Yet another brilliant clip TinaSarafina. Unbiased, truthful analysis of our not only beautiful country Tanzania, but also our lovely Continent of Africa. Please Africans, let us emancipate ourselves from mental slavery, once and for all. God bless Africa.
Hi Sarafina, very interesting video. I live in Thailand and you could be talking about Thailand. There are the same discriminatory social customs here. I still get upset when I'm standing at the 7eleven counter and a white foreigner comes in and they look to serve them first, and when I complain they look at me as if I've gone mad! So, it's not just African countries. It's just what the locals are used to.
I have traveled to many countries in Africa and I find your advice and observations on point. If I come across new travelers to the continent I will suggest they watch this video. Great Video.
Having been born and raised in Tanzania this is one of the realest videos about people's attitude in our country esp. the part where people expect you to be dressed a certain way and if not you don't even feel safe
No culture is set in stone. If you TZ its up to you to speak up be yourself and define what TZ culture is for you. Don't be one of those ppl that blindly and foolishly just accept it. Live your life be who you are no apologies!!
Your insights were spot on. Except when I was in South Africa, Durban to be specific, the Manager of a really well known restaurant which was an amazing restaurant 👏🏾 btw came over several times and really took care of us but skipped the tables with Non- Black foreigners LOL. I was shocked. I often travel to parts of Africa for leisure (rather give my US dollars to the African tourism industry) as an American. Not sure how much that plays a role.
I travelled to and around Cape Town, and I was horrified by the still very segregated society! On the surface of it, sure you see people of various creeds and colours existing alongside each other, but just beneath that thinly veiled exterior (and the loud din of the endless informal settlements, EVERYWHERE!!) was the ingrained history of the country, in it's people. Beautiful country, marred by a shocking and recent history - it still has a lot of healing to do...
@@bubblegummers84 SA is still a young democracy. Just 24 years ago there was still segregation. The after effects of segregation still exists and it will take a few years to reverse but we are getting there
Yes, I had a very similar experience of those things in Jamaica. (I’m Black British w/ Jamaican Parents). It’s very sad that the locals have to carry on like that towards their fellow black people. Smdh
I hear this too as an African: can I have your shoes,can I have your T-shirt, can I have your glasses, can I have your pants and drawers lol damn you want me naked... Oh my people they kill me
I cant say more, this is truly the time to change the mindset. I am a local Tz experienced the color issue in my country on public service while being with my European friends. Cant forget that day we entering into a supermarket and get treated like i am not a person by my fellow Tanzanian at the gate!! This is Shit to some of Tzn who put more value to foreigners just because they got money or believing on crazy mindset that the European could at some point deserve more than. I wish everybody could see this video and at-least be Open minded. Thanks for your video and i will request this video to Swahili version so you can reach the local population.
You are AMAZING!! I completely agree with you :D I had severe identity issues growing up with my Asian ethnicity but in a western country (Australia). As I grew older, I became so comfortable with both of my upbringing and also my heritage.. I'm happy to speak to my parents in our native language but also be able to adapt and love the country that welcomed us! Thank you for this insight, I'm super happy to find another person who feels the same way, it would be nice if we could have fika (maybe) someday haha
all of these are complete facts!!! I have been to 4 countries in Africa and I have experienced this in Johannesburg, South Africa at the Sandton Skye the Codfather.
Hi Tina....My name is Christopher, I am from the United States USA, Thank you for your transparent information.. I am making plans to visit Africa in 2020, I would like to keep in touch with you in case I have any questions.
As a Tanzanian this saddens me a lot, I would not wish that happen to me either. I promise to educate my people so they can understand how hurtful their behavior is. A lot of us still suffer from the hangovers of colonialism, and it's made worse by foreign aid culture. I hope we introduce anti-inferiority-complex or selflove classes in our school caricullum. I'm glad you are still with us regardless, to that I must appreciate your patience with our ways.
I think you and appreciate you for being so candid about Tanzania. I am very much so looking forward to traveling to Tanzania within the next year to year-and-a-half. Hopefully in my travels I get the opportunity to personally meet you but I did want to say again thank you, you have shown me beautiful parts of Tanzania and you have giving me good things and Good Vibes along, you've let us know the real side in regards to some of the negativity that's there it doesn't discourage me from traveling it just makes me more aware and I'd appreciate that. Thank you
My girl this is a great video. U really kept it real. That black attitude and expectation is all over the world. Im from jamaica and its the same exceptation and beliefs.
I would never have guessed that the term muzungu would also be used for black foreigners. It's kinda showing that it's mostly used for the white people but at the end it's not much about skin colour. I was thinking about changing my style to fit in when I visit Kenya but I'll be busted anyways... so I might drop the idea entirely and just be me.
Asante Sana for your honesty, being from the continent and returning back is definitely not the same , and it’s unfortunate but yes time has past and people no longer will view you the same. This was my rude awakening especially traveling back from the US in 15years
I am a black American. I was in Africa for three months in 1971.I felt at home and well accepted.Her experience might be her own subjective judgments .Some good and some negative. You should judge for yourself .Be open,respectful and nonjudgmental.This young lady is a good person but some what judgemental.
Tina thank you for all the useful information you are giving on your channel. I’m white but still can use a lot of all the information n appreciate that you give a balanced perspective. Looking forward to see more.
The restaurant treatment is the same in South America where the ones with the lightest complexion receives the best service and the darkest and indigenous groups are given sub-par treatment. As for most East-Asians countries they tend not to slight their own people for foreigners.
"You're not from around here" can happen in your home country or even from neighborhood to neighborhood. I never bought into going anywhere and feeling like I'm one of the people there. I think in some areas of Africa, maybe South Africa, areas of Kenya, I wouldn't stick out in terms of just flat-out appearance. But I would in South Sudan, I look different. I would in Somali, though they might think I'm from an African country. Or not. I probably would in Senegal. And mannerisms and stuff count. I like to feel at ease when I travel and in many places, you're targeted as a person with money so you have to expect that.
As a Senegalese born and raised in Senegal but currently living in France I have to admit painfully that these kind of attitudes also exist in my home country. The sad thing is that that's these kind of people that will approach you not the good people. Some people in Africa just need education. The best advice I can give you when you travel in Africa is having a trusted African friend you can hang out with. However I have to disagree with you concerning the respect due to elders. I'm interested about Confucianism. This philosophy is for me the key thing that is making east Asian countries take over the world (particularly China and Japan). Confucius talk about the reverence due to elders because of the order needed in society. We Africans have just to build upon good things in our culture and modernize not turn ourselves into westerners.
I agree with her respect is earned; not given. That system is flawed and needs to change. There's no accountability. Hence the reason the continent is in such a mess. If those so-called elders were being held for all their complicities the continent will be a better place to live. The examples are too numerous to be detailed here.
@@dakanu The classic way of opposing elders to the youth or African men to African women, we've already seen that. If the African youth were better than the elders African would be better since most of the Africans are young (me myself included). Africa has one main problem that is education. What I mean by education is the kind the kind of knowledge you need to spread to make the people adapted to the 21st century. I mean by that science. You can't take shortcuts and we do not need to make a clean sweep of what we are. We have to recognize our strength and weakness. And for me the respect, due to elders though it can be seen as unjust and though elders are not always good persons, is a good thing. We have this in common with East Asia and and it has done no harm to them. Every society need a certain kind of order. We just just have to build upon these characteristics.
The worst racist experience I have had so far in my life was in Africa. That was a long time ago and was the first time I had ever travelled. I was about 20 years old. Since then I have had almost no belief in humanity. I cannot listen to a person from Nigeria for example, telling me that Africa needs to have white rule in order to progress. Coming from a Jamaican background, that kind of thing really hurts.
Hey tina! I am in dar es salaam right now and I would love to do a tour and a collab with you while I am here. I have 54,000 subs. How can I reach you?
Wat up oshay hope u get that interview, plz discuss how to end self hate...colonization and slavery ended long ago, we should not put other races above our own
I just visited Haiti which is where both my parents were born and raised and I found that it is very similar to Tanzania. Everywhere I went people knew I was a foreigner because of my beard and the way I dressed.
As a Tanzanian am encouraging Diasporas to return and invest in the motherland because I hate to see chinese taking over African resources. yes, It will be difficult for first commers to blend in but surely their descendants will blend in very well. God bless Tanzania 🇹🇿
People need to learn these things when they think the Grass is Greener on the other side. But some are willing to go though it, because the people share their skin type, that is not where your peace will come from. ( God ) Matthew 6:33 Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his Righteousness and all things shall be added.
Thank you. Also, as much as possible, can we continously share about not financially supporting corruption / violence by or when traveling and living in certain places?
Tanzania will never call you mzungu if you are black just because the word mzungu means white person. They might call you mzungu mweusi which means black-white person but that’s only if you act like a foreigner. Most of the time people treat you like based on how you allow them to. I took my nephews home for vacation, they didn’t speak the language but they were able to fit right it just because first they acted like local and told people they were Tanzanians born abroad. So if people stare at you in Tanzania and they follow you as a black person it will be because you are acting like a foreigner who’s better than them. Yes it’s true that people are a bit more brainwashed just because they associate whiteness with money and a lot of people like money.
You are right my sister. That happends when you meet the narrowminded People who have never travelled out of country. There is somethn about travelling outside and staying in different parts of the world with different people that broadens up your mind. if you meet such exposed Africans i dnt think they would treat foreigners badly or show some irritating behaviours
You are so insightful and a lot more calm than I would be in those situations! I really appreciate this video and your discussion, I didn't think that it would be so difficult (and also similar to my own experience as a white in Africa!) to be black and travelling Africa. I assumed it might be easier because you can sort of blend in, but obviously you can't always do that with regards to accent, language and a foreign 'swagger' or vibe. I'm fortunate to have a handful of extended family and friends in Uganda who are generous and have a broader understanding of life in the west and they KNOW it is not the land of milk and honey (I like how you put that ahaha, really describes how the west is viewed). But, in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania the majority of my experience is similar to yours in regards to being asked for things, fake friendships, anti-blackness in asking to marry me solely cause of my colour, or asking for me to bring them to Australia or marry a friend etc, and the stalking! Thinking back, I did travel for a bit with an African American girl, who constantly got hounded and called 'black America'. And one of my Xhosa friends gets asked for money a lot when she is back in South Africa. It's an exhausting experience not being able to trust many people, constantly get ripped off in the market, and used. In saying all that, on the whole East Africa is incredible, and like you said, the younger, more 'cool' generation 'get it' more. And those authentic friendships and connections are priceless! I fly out on Monday for Uganda, and travel from Ug down to Dar es salaam over three months - and I'm super excited and more prepared emotionally than I was last time ahaha. Thanks for your great videos and super honest discussions! Sorry for such a long comment lol, God Bless!
I do agree that the law in Tanzania sometimes if not most would favor the people with better financial capability than the less fortunate, that's not ok. & eliminating that would help us fight corruption effectively i think , hope Magufuli will get this sorted out being identified as an outsider it's a common domain everywhere i attest to this because I've been around meaning traveled whether its Africa , Asia , Europe and now america (Nevada Las Vegas ) currently living but born & raised in TZ Ignorance its common domain to everyone you meet who hasn't been to the other side of the continent. I've been asked do u guys have malls in your country or do live with animals or see lions everyday. Experience racism & other other shit down the cafeteria line u might think off. And being charged higher than the local its common everywhere 2 my first year at UNLV i was charged as an international student but now its not the case I've my paper figured out . and nobody out the blue would just ask u to do something for them if your not related in some time of way plus you can decline if the task doesn't abide with u & what TZ has done for a long time is to shelter its people from western culture , some of it like avoiding the western liberal way of dressing as to a conservative way that's implemented I STILL LIKE UR CHANNEL THO
I would advise you speak about the countries young have visited instead of saying Africa. Because what you say about whites being served first in my country it is not like that. Never experienced it.
@@veinsofafricanblood7519 congo. Like I said never experienced that here. And I am a local. Actually congolese tend to sometimes give hardtime to whites if it's a way for them to have money Ex: police,customs
@I.N. Turrner there are people that come and visit and love it and some hate it. It is true that Congo is the richest country soil wise and could be the richest country in the world economically if we did not have such corrupt people on top starting from the president. It's a beautiful country. You should visit. If we congolese could just wake-up and fight for this country.
Interesting perspective. That anti- black behaviour is not cool. Africans not giving their fellow Africans (who they consider foreigners) the same service they give other visitors is something I hope will change. We need to treat our own better.There are similar sentiments in the Caribbean. At times when I go home strangers and family alike will sometimes think that because you live in the US you have more and are in a sense obligated to give them whatever they ask for even if it is unreasonable. And of course they don't take into account how said money is earn of the difficulties faces as a immigrant in another country etc.
I've heard that TZ culture is pretty conservative, as is Kenyan culture but I don't see anything wrong with that. It would probably be worse in somewhere like Saudi Arabia. Either way their cultures should be respected, but they should hold white women to the same expectations. As far as treatment, I have only been to Kenya and was VERY put off by the Kenyan Air videos of Maasai catering to and pampering mzungus (whites). After seeing that I didn't know what to expect. Most ppl assumed I'm Kenyan and when they heard I am not they replied "welcome sister!" which made me feel great! However my husband challenged one uber driver about the dirt in car seat I was about to sit in and he immediately asked if I'm from there. Only when he learned I'm not Kenyan was he willing to clean the seat! That was very telling smh.
I think that you should do your research , try it out for yourself and then make up your mind. Hi Tanzanians are generally super friendly people but this video is to explain to non African black people that running away from your current country to move to Some African country is not necessarily going to feel like “coming home” mainly because of difference in culture and language - things which take years to learn (If one is willing). It’s about people managing their expectations. it’s a bit unfair to put expectations of immediate affection from people who are complete strangers to you. In the video I urge people to go with an open mind and willingness to learn and experience the new culture and take it from there, wether you enjoy visiting or relocating completely only you can decide. Thanks for watching 😊
Hello sista..found this late but had to comment..many of the things said are true..especially the "obey the eldery,service,culture,the asking"but that of the mzungu vs the black i can disagree with you..dont know but most of services are equally provided though slagish..and also about nice places to have few blacks i disagree too..we love partying and spending..most of us just go to a place we are most familiar and comfortable with..and about the giving of stuff thats not just to foreigners it also happens to us locals..if have a nice thing a fellow can ask for it or take it..weird but thats how we are
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You described the whole of africa not just tanzania. I'm 2nd generation from the uk but get the same reaction when i visit nigeria. I can speak two of the local languages so it takes them a while to catch on...for like two mins lol and they're like ''guy where u from really?'' haha. However don't agree with the gender part, rich nigerian women control men, if you have no money and you're claiming manhood nigerians will laugh at you. I definitely don't think adopting western values at the expense of our african ones mean we're more ''moral'' or progressive...
You are very right on your submission on this contest, however I guess it's more rampant with most of east African countries for highly respecting the white people, but I am not saying you can't find such a behaviours in west African countries but it's highly minimally. In Nigeria where I comes from the white folks knows among Nigerian ethnic groups the ones not to mess around with and the ones to mess around with. If you go to Nigeria there is a high concentration of people from middle east in a certain part of Nigeria and the stories that I hear when growing up is that those men from Lebanon and other parts of middle east couldn't settled down to live in the southern parts of Nigeria because they knows that Nigerian southerners cannot take any shit of looking down on Nigerians from South so they moved up to the northern part of the country and settled down there. I once seen a Lebanese man beating up a Nigerian Muslim man who happened to be his driver so many years back. But guess what they cannot try such a nonsense in the southern Nigeria because there is a totally culturally differences between southern Nigeria and Northern Nigeria. So when you see some African countries respecting the white folks so much then you should try to find out the culture of the people that does such not to generalise it to be every where in Africa. When the white comes to Nigeria and stays in the southern Nigeria and later move to northern Nigeria they quickly see the cultural differences between us.
Mr Leonard in East Africa no one respects white people(known as Mzungu) I am more familiar with Kenyan culture than Tanzania. There is fake hospitality when it comes to white folks in most East African countries excludes Somalia( the southern part is war zone although the government is trying to bring stability, Northern part is self claimed independent, peaceful) They are seen as colonial descents where the relationship is strictly business and not genuine where most will try to be friendly to get something in return. If they don't get anything in return then they cut off the relationship. So East African the way they approach foreigns & white people are very different than west africans are different for example west africans are upfront and agressive when they want something while east africans more calculating when it come white people , So sometime people interprets this mannerisms as respectful or kissing up.
I think we need to avoid treating Africa as this one big monolithic place. Be specific about the actual countries you had an experience from, this way you don't box a diverse cultural place as one. "The truth about travelling, Tanzania, this place in Africa and that place on the continent". To me that would be a better title for a video such as this. I realize you have mentioned the parts you have had this experience from but the title is a little misleading. Africa is not a country.
I'm South African but I don't expect to not be treated like a foreigner in Tanzania. I'm not from there. Manage your unrealistic expectations please. Tanzania doesn't represent the entire continent. Very disappointed with your generalizations or referring Africa as a single country in this video.
I'm Latino and I was born in California, My grandfather lived a nice life in mexico, and none of us feel the need to make up for ancestral short-comings, I hope you find whatever is making a hole in your heart, I think you moved because you felt like nothing back home, and you thought you would be a big deal in Africa, am I wrong?
Serving whites first in some African restaurants is mostly money telated. Most Africans have it in there mentality that fellow blacks (African ) wont tip them in most occasions(since your black too, u end up being categorised in same stereotype) Most white people give heavy tips that's y more care is given to them.
You are right for the most part but the thing you haven't say in this video witch is related to al this is proverty. When people don't have money and they see a person who looks like he has it. Even if you live there and speak the language they will be al over you. And trust and believe me you are not equal to athority figure anywhere in the world eather. Like in Tanzania when I was there and the stop my car I talk to them respectfully and they let me go everytime.
It seems every person in this comment section is an expert. All I wanted to know is do a lot of tanzanians know how to speak English? Since I do not know how to speak there language. 😊
They do but will intentionally not speak it..just learn a few basic swahili... And no matter what you read 'Jambo' is not Hello here. Its like saying 'Hi I am a foreigner rob me' nobody uses that word apart from tourists.
I have heard the same from some that visited Jamaica (and these are those who used to live in Jamaica that told me). However, even in some parts of the U.S. (I visit the South so my experieneces related to that part of our country), the blacks will stare at you but smile and serve a white person with so much glee it's disgusting. So I usually now don't speak first, just get my stuff and go my way. Am hoping the younger ones will learn to love themselves more and realize the civil war ended hundreds of years ago.
This isn't just traveling while black A lot of the things you mention happen to me as an mzungu as well. They don't always serve me first because I am white. The other things though, the friendships, the attitude on Europe, if I can find a mzungu husband or wife for them, I laughed 😂😂 I usually travel with my friend who is Somali, she doesn't speak Swahili, but I do. They get mad at her since the mzungu speaks and she doesn't 😂😂
Okay but she’s specifically talking about her experience being black. Why do white people always feel the need to interject when a POC talks about their experience??
Please restrict your experience to the countries you have personally experienced, unless you did indeed traveled the whole of Africa. Generalising your experience onto the whole of "Africa", ain't right!
Ekia Media Hi, perhaps you didn’t watch or listen to the video in its entirety... because if you did, you would have clearly heard/seen that I stated that this video was based only on the African countries I’ve visited (even though I have heard similar experiences from friends with roots in african countries I’ve never been to) and I also wrote text in the video specifying Tanzania for the experiences that are more “sensitive” and no one wants to attach themselves to even though confronting the issues is the only way to deal with them. Thirdly I wrote a whole list of the countries I have visited in the description box just because I knew someone would comment this. Hope my answer cleared up things for you
@@tinasarafinas4962 Hi. I do know that you went on to explain yourself, after all I am one of your subscribers but let us be honest, your headline/title is just wrong. There are 54 African countries or even 56. With the number of African countries that you have experienced, plus those of your friends, how does that add up to be the entire "Africa" as your headline/title suggests? On the other hand, there are millions of black Africans traveling Africa on a yearly. Would you include them into your category of "black" as well or does your "black refers to foreign "blacks" only? As an African, I find that for instance a title like "The truth about traveling some African countries while being a foreign black" or anything similar to that would have been more appropriate rather than generalising the entire of Africa. Of cause, it is often said "don't judge a book by its cover", but when it's title is already controversial to begin with then it is and this is just exactly the case here. The exact truth would be: it is "some African countries" and the "black" should be specified to blacks that are none Africans.
But EVERY AFRICAN we KNOW there on Continent / Overseas, LOVE/Fear White People , and FEMALES ARE NOT TREATED FAIRLY ( Sadly in Muslim areas ALSO )! NOT MUCH DIFFERENT in AmeriKKKa! Let’s get REAL ! I am 69 , African American Muslimah & have SEEN- Experienced now a lot . IF so GREAT for FEMALES, why NOT MORE of us in POWER( Even in AmeriKKKa)? To be disrespected IN Africa, then STAY where I live ! RACISM & SelfHate is EVERYWHERE!
When you live in America, you're always in a stage of fear. So, moving to Africa, is s matter of live or death. If an African American tells you different, that African American has accepted their position as a second class citizen, and just simply live in denial. Most AA in America are highly traumatized, but America has conditioned them to believe that they are lucky to live in America.
You should make is supremely cleat that this is YOUR experience and YOUR perspective. And Africa is not a country ma'am, don't lump all of us into that pot. You've been to TZ and Rwanda. Does that give you the whole African picture?
as she said in the caption, "Most of the topics talked about in the video are based on my experiences in Tanzania, other things are from friends who come from other African countries who have shared similar experiences. I love traveling around Africa and learning more about the different cultures on the continent and encourage you to explore it too. This video is not meant to scare or insult anyone but just sharing my experiences."
I think she might be correct in some things but she might be seeing Africans thru European sensitivities and prejudices and not experiencing objectively.There might be a small amount of European!way of looking at Africans in her judgements.
U just told the truth... specially about the race... white foreigners are more valuable than African. Why hate your self? I move Africa but for this, scary me lil bit
I keep telling people you leave one problem for another, I’m down South in America , my ancestor work those fields, Builded those building, bridges , and are responsible for many inventions in America, and I’m not leaving I deserve America’s comfort, No ones running me away.🤷🏽♀️
You premise is off. Africans can differentiate between African Americans, Caribbean's etc, they don't have the same experience. Those that have issues are the Africans who have ascents whilst speaking their mother tongue. Do not generalize other people of colors' experiences will be the same. Your attitudes are completely different. So wrong!! You have disconnected yourselves from your people. Also don't compare the majority of the millions of Tanzanians to the privileged 2% rich! educated with foreign experiences. You're being naive.
Oh and by and by I'm Tanzanian and even though I haven't live in TZ since I was a toddler but I speak my swahili with no ascent, I remember my manners and the appropriateness of the setting of where I am. I sound Swahili when speaking it, I do the same in English, Spanish, French etc. you are Very negative about your own country of origin. Tragic.
@@Chai2574 as a black American I didn't think that she was being negative about Tanzania. Many blacks in the U.S. assume that when they visit Africa that they will be welcomed "home" to the motherland with opened arms. They think that they will have an instant connection with the people of Africa and form lifetime friendships based on our common ancestry. Although this might be the case for some blacks traveling to Africa, I think that she is helping blacks around the world manage our expectations just in case these experiences and connections doesn't't happen for us. Many blacks have traveled to Africa and hated it. But after watching this video I realize that their expectations of the African people was probably unrealistic. We think of Africa as our homeland and the African people as our brothers and sisters. Maybe it's not fair for us to put such high expectations on them and then get upset when they don't fulfill the image we had in our head. I still hope to travel to Africa one day, but after watching this video I will definitely go with a more realistic mindset.
@@lisajohnson9612 yeah why would you travel half way around world and expect to just fit in cos you have same skin color. Africa is no different than anywhere else in the world.. Meaning culture is paramount. And there are a lot of cultures in Africa. So pls go but go with open mind open heart and treat ppl way you would like to be treated and you should have more positive experiences. Hell being in New York different vs South Carolina vs California. I think the fact that many Africans speak passable English makes you feel they are like you. You need to Treat it like going somewhere non English-speaking. Educate yourself about country you going be open to share and learn. Kudos to you for wanting to go. Hope it goes well
Holdup!! What you mean you will blend in??! You are black just like them. Maybe you mean being American in Africa!!! Your approach to the type of person you are by means of "color" is the same sentiment white people used to differentiate people after neocolonialism. You are either American or African period!!!
lol multicultural struggles. It is naive to expect to blend in... Africa is the most culturally sensitive and diverse continent so yeah they will know you not like them. Heavily biased (euro perspective) of course
Self hatred! Beggars are everywhere even here in the United State I always see them on the street. Please stop generalizing the whole continent coz africa is not a country Africa is a continent.
When you hit the local african market don't just pay the first price they charge,its a proposition not a price tag. Know that
Yet another brilliant clip TinaSarafina. Unbiased, truthful analysis of our not only beautiful country Tanzania, but also our lovely Continent of Africa. Please Africans, let us emancipate ourselves from mental slavery, once and for all. God bless Africa.
Hi Sarafina, very interesting video. I live in Thailand and you could be talking about Thailand. There are the same discriminatory social customs here. I still get upset when I'm standing at the 7eleven counter and a white foreigner comes in and they look to serve them first, and when I complain they look at me as if I've gone mad! So, it's not just African countries. It's just what the locals are used to.
I have traveled to many countries in Africa and I find your advice and observations on point. If I come across new travelers to the continent I will suggest they watch this video. Great Video.
Having been born and raised in Tanzania this is one of the realest videos about people's attitude in our country esp. the part where people expect you to be dressed a certain way and if not you don't even feel safe
No culture is set in stone. If you TZ its up to you to speak up be yourself and define what TZ culture is for you. Don't be one of those ppl that blindly and foolishly just accept it. Live your life be who you are no apologies!!
Your insights were spot on. Except when I was in South Africa, Durban to be specific, the Manager of a really well known restaurant which was an amazing restaurant 👏🏾 btw came over several times and really took care of us but skipped the tables with Non- Black foreigners LOL. I was shocked. I often travel to parts of Africa for leisure (rather give my US dollars to the African tourism industry) as an American. Not sure how much that plays a role.
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That positive incident in
Durban was RARE😉😅
I travelled to and around Cape Town, and I was horrified by the still very segregated society! On the surface of it, sure you see people of various creeds and colours existing alongside each other, but just beneath that thinly veiled exterior (and the loud din of the endless informal settlements, EVERYWHERE!!) was the ingrained history of the country, in it's people. Beautiful country, marred by a shocking and recent history - it still has a lot of healing to do...
@@bubblegummers84 SA is still a young democracy. Just 24 years ago there was still segregation. The after effects of segregation still exists and it will take a few years to reverse but we are getting there
I was in Kenya to learn Kiswahili. Experienced similar things. Homies wanted my shoes after I left
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Yes, I had a very similar experience of those things in Jamaica. (I’m Black British w/ Jamaican Parents).
It’s very sad that the locals have to carry on like that towards their fellow black people. Smdh
I hear this too as an African: can I have your shoes,can I have your T-shirt, can I have your glasses, can I have your pants and drawers lol damn you want me naked... Oh my people they kill me
wats the best way to handle these situations?
Hahaha
@@diamondauthentic3518 they don't ask for strangers so don't worry
I cant say more, this is truly the time to change the mindset. I am a local Tz experienced the color issue in my country on public service while being with my European friends. Cant forget that day we entering into a supermarket and get treated like i am not a person by my fellow Tanzanian at the gate!! This is Shit to some of Tzn who put more value to foreigners just because they got money or believing on crazy mindset that the European could at some point deserve more than. I wish everybody could see this video and at-least be Open minded. Thanks for your video and i will request this video to Swahili version so you can reach the local population.
You are AMAZING!! I completely agree with you :D I had severe identity issues growing up with my Asian ethnicity but in a western country (Australia). As I grew older, I became so comfortable with both of my upbringing and also my heritage.. I'm happy to speak to my parents in our native language but also be able to adapt and love the country that welcomed us! Thank you for this insight, I'm super happy to find another person who feels the same way, it would be nice if we could have fika (maybe) someday haha
all of these are complete facts!!! I have been to 4 countries in Africa and I have experienced this in Johannesburg, South Africa at the Sandton Skye the Codfather.
Oshay Duke Jackson you can probably reach her faster on her instagram
You need her in show ;)
Hi Tina....My name is Christopher, I am from the United States USA, Thank you for your transparent information.. I am making plans to visit Africa in 2020, I would like to keep in touch with you in case I have any questions.
Thank you for the candid assessments. I'm planning to travel to South Afr. next year (Lord willing). This helps me prepare. Good job !!
As a Tanzanian this saddens me a lot, I would not wish that happen to me either. I promise to educate my people so they can understand how hurtful their behavior is.
A lot of us still suffer from the hangovers of colonialism, and it's made worse by foreign aid culture. I hope we introduce anti-inferiority-complex or selflove classes in our school caricullum.
I'm glad you are still with us regardless, to that I must appreciate your patience with our ways.
I think you and appreciate you for being so candid about Tanzania. I am very much so looking forward to traveling to Tanzania within the next year to year-and-a-half. Hopefully in my travels I get the opportunity to personally meet you but I did want to say again thank you, you have shown me beautiful parts of Tanzania and you have giving me good things and Good Vibes along, you've let us know the real side in regards to some of the negativity that's there it doesn't discourage me from traveling it just makes me more aware and I'd appreciate that. Thank you
My girl this is a great video. U really kept it real. That black attitude and expectation is all over the world. Im from jamaica and its the same exceptation and beliefs.
Thank for being very candid about Africa.
Stay safe and may God bless.
Dumbass africa is a continent. She didn't travel every country in africa.
I would never have guessed that the term muzungu would also be used for black foreigners. It's kinda showing that it's mostly used for the white people but at the end it's not much about skin colour.
I was thinking about changing my style to fit in when I visit Kenya but I'll be busted anyways... so I might drop the idea entirely and just be me.
@Eva Hardwick I know but I was surprised that Tina was also referred to as mzungu.
Asante Sana for your honesty, being from the continent and returning back is definitely not the same , and it’s unfortunate but yes time has past and people no longer will view you the same. This was my rude awakening especially traveling back from the US in 15years
I am a black American. I was in Africa for three months in 1971.I felt at home and well accepted.Her experience might be her own subjective judgments .Some good and some negative. You should judge for yourself .Be open,respectful and nonjudgmental.This young lady is a good person but some what judgemental.
Thank you for the balance in perspective.
Thank you for keeping it real sister! Much appreciated! Blessings
Tina thank you for all the useful information you are giving on your channel. I’m white but still can use a lot of all the information n appreciate that you give a balanced perspective. Looking forward to see more.
Very honest & insightful. Thank you for sharing this.
Phenomenal authentic insights. Thanks for sharing. You should hook up with Traveling Sista who resides in Tanzania. She has a You Tube channel.
The restaurant treatment is the same in South America where the ones with the lightest complexion receives the best service and the darkest and indigenous groups are given sub-par treatment. As for most East-Asians countries they tend not to slight their own people for foreigners.
Your observations are spot on. Thanks for sharing
Loved your post on the subject of acculturation. People are complex on so many levels.
identification as foreigenr: I was told just the way I walk gave me away and I thought I walked very "normal" [in the U.S.]
"You're not from around here" can happen in your home country or even from neighborhood to neighborhood. I never bought into going anywhere and feeling like I'm one of the people there. I think in some areas of Africa, maybe South Africa, areas of Kenya, I wouldn't stick out in terms of just flat-out appearance. But I would in South Sudan, I look different. I would in Somali, though they might think I'm from an African country. Or not. I probably would in Senegal. And mannerisms and stuff count. I like to feel at ease when I travel and in many places, you're targeted as a person with money so you have to expect that.
This video is really truthful. Thanks for posting!
sensitive subjet but i like the way you handled it .
Zack Mwekassa Motivation Thanks! ☺️
Very informative! Love the video🙌
As a Senegalese born and raised in Senegal but currently living in France I have to admit painfully that these kind of attitudes also exist in my home country. The sad thing is that that's these kind of people that will approach you not the good people. Some people in Africa just need education. The best advice I can give you when you travel in Africa is having a trusted African friend you can hang out with. However I have to disagree with you concerning the respect due to elders. I'm interested about Confucianism. This philosophy is for me the key thing that is making east Asian countries take over the world (particularly China and Japan). Confucius talk about the reverence due to elders because of the order needed in society. We Africans have just to build upon good things in our culture and modernize not turn ourselves into westerners.
I agree with her respect is earned; not given. That system is flawed and needs to change. There's no accountability. Hence the reason the continent is in such a mess. If those so-called elders were being held for all their complicities the continent will be a better place to live. The examples are too numerous to be detailed here.
@@dakanu The classic way of opposing elders to the youth or African men to African women, we've already seen that. If the African youth were better than the elders African would be better since most of the Africans are young (me myself included). Africa has one main problem that is education. What I mean by education is the kind the kind of knowledge you need to spread to make the people adapted to the 21st century. I mean by that science. You can't take shortcuts and we do not need to make a clean sweep of what we are. We have to recognize our strength and weakness. And for me the respect, due to elders though it can be seen as unjust and though elders are not always good persons, is a good thing. We have this in common with East Asia and and it has done no harm to them. Every society need a certain kind of order. We just just have to build upon these characteristics.
I love you people , I've just read what I needed to say .
Your so beautiful your spirit and everything, i hope i get to meet you when i come to zanzibar in may 😁😁😁
The worst racist experience I have had so far in my life was in Africa. That was a long time ago and was the first time I had ever travelled. I was about 20 years old. Since then I have had almost no belief in humanity. I cannot listen to a person from Nigeria for example, telling me that Africa needs to have white rule in order to progress. Coming from a Jamaican background, that kind of thing really hurts.
Anthony George Do you mind sharing what happened? Just curious... I have a Jamaican background as well
That's not "racism".
That's just "self hate" taught to us by Racist!
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Hey tina! I am in dar es salaam right now and I would love to do a tour and a collab with you while I am here. I have 54,000 subs. How can I reach you?
Wat up oshay hope u get that interview, plz discuss how to end self hate...colonization and slavery ended long ago, we should not put other races above our own
yeah hopefully I can get to reach her while I am here bro.
@Oshay Duke Jackcon
Damn bro. You all up in Africa lately,what's up?
Africa is close to Europe bro. I am around white people all the time in Poland.
@@OshayDukeJackson
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Sorry you went through that sis. It shouldn't have been that way. I believe not all locals act this way but the ones who are misinformed.
I totally concur with your assessment. I lived in Cameroon for about 20years.
You have beautiful skin and a warm smile, Tina.
I just visited Haiti which is where both my parents were born and raised and I found that it is very similar to Tanzania. Everywhere I went people knew I was a foreigner because of my beard and the way I dressed.
As a Tanzanian am encouraging Diasporas to return and invest in the motherland because I hate to see chinese taking over African resources. yes, It will be difficult for first commers to blend in but surely their descendants will blend in very well. God bless Tanzania 🇹🇿
People need to learn these things when they think the Grass is Greener on the other side. But some are willing to go though it, because the people share their skin type, that is not where your peace will come from. ( God ) Matthew 6:33 Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his Righteousness and all things shall be added.
Thank you. Also, as much as possible, can we continously share about not financially supporting corruption / violence by or when traveling and living in certain places?
You have a very in depth perspective on the bias in customer service between social classes and races
What you say is true. I have experience all of this.
How did you acquire an American accent in Sweden? Just curious
i really liked seeing this video footage. keep going ☺
Ive noticed that most Africans that see me , know automatically that I'm not from African. Even if i dnt speak, like how do you know??
You go half naked on the streets why won't they recognize you.
If ur acting like a stranger obvious !
Tanzania will never call you mzungu if you are black just because the word mzungu means white person. They might call you mzungu mweusi which means black-white person but that’s only if you act like a foreigner. Most of the time people treat you like based on how you allow them to. I took my nephews home for vacation, they didn’t speak the language but they were able to fit right it just because first they acted like local and told people they were Tanzanians born abroad. So if people stare at you in Tanzania and they follow you as a black person it will be because you are acting like a foreigner who’s better than them. Yes it’s true that people are a bit more brainwashed just because they associate whiteness with money and a lot of people like money.
You are right my sister.
That happends when you meet the narrowminded People who have never travelled out of country.
There is somethn about travelling outside and staying in different parts of the world with different people that broadens up your mind.
if you meet such exposed Africans i dnt think they would treat foreigners badly or show some irritating behaviours
Rose Anderson i wish everyone could see this point 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
You are so insightful and a lot more calm than I would be in those situations! I really appreciate this video and your discussion, I didn't think that it would be so difficult (and also similar to my own experience as a white in Africa!) to be black and travelling Africa. I assumed it might be easier because you can sort of blend in, but obviously you can't always do that with regards to accent, language and a foreign 'swagger' or vibe. I'm fortunate to have a handful of extended family and friends in Uganda who are generous and have a broader understanding of life in the west and they KNOW it is not the land of milk and honey (I like how you put that ahaha, really describes how the west is viewed). But, in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania the majority of my experience is similar to yours in regards to being asked for things, fake friendships, anti-blackness in asking to marry me solely cause of my colour, or asking for me to bring them to Australia or marry a friend etc, and the stalking!
Thinking back, I did travel for a bit with an African American girl, who constantly got hounded and called 'black America'. And one of my Xhosa friends gets asked for money a lot when she is back in South Africa. It's an exhausting experience not being able to trust many people, constantly get ripped off in the market, and used.
In saying all that, on the whole East Africa is incredible, and like you said, the younger, more 'cool' generation 'get it' more. And those authentic friendships and connections are priceless! I fly out on Monday for Uganda, and travel from Ug down to Dar es salaam over three months - and I'm super excited and more prepared emotionally than I was last time ahaha.
Thanks for your great videos and super honest discussions! Sorry for such a long comment lol, God Bless!
Taylah Jade Hope you have an amazing time there! 😍
I do agree that the law in Tanzania sometimes if not most would favor the people with better financial capability than the less fortunate, that's not ok. & eliminating that would help us fight corruption effectively i think , hope Magufuli will get this sorted out
being identified as an outsider it's a common domain everywhere i attest to this because I've been around meaning traveled whether its Africa , Asia , Europe and now america (Nevada Las Vegas ) currently living but born & raised in TZ
Ignorance its common domain to everyone you meet who hasn't been to the other side of the continent. I've been asked do u guys have malls in your country or do live with animals or see lions everyday. Experience racism & other other shit down the cafeteria line u might think off.
And being charged higher than the local its common everywhere 2 my first year at UNLV i was charged as an international student but now its not the case I've my paper figured out .
and nobody out the blue would just ask u to do something for them if your not related in some time of way plus you can decline if the task doesn't abide with u
& what TZ has done for a long time is to shelter its people from western culture , some of it like avoiding the western liberal way of dressing as to a conservative way that's implemented
I STILL LIKE UR CHANNEL THO
I would advise you speak about the countries young have visited instead of saying Africa. Because what you say about whites being served first in my country it is not like that. Never experienced it.
In the contrary they treat everybody the same in restaurants or bars
Where u from?? Because I heard this is a major issue on the continent
@@veinsofafricanblood7519 congo. Like I said never experienced that here. And I am a local. Actually congolese tend to sometimes give hardtime to whites if it's a way for them to have money
Ex: police,customs
@I.N. Turrner there are people that come and visit and love it and some hate it. It is true that Congo is the richest country soil wise and could be the richest country in the world economically if we did not have such corrupt people on top starting from the president. It's a beautiful country. You should visit. If we congolese could just wake-up and fight for this country.
@Jay Blood I am from the DRC
Interesting perspective. That anti- black behaviour is not cool. Africans not giving their fellow Africans (who they consider foreigners) the same service they give other visitors is something I hope will change. We need to treat our own better.There are similar sentiments in the Caribbean. At times when I go home strangers and family alike will sometimes think that because you live in the US you have more and are in a sense obligated to give them whatever they ask for even if it is unreasonable. And of course they don't take into account how said money is earn of the difficulties faces as a immigrant in another country etc.
I sympathise with you but please don't paint the whole continent as being the same. Be more specific as to what country you had bad experiences with.
Dummy she plainly said Tanzania. I have had the same experienced as her in Nigeria. I found myself fighting contemptuous feelings.
I've heard that TZ culture is pretty conservative, as is Kenyan culture but I don't see anything wrong with that. It would probably be worse in somewhere like Saudi Arabia. Either way their cultures should be respected, but they should hold white women to the same expectations. As far as treatment, I have only been to Kenya and was VERY put off by the Kenyan Air videos of Maasai catering to and pampering mzungus (whites). After seeing that I didn't know what to expect. Most ppl assumed I'm Kenyan and when they heard I am not they replied "welcome sister!" which made me feel great! However my husband challenged one uber driver about the dirt in car seat I was about to sit in and he immediately asked if I'm from there. Only when he learned I'm not Kenyan was he willing to clean the seat! That was very telling smh.
Great video but Africa is not one, uniform state. There are 54 countries in Africa and we are all different.
Mmmmm....so you don't think that people in the West might be mistaken if they are thinking about relocating to TZ?
I think that you should do your research , try it out for yourself and then make up your mind. Hi Tanzanians are generally super friendly people but this video is to explain to non African black people that running away from your current country to move to Some African country is not necessarily going to feel like “coming home” mainly because of difference in culture and language - things which take years to learn (If one is willing). It’s about people managing their expectations.
it’s a bit unfair to put expectations of immediate affection from people who are complete strangers to you. In the video I urge people to go with an open mind and willingness to learn and experience the new culture and take it from there, wether you enjoy visiting or relocating completely only you can decide. Thanks for watching 😊
@I.N. Turrner
Do you plan on retiring in another African country?
@I.N. Turrner
I'm in the U.S. and I want to live abroad, preferably in Africa. Hopefully in the next 3 to 5 yrs.
Hello sista..found this late but had to comment..many of the things said are true..especially the "obey the eldery,service,culture,the asking"but that of the mzungu vs the black i can disagree with you..dont know but most of services are equally provided though slagish..and also about nice places to have few blacks i disagree too..we love partying and spending..most of us just go to a place we are most familiar and comfortable with..and about the giving of stuff thats not just to foreigners it also happens to us locals..if have a nice thing a fellow can ask for it or take it..weird but thats how we are
Just Gorgeous I want to move there!!!😃
Tina please tell us about leasing land
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You described the whole of africa not just tanzania. I'm 2nd generation from the uk but get the same reaction when i visit nigeria. I can speak two of the local languages so it takes them a while to catch on...for like two mins lol and they're like ''guy where u from really?'' haha. However don't agree with the gender part, rich nigerian women control men, if you have no money and you're claiming manhood nigerians will laugh at you. I definitely don't think adopting western values at the expense of our african ones mean we're more ''moral'' or progressive...
You are very right on your submission on this contest, however I guess it's more rampant with most of east African countries for highly respecting the white people, but I am not saying you can't find such a behaviours in west African countries but it's highly minimally. In Nigeria where I comes from the white folks knows among Nigerian ethnic groups the ones not to mess around with and the ones to mess around with. If you go to Nigeria there is a high concentration of people from middle east in a certain part of Nigeria and the stories that I hear when growing up is that those men from Lebanon and other parts of middle east couldn't settled down to live in the southern parts of Nigeria because they knows that Nigerian southerners cannot take any shit of looking down on Nigerians from South so they moved up to the northern part of the country and settled down there. I once seen a Lebanese man beating up a Nigerian Muslim man who happened to be his driver so many years back. But guess what they cannot try such a nonsense in the southern Nigeria because there is a totally culturally differences between southern Nigeria and Northern Nigeria. So when you see some African countries respecting the white folks so much then you should try to find out the culture of the people that does such not to generalise it to be every where in Africa. When the white comes to Nigeria and stays in the southern Nigeria and later move to northern Nigeria they quickly see the cultural differences between us.
Mr Leonard in East Africa no one respects white people(known as Mzungu) I am more familiar with Kenyan culture than Tanzania. There is fake hospitality when it comes to white folks in most East African countries excludes Somalia( the southern part is war zone although the government is trying to bring stability, Northern part is self claimed independent, peaceful) They are seen as colonial descents where the relationship is strictly business and not genuine where most will try to be friendly to get something in return. If they don't get anything in return then they cut off the relationship. So East African the way they approach foreigns & white people are very different than west africans are different for example west africans are upfront and agressive when they want something while east africans more calculating when it come white people , So sometime people interprets this mannerisms as respectful or kissing up.
I think we need to avoid treating Africa as this one big monolithic place. Be specific about the actual countries you had an experience from, this way you don't box a diverse cultural place as one. "The truth about travelling, Tanzania, this place in Africa and that place on the continent". To me that would be a better title for a video such as this. I realize you have mentioned the parts you have had this experience from but the title is a little misleading. Africa is not a country.
I'm South African but I don't expect to not be treated like a foreigner in Tanzania. I'm not from there. Manage your unrealistic expectations please.
Tanzania doesn't represent the entire continent. Very disappointed with your generalizations or referring Africa as a single country in this video.
I'm Latino and I was born in California, My grandfather lived a nice life in mexico, and none of us feel the need to make up for ancestral short-comings, I hope you find whatever is making a hole in your heart, I think you moved because you felt like nothing back home, and you thought you would be a big deal in Africa, am I wrong?
Serving whites first in some African restaurants is mostly money telated. Most Africans have it in there mentality that fellow blacks (African ) wont tip them in most occasions(since your black too, u end up being categorised in same stereotype) Most white people give heavy tips that's y more care is given to them.
thank you for sharing
You are right for the most part but the thing you haven't say in this video witch is related to al this is proverty. When people don't have money and they see a person who looks like he has it. Even if you live there and speak the language they will be al over you. And trust and believe me you are not equal to athority figure anywhere in the world eather. Like in Tanzania when I was there and the stop my car I talk to them respectfully and they let me go everytime.
It seems every person in this comment section is an expert. All I wanted to know is do a lot of tanzanians know how to speak English? Since I do not know how to speak there language. 😊
They do but will intentionally not speak it..just learn a few basic swahili...
And no matter what you read 'Jambo' is not Hello here. Its like saying 'Hi I am a foreigner rob me' nobody uses that word apart from tourists.
I have heard the same from some that visited Jamaica (and these are those who used to live in Jamaica that told me). However, even in some parts of the U.S. (I visit the South so my experieneces related to that part of our country), the blacks will stare at you but smile and serve a white person with so much glee it's disgusting. So I usually now don't speak first, just get my stuff and go my way. Am hoping the younger ones will learn to love themselves more and realize the civil war ended hundreds of years ago.
It's not about being familiar with local language.!!! It's all about your socia-economic smartness. C'mon.!!
Skin 😍😍
Nice and intresting
This isn't just traveling while black A lot of the things you mention happen to me as an mzungu as well. They don't always serve me first because I am white. The other things though, the friendships, the attitude on Europe, if I can find a mzungu husband or wife for them, I laughed 😂😂 I usually travel with my friend who is Somali, she doesn't speak Swahili, but I do. They get mad at her since the mzungu speaks and she doesn't 😂😂
The last thing is funny. glad my white friends can't speak swahili as well.
Okay but she’s specifically talking about her experience being black. Why do white people always feel the need to interject when a POC talks about their experience??
Haha yeah that happens 😂
@@4thecultureco it's called "conversation and sharing experiences", no need for the chip on the shoulder.
@@donaldvanvliet9039 why are you tagging me a YEAR later. Shut up
dina föräldrar är från Tanzania synd att du kan inte tala deras modersmål one big miss but that is life too
Please restrict your experience to the countries you have personally experienced, unless you did indeed traveled the whole of Africa. Generalising your experience onto the whole of "Africa", ain't right!
Ekia Media Hi, perhaps you didn’t watch or listen to the video in its entirety... because if you did, you would have clearly heard/seen that I stated that this video was based only on the African countries I’ve visited (even though I have heard similar experiences from friends with roots in african countries I’ve never been to) and I also wrote text in the video specifying Tanzania for the experiences that are more “sensitive” and no one wants to attach themselves to even though confronting the issues is the only way to deal with them. Thirdly I wrote a whole list of the countries I have visited in the description box just because I knew someone would comment this. Hope my answer cleared up things for you
@@tinasarafinas4962 Hi. I do know that you went on to explain yourself, after all I am one of your subscribers but let us be honest, your headline/title is just wrong. There are 54 African countries or even 56. With the number of African countries that you have experienced, plus those of your friends, how does that add up to be the entire "Africa" as your headline/title suggests?
On the other hand, there are millions of black Africans traveling Africa on a yearly. Would you include them into your category of "black" as well or does your "black refers to foreign "blacks" only?
As an African, I find that for instance a title like "The truth about traveling some African countries while being a foreign black" or anything similar to that would have been more appropriate rather than generalising the entire of Africa.
Of cause, it is often said "don't judge a book by its cover", but when it's title is already controversial to begin with then it is and this is just exactly the case here. The exact truth would be: it is "some African countries" and the "black" should be specified to blacks that are none Africans.
But EVERY AFRICAN we KNOW there on Continent / Overseas, LOVE/Fear White People , and FEMALES ARE NOT TREATED FAIRLY ( Sadly in Muslim areas ALSO )! NOT MUCH DIFFERENT in AmeriKKKa! Let’s get REAL ! I am 69 , African American Muslimah & have SEEN- Experienced now a lot . IF so GREAT for FEMALES, why NOT MORE of us in POWER( Even in AmeriKKKa)? To be disrespected IN Africa, then STAY where I live ! RACISM & SelfHate is EVERYWHERE!
When you live in America, you're always in a stage of fear. So, moving to Africa, is s matter of live or death. If an African American tells you different, that African American has accepted their position as a second class citizen, and just simply live in denial. Most AA in America are highly traumatized, but America has conditioned them to believe that they are lucky to live in America.
You should make is supremely cleat that this is YOUR experience and YOUR perspective. And Africa is not a country ma'am, don't lump all of us into that pot. You've been to TZ and Rwanda. Does that give you the whole African picture?
as she said in the caption, "Most of the topics talked about in the video are based on my experiences in Tanzania, other things are from friends who come from other African countries who have shared similar experiences.
I love traveling around Africa and learning more about the different cultures on the continent and encourage you to explore it too. This video is not meant to scare or insult anyone but just sharing my experiences."
i love u tina
I think she might be correct in some things but she might be seeing Africans thru European sensitivities and prejudices and not experiencing objectively.There might be a small amount of European!way of looking at Africans in her judgements.
Forgive me for saying the last chunk was wondering information... but it sounds like the U.S. after slavery during segregation.
U just told the truth... specially about the race... white foreigners are more valuable than African. Why hate your self? I move Africa but for this, scary me lil bit
But you are right about the officials
I keep telling people you leave one problem for another, I’m down South in America , my ancestor work those fields, Builded those building, bridges , and are responsible for many inventions in America, and I’m not leaving I deserve America’s comfort, No ones running me away.🤷🏽♀️
so far race is not a thing but the culture that is observed to model your life fraction
You premise is off. Africans can differentiate between African Americans, Caribbean's etc, they don't have the same experience. Those that have issues are the Africans who have ascents whilst speaking their mother tongue. Do not generalize other people of colors' experiences will be the same. Your attitudes are completely different. So wrong!! You have disconnected yourselves from your people. Also don't compare the majority of the millions of Tanzanians to the privileged 2% rich! educated with foreign experiences. You're being naive.
Oh and by and by I'm Tanzanian and even though I haven't live in TZ since I was a toddler but I speak my swahili with no ascent, I remember my manners and the appropriateness of the setting of where I am. I sound Swahili when speaking it, I do the same in English, Spanish, French etc. you are Very negative about your own country of origin. Tragic.
@@Chai2574 as a black American I didn't think that she was being negative about Tanzania. Many blacks in the U.S. assume that when they visit Africa that they will be welcomed "home" to the motherland with opened arms. They think that they will have an instant connection with the people of Africa and form lifetime friendships based on our common ancestry. Although this might be the case for some blacks traveling to Africa, I think that she is helping blacks around the world manage our expectations just in case these experiences and connections doesn't't happen for us.
Many blacks have traveled to Africa and hated it. But after watching this video I realize that their expectations of the African people was probably unrealistic. We think of Africa as our homeland and the African people as our brothers and sisters. Maybe it's not fair for us to put such high expectations on them and then get upset when they don't fulfill the image we had in our head. I still hope to travel to Africa one day, but after watching this video I will definitely go with a more realistic mindset.
The producer of this video is 1000 percent right!
@@lisajohnson9612 Rwandans accept with no problem. Go there first because you may get the bad reactions elsewhere.
@@lisajohnson9612 yeah why would you travel half way around world and expect to just fit in cos you have same skin color. Africa is no different than anywhere else in the world.. Meaning culture is paramount. And there are a lot of cultures in Africa. So pls go but go with open mind open heart and treat ppl way you would like to be treated and you should have more positive experiences. Hell being in New York different vs South Carolina vs California. I think the fact that many Africans speak passable English makes you feel they are like you. You need to Treat it like going somewhere non English-speaking. Educate yourself about country you going be open to share and learn. Kudos to you for wanting to go. Hope it goes well
the true matter ,
Dah..naona umeamua kutupa za uso
How disappointing....
Tee Coleman wow omg I have the doll of your pic I just got her not long ago like 2 days ago
Holdup!! What you mean you will blend in??! You are black just like them. Maybe you mean being American in Africa!!! Your approach to the type of person you are by means of "color" is the same sentiment white people used to differentiate people after neocolonialism. You are either American or African period!!!
Now u talking
You are beautiful, natural beauty. Just saying lol
lol multicultural struggles. It is naive to expect to blend in... Africa is the most culturally sensitive and diverse continent so yeah they will know you not like them. Heavily biased (euro perspective) of course
Tina i love u ...yo so cute ...year sure Africans needs more awareness abt these stuffs ....are u single?😋
Self hatred! Beggars are everywhere even here in the United State I always see them on the street. Please stop generalizing the whole continent coz africa is not a country Africa is a continent.
Now you know how men feel.