Facts and misconceptions of Africa you/someone you know has
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Facts and misconceptions of Africa you/someone you know has
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Truth: nope
Misconception: Wild animals everywhere
Truth: In certain places there are some wild animals such as deer and monkeys, but really dangerous animals are mostly in nature reserves. (This is true about South Africa, I can't verify for other countries)
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This is true about Nigeria as well.stoppoppingtheP wrote:Misconception: Everybody is black
Truth: nope
Misconception: Wild animals everywhere
Truth: In certain places there are some wild animals such as deer and monkeys, but really dangerous animals are mostly in nature reserves. (This is true about South Africa, I can't verify for other countries)
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You're right! It offends me that people genuinely think that everyone in Africa knows each other. I've watched videos where people have called Africa a country rather than an entire continent. Africa, like America, is so diverse and intriguing. They have these notions because of the information they are usually exposed to. Still, we're in the digital age and people can easily confirm the validity of the information they receive.Miss_BeckyG wrote:I am disappointed by the misconception that everyone in Africa sort of knows each other. I honestly wish those who maintain such a notion would realise Africa is a vast continent with so many countries and diverse cultures. Not so much the 'dark continent' that it is thought to be.
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Amagine wrote:There are a lot of people with misconceptions about different places. That's why it is important to do your research before you form an opinion.
Yes, Amagine. it is very important one does some research before an opinion is formed. The truth is, we are all guilty of this error. I have held certain ideas about peoples and places which got punctured either positively or negatively when I visited those places and interacted with their peoples.
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Bettychi55 wrote:I once meet a young Australian scientist in a hotel near our home who's father kept calling and asking her to return since he believed Africa is a dark continent with nothing but uncivilized people, wild animals, forest and diseases. He was actually worried for her safety. She kept arguing almost in vain that the direct opposite of his beliefs are the realities of the continent. Have you ever met someone who thinks this way, or do you have this perception.
This is so absurd. It usually happens when people think they are advanced but are still in the previous era of time.
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I liked the quote of Jhumpa Lahiri. It was apt for the topic.Amagine wrote:There are a lot of people with misconceptions about different places. That's why it is important to do your research before you form an opinion.
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I had friends in my university who used to tell that African people do not wash their hair for months because of the way they style it.
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That's a sad statement on their educations! No one should get out of high school thinking such a thing.Steph K wrote:I know many people who think Africa is all tribal societies living in mud huts and hunting animals. Not everybody is aware that there are huge metropolitan cities in Africa, like Johannesburg or Cape Town.
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I agree with you. This is what I have overheard more than anything when people are discussing Africa. That, and that all black people are from there. So many times in my life I have been told to return there, which was always met with me blankly staring back at the people who said it.DShore wrote:I think some people think that it's just a horrible, filthy place. While some may still agree with that after research, you can find all of the wonders in the country from a neutral perspective.