Comments on: My beloved country called Africa™ http://angryafrican.net/2008/04/05/my-beloved-country-called-africa/ I have opinions. I am from Africa. I live here now. I blog. Tue, 08 May 2012 20:48:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: maggie http://angryafrican.net/2008/04/05/my-beloved-country-called-africa/#comment-6630 Mon, 18 Oct 2010 22:32:16 +0000 http://angryafrican.wordpress.com/?p=132#comment-6630 wow..great post, Just like you, I’m proudly African. Magd from Botswana

]]> By: omyft http://angryafrican.net/2008/04/05/my-beloved-country-called-africa/#comment-5478 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:01:49 +0000 http://angryafrican.wordpress.com/?p=132#comment-5478 Just gonna say, to some of the people who commented… Why are you bashing america for being so generalistic? We aren’t ALL that way just like you aren’t ALL africans. I take offense to both Africa being thought of as a country and America being thought of as ignorant. I have lived my whole life in Africa, but I’m still American and I’d really like to think I’m not THAT ignorant! Learn to get along and don’t be hypocrites, sure fight for what you believe in, but don’t turn into the enemy while you do! Ok sorry for the rant but, great post.

]]> By: Riani http://angryafrican.net/2008/04/05/my-beloved-country-called-africa/#comment-3821 Sat, 03 Jan 2009 07:28:33 +0000 http://angryafrican.wordpress.com/?p=132#comment-3821 I loved this post. Soooo funny, but sooo true. My husband is Cuban, and always gets agitated when somebody talks about America, or Americans, when they talk about the US and its citizens. “I’m American, he says, and I’m from America!” So I try to always say US or USA, but I never know what to do with “American”.

I live and teach in Dubai, and often students ask where I’m from. When I say I’m from SA, they look at me in amazement, silence, and the – but you’re not black?

On the pronunciation thing, I am so tired of the Americans (US variety) saying things like Eye-rack, and Eye-ran. I mean, if you’re going to invade a country, or threaten to bomb it, at least get the pronunciation right!

]]> By: Nna http://angryafrican.net/2008/04/05/my-beloved-country-called-africa/#comment-671 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:56:12 +0000 http://angryafrican.wordpress.com/?p=132#comment-671 @Snoop Diggity-DANG-Dawg

“The Whole World is AFRICA”
The rest o you is just on some islands floatin’ rounda edges . . . lOl

]]> By: Snoop Diggity-DANG-Dawg http://angryafrican.net/2008/04/05/my-beloved-country-called-africa/#comment-591 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:02:39 +0000 http://angryafrican.wordpress.com/?p=132#comment-591 Newsflash: Africa isn’t a country. It’s a county.

]]> By: you don't say... http://angryafrican.net/2008/04/05/my-beloved-country-called-africa/#comment-577 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:44:36 +0000 http://angryafrican.wordpress.com/?p=132#comment-577 Excellent post. I love how you responded to the NY taxi driver. You know, people are always surprised when I tell them there are alot of “non-African” cultures represented in African countries. I always get shocked reactions when I tell people I carpooled with an Indian in Nigeria and that there are plenty of Asians there. There were whites there too (in my classes).
I agree with your point about Africa studies. I know tooooooooooons about European History and probably more about countries in Europe than I do about other countries in Africa.

]]> By: poetik http://angryafrican.net/2008/04/05/my-beloved-country-called-africa/#comment-567 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:11:47 +0000 http://angryafrican.wordpress.com/?p=132#comment-567 i really understand your, may i say, frustrations? its very interesting indeed. but you are a bit lucky, you come from South Africa, and its not a small country, and anyone who knows anything about Africa, knows South Africa exists. imagine coming from Botswana…that is a huge problem my man. you are always explaining why you are not from South Africa but southern Africa, and what the difference is. sometimes you are asked whether Botswana is not part of South Africa, and you say “its a different country”, “whereabouts?”…”southern Africa”…”ohh, South Africa”

but i find it even more interesting that our children know so much about European history and American history, things like Bismark etc and that is not necessarily unwelcome, but they also tend to not know much about African history before colonisation. i have met South Africans who have no idea where Botswana is…and i am talking about right in Johannesburg, about 400km from Botswana. … its a shame my brother. But it will improve, i think in our subcontinent, since independence we have had better infrastructure which allows for easy travel in between our various countries. i meet South Africans in Gaborone who are just staying, and i meet Tanzanians visiting, and we Batswana also travel and spend holidays in Namibia, Mozambique etc. i think because our subcontinent is probably one of the most peaceful, we have tended to move abit more freely through the region, and that will help. we also need to really emphasise Africa Studies in our curriculum.

]]> By: Odette http://angryafrican.net/2008/04/05/my-beloved-country-called-africa/#comment-566 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:41:08 +0000 http://angryafrican.wordpress.com/?p=132#comment-566 @ Segeju

Moo-gay-b?

LOL, thanks for making me laugh my friend. :-)

]]> By: ilovemylife http://angryafrican.net/2008/04/05/my-beloved-country-called-africa/#comment-565 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:03:55 +0000 http://angryafrican.wordpress.com/?p=132#comment-565 Great post!

]]> By: Segeju http://angryafrican.net/2008/04/05/my-beloved-country-called-africa/#comment-564 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:07:47 +0000 http://angryafrican.wordpress.com/?p=132#comment-564 And also the way many Americans can’t seem to read/correctly pronounce a name that isn’t Smith or Brown etc.

They never even try to read it correctly! I guess because it’s not a ‘normal’ name?

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Well, I take that back… I’ve heard numerous S.Ans pronounce Bob’s name ‘Moo-gay-b’. And I was like whattheheck??
:-)

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