it's absolutley not, some places are less devolped but i hate the media portraying it as huts and monkey. that nonsense. they have zoos hotels everything like the US. it gets on my nerves. what do you think about it
2006-12-29 09:38:34 · 6 answers · asked by save an egg crack, a smile 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
not only africa, but they portray 3rd world countries as poor, like iraq. they only show sad scenes
2006-12-29 09:52:27 · update #1
there are very rich people in africa. in burkina faso, the capital is like amazing the homes are huge. they monuments are beautiful, and most people in africa are wealthy enough, like the people i know there have maids and butlers, and drivers. so i dont know what the media informs you!
2006-12-29 09:56:16 · update #2
Stupidity and ignorance! Plus they have absolutely NO knowledge!
2006-12-29 09:45:30 · answer #1 · answered by Trini-HaitianGrl81 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Well i have worked all over africa and it is poor. Yes there are rich people but the rest are the poorest in the world. When i work in Angola the staff house we stay in which is like a mansion is in the neighbourhood of coregated iron houses with nothing covering the doors and the windows and they are not the poorest. The poorer ones sleep on the beach. They have absoultely no money at all, the only money they get is from stealing things and selling them and also stealing from other people.
The africans are very very poor, they have no social system so they get nothing. the government keep the money to themselves. The rich get rich get richer and the poor get poorer.
2006-12-30 08:31:09 · answer #2 · answered by DikiDoo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in the US and have been to Africa (I'm first generation american). What I've noticed about Africa is that the values create a different type or riches. People tend to be more hospitable and care more about family than diamonds and rims on their cars.
Money is status anywhere you go, true, but I wish there were more values honored instead....
2006-12-29 09:48:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
They concentrate on refugees from war-torn areas.
Then they can makes us feel guilty, so they can
get millions to advertise to get more money and make themselves look good.
Did you hear about the wonderful man that ran United
Way years back. Hre was only getting a $1,000,000/yr
salary! They get more than enough to help. But it's
wasted, if in not outright stolen!
Don't stop helping. But find out how your money is being used. You'd be surprised!
2006-12-29 09:45:24 · answer #4 · answered by Master_of_Psyche 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They are unbelievably poor relative to other areas of the world.
Poverty rates are based on income v. costs of goods sold, national debt, national output, and cost of living, among other things.
Kabul, Afghanistan has a zoo and a hotel too. Talk about poor.
2006-12-29 09:42:53 · answer #5 · answered by noestoli 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
because they are! their the most poor country in the world!!! and most deaths, from aids, cause the CANT AFFORD to educate the peiople about aids!! so yes they are poor!!! unfortuneitly!!!! poor people...
2006-12-29 09:46:58 · answer #6 · answered by Rin_san44 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋