The western world has a great misconception about Africa. It is really very funny when you meet some westerners online and they think Africans are barbarians. Perhaps it is due to some of the images they see about the continents on news networks. Sadly, what some of these westerners fail to understand is the fact that Africa is a beautiful continent. This article will focus on the things Westerners think when they hear Africa.

7 Things Westerners Think When They Hear Africa

#1. Africans Live On Trees

One of the things westerners think when they hear Africa is that we live on trees. It still a puzzle while some people from the western world will think that Africans live on trees.

For Clarity sake, Africans don’t live on trees or forest. Rather they live in houses with modern infrastructural facilities.

#2 Africans Are All Dark Skinned

Another great misconception the westerner world has about Africans is the fact that they are all dark-skinned. This is not correct as they are people in Africa that are light skinned.

As a matter of fact, people from countries like Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt etc are all light skinned and they are Africans.

#3 Africans Are TechnoPhobe

The Westerners believe that Africans are Technophobe. In other words, they know nothing about Technology.

They believe that an average African can’t even operate a computer. Yeah, that is how bad it is.

#4 Africans Live in Bush

Some Westerners still believe that Africans live in the bush. In fact, most of them believe that there are no beautiful houses on the continent.

Perhaps some of the movies they watch about Africa make them believe that the continent is inhabited by savages. This is not true, they are beautiful and modern houses in Africa, some of them are more beautiful than the ones in the Western world.

#5 There are no beautiful houses

If you are having this misconception about Africa, you better erase it now. They are beautiful mansions on the continent.

As a matter of fact, there are 5-star hotels on the continent that dignitaries from the Western world live when they are on an official visit to the continent.

#6 Africa Wear Barefoot

On a serious note, “this one weak me very well”. The Westerners believe that Africans are so poor that they can’t even afford to buy a shoe.

This is a wrong impression they have about the continents. Africans wear the fashionable and trending shoes. Name the shoe brand, we wear it in Africa.

#7 Africans Beg For Food

This is also one of the things westerns think when they hear Africa. This is not true, we don’t beg for food in Africa, rather we grow food.

Most people living in rural areas here in Africa eat more than three times a day and they are all happy.

These are some of the things Westerners think when they hear Africa. Share this article on social media and prove to the world that Africa is a civilized continent.

Source: http://www.24hoursreporter.com/2018/07/18/7-things-westerners-think-when-they-hear-africa/

that was long time ago not now,....

Afrika Amaka!!...

That's their concern.

You forgot to add the main things, when they hear Africa especially Nigeria what comes to their mind is
Scammers

The person above me is on point. No longer now.

as funny as it may sound some of them think africa is jus one place. like no countries in it.
the other time i was chatting on a foreign and when i introduced my sef as an african from Nigeria, they were asking me if nIGERI is the capital of Africa.....

Ever8054:
that was long time ago not now,....

carls003:
The person above me is on point. No longer now.

They still carry that mentality. Most especially those that dont know a thing or two about the continent.

The prevailing sentiment is seeing Africa, a continent, as a country. In that regard, one may not blame them as we Africans tend to see ourselves as one once we are out of the continent without regard to the states created by colonialists to break our solidarity.

That’s the unenlightened westerner. When all their past presidents came here, na bush dem stay? Na trees dem climb? Rubbish lie lie post.

8. Africans especially Nigeria is inhabited by scammers

What kind of image do we portray to them in our movies, news and online?

That's the kinda perception they would have about you.

Due to the high level of scam emanating from Nigeria, if you are proposing a business to a white man from Nigeria, the first thing that comes to his mind is, this could likely be a con man masqurading as a legit business man.

From that moment, his guard is on 24/7.

Africa, we are our own undoing

Most of the westerners are uneducated when it comes to learning anything pertaining to other countries. I actually do believe that majority of them still do think this way. You forgot one more thing, they assume that every African who comes to their country is a prince or from royalty.

Very true.

They also believe most Africans reason below normal... Sadly enough.. Thats not far from being true.

Most of them hold it that Africa will always be a third world.

Well, I think they are advanced albinos who don't have their bath.

Ignorance

can you imagine

It's only a dumbo that will say that

Hmmm

They are mostly right in their believe

Rubbish, we are way better than what they think of us

KazeemIbrahim1:
Well, I think they are advanced albinos who don't have their bath.

this is true

What you imagine Westerners think when they hear Africa. How many of them did you interview to arrive at your conclusions?

Courtesy of our headless leaders.


We should have been at per with them if we have vibrant people at the healm of Africans affaires.

with the conditions buhari has left us in, I hope we don't get to this level someday.

They are foolish.

Especially the Americans.

They think Africa is a country

Some will visit Congo you will see him shout I went to Africa.

are we not living on tree..are we not living in bush.....are we not... they are right honestly.

You forgot Africans have eejit bloggers who write all sorts of incoherent rubbish