Americanized Africans

Why is it that so many sisters from Africa seem to buy into this American or European way of thinking and living when they come into the US or other European countries?

I mean it's as if they too like a lot of African American have an identity problem of wanting to look and dress European. We have a hard time accepting our true selves.

I am starting to see allot of African American women who wrap their heads and wear African clothing and even starting to learn more about African culture's, And I am starting to see allot of African sister's with blue eye's wearing orange & blond straight hair.

It makes me mad sometimes because so many of us African American women try hard get a deeper understanding of who we are as African women in general. We have an understanding of who we are as African American's but not African's.
Deep inside we look to our African sister's as apart of our selves that we do not know. I understand that some part's of Africa was and some still are colonized by the European's, yet and still there is lot's of rich culture in Africa that's not here in America.

Being modern is cool I just think it is also just as important to represent your own identity.

People always think the grass is greener on the other isde of the fence.

Yes o,Phil!You can't imagine doing all you can(legally) to get atop of things in your class at school or at work abroad and having to come home(naija) and have one spoilt brat who's dad has used "man know man" to get him a post at one of the most prestigous postions in any lucrative biz.It kind of makes you wonder whether one would actually make it at home or..... abroad.....so to blend into the foreign culture people tend to change their personality too...(psychologically,it makes the process of change faster).Anyway, only the strongest of us stilll retain that African identity and ideology,so whether them like am......, whether them no like am,........we go make am....."GODFATHER" or not!God willing. 

Obong,which kain invest?

them no invest in anything!The only people who have done the investing are the companies who bribe one Govt. official or the other to get licences for jobs to be done anyway.

Africans who deny Africa in a foreign land are not worthy anyway. But if only they know how must white people wish to possess some of the natural endowment with which God has blesses us then they will take a rethink.

But for Nigeria in particular, its people have the right and the go-ahead from me to reject the country because I can't imagine poorer countries of Africa whom we got independent before advancing at a faster rate than us.

In deed like Idris, pointed out "Nigeria jaga jaga."

This case is a big case ooo. BUt i guess they said "if you are in rome, act like a roman". But anyways sha, that don't mean we should forget where we came from. 

mhm.you guys are right..we cannot forget home now, see some people who are not even nigerians want to copy our culture because of how some great nigerians carry themselves..don't forget home jo..i know i wont 

Yeah it so main stream here in America. What I'm starting to learn is that these American trends exsist within Africa already. It's seen on T.V and more.