a speech[0] from a nigerian writer: I must say that before I went to the U.S., I didn't consciously identify as African. But in the U.S., whenever Africa came up, people turned to me. Never mind that I knew nothing about places like Namibia. But I did come to embrace this new identity, and in many ways I think of myself now as African. Although I still get quite irritable when Africa is referred to as a country, the most recent example being my otherwise wonderful flight from Lagos two days ago, in which there was an announcement on the Virgin flight about the charity work in "India, Africa and other countries." [0] https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_the_dange...
- Infinitesimus 4y agoThere are over a billion people on the continent with several countries and hundreds upon hundreds of languages. You're gonna have a hard time assuming things about Africans as a group regardless of your stance
- wsgeorge 4y ago> Africans themselves tend to have a stronger affiliation to their continent than country My impression is exactly the opposite. We don't even like our countries that much, LOL. Tribal affiliations run strong. Sorry. EDIT: I've always felt that the "African" identity is pushed by non-Africans looking from an outsider's perspective, and our own social/political elite trying to reshape the post-colonial continent.