Why people are naming just Africa usually and not a country?

[Pongi]

When it comes to a conversation, black people, or a country in Africa, anything, people usually say: In Africa...
But never name a country.

[Maintenance]

Same goes when most Americans talk about someone from a european country, they just say "the european guy/girl" and not the specific country they are from.

[Kazimiera]

When I say I live in South Africa people ask, "So where in Africa do you live?" Try to explain to them that South Africa is actually a country and not just a geographical region and they look at you like you're crazy.

A friend of mine went overseas and a guy asked him where he lives. He says, "South Africa." The guy answers, "That's cool. I surfed in Morocco when I was there." As if they're just around the corner.

An internet friend from the US was going to Ethiopia for some reason. He says, "I'll pop in at your place while I'm there."

I don't think people realise how enormous Africa really is and that there are 54 countries in it.

[Shah-Jehan]

Yeah, I've noticed this too.

[Nurzat]

Why people are naming just Africa usually and not a country?

because we love it all

[Amor Vincit Omnia]

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[Amor Vincit Omnia]

When I say I live in South Africa people ask, "So where in Africa do you live?" Try to explain to them that South Africa is actually a country and not just a geographical region and they look at you like you're crazy.

A friend of mine went overseas and a guy asked him where he lives. He says, "South Africa." The guy answers, "That's cool. I surfed in Morocco when I was there." As if they're just around the corner.

An internet friend from the US was going to Ethiopia for some reason. He says, "I'll pop in at your place while I'm there."

I don't think people realise how enormous Africa really is and that there are 54 countries in it.

oh you live in africa ! so u can speak african !!
u are so lucky you can see lions everyday :-)):-))

noone told u something like that ?

[Óttar]

Because when Black people came to the New World, they didn't bring ID papers.

[Amor Vincit Omnia]

When it comes to a conversation, black people, or a country in Africa, anything, people usually say: In Africa...
But never name a country.

yes it is a strange habit ....when someone say " i came from America" he refer USA but there is nothing egual about africa ,europe or asia

[Óttar]

oh you live in africa ! so u can speak african !!

I told a truck driver I was studying for a Masters in Languages and Cultures of Asia, and he asked, "You want to learn Asian?"