False Perceptions
After spending more than ½ my life in Africa I went to Britain, Shortly after arriving I attended a job interview with a panel of 4 interviewers.There was a woman who started off by asking in a very slow patronizing voice if I had been scared of the elevator, I replied that yes I had been but was amazed at the openings in the wall with glass in them; she replied that “I suppose you don’t have windows in your mud houses”.
I have also had people say “but you are white, we thought all Africans were dark skinned” and the popular ”how do you cope with all the wild animals”.
What are your perceptions of Africa, and have you been asked stupid questions about where you live?
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"You come from Kenya, how come you're white"?
I also had comments made about living in a mud hut, running around all day with a spear and did my family own a lot of cattle.
"My perceptions of Africa... There are a lot of black people there!"
The only thing that people have asked me during the course of my life is:
"I suppose you eat frogs legs, don´t you"? or..
"why don´t you drink wine, for a French woman?" or...
To be even more daring...
"Are you into French kissing?"
I love frog's legs!!! Yummy!!
And
I love French kissing too!! Double yummy!!
From cow, you get milk.
From milk, you get buttermilk, cheese, yoghurt.......
Your perceptions of Africa are spot on!
Perceptions of Africa----from child upwards.
First mad at 12years that so called white people lording it over black people, jobs houses etc.
Then 15 years, mad at black people slaughtering white folks and kicking them out the country with nothing.
Then mad at everyone because whites had left farms, busineses and blacks had never been taught top jobs so could not run anything but amok.
Then an understanding that time that father time will make things right where its people not blacks and whites.
MMMM Maybe I wear rose coloured specks too.
Its a sad world, as one problem is solved another takes its place, we just have to keep smiling and make it a bed of roses for ourselves and closest people
The Kangaroos are a huge misconception and Dingos dont eat all your babies either.
If you get bitten by a vampire you become one
Molly, I agree, you should reply to these vermin contaminating your inbox.
I just remembered when we were in primary school, we used to have a Little Black Babies collection box in the classroom
We didn't collect little black babies in it (there being none in Ireland wouldn't have helped that cause), but our pennies and tuppances to send to the little black babies of starving Africa