[wanabidii] Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - I am from Africa

Just so you know: a national of Botswana is not called a "Botswanan" but a "Motswana" (singular) or "Batswana" (plural). The Batswana are very sensitive about this issue.

On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 11:37 PM, Yona Maro <oldmoshi@gmail.com> wrote:

Ask an Egyptian to differentiate between a Botswanan and a Namibian and you will be amazed. To the Egyptian they are one and the same thing.

Ask a Mozambican what the difference between a Guinean and Burkinabe and you would get a blank stare; a Kenyan or Ivorian would be very puzzled why I am asking the difference between a Tunisian, Moroccan, or Egpytian.

Nearly 99% of Ethiopians, or for that matter other East Africans, would fail to tell Ghanaians and Nigerians apart from their names, hearing them talk, and seeing them walk.

Simply put, my friends, Africans can't differentiate Africans either. If you are from Sierra Leone or Liberia it doesn't matter to the Southern Africa, he will only remember you are from West Africa.

My friends, Africa is one country, we just don't know it yet!

When asked where you are from stand tall and proud and answer, "I am from Africa".

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