African American in Africa: Shopping in Namibia
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- Most malls in Africa are just as equipped as those in the West. Don't believe me? Join me for some Saturday afternoon shopping in Windhoek, Namibia, for a glimpse of the local shopping culture!
Music: Dr Malinga ft Oskido "Jika " (This song is not mine and it is only here for educational/entertainment purpose; all credit goes to the artist!)
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Join me as I share my experience of living abroad as an African American female in Africa.
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Namibia and Africa welcomes all our African American brothers and sisters back home, and anyone of African heritage to come back home, mother land needs your skills and expertise.
The ones who love Africa and can invest
TRUE
And we need you!!! ❤
Sean Tji I know this is a very old posted comment, but that was such a beautiful and heartfelt welcoming comment. May God richly bless and cover you all the days of your life in Jesus precious name 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾.
It must be a beautiful thing to go shopping and not have to worry about people thinking you going to steal.
That's the best feeling about visiting Africa...
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Well, I used to live in Namibia and I'll say this: Upon entering most stores you either have to check large bags or the security guard will staple any plastic bags that you have. So, that puts a bit of a twist on the stealing mentality. They try to be more proactive in a sense.
Lol. In small white owned or Chinese stores, you're definitely a suspect!
Exactly!
Been in Kenya for 2 years. Love Africa. Also from New York !
Welcome to our beautiful country
I loved when I lived in Africa...You go girl because I can't wait to get out of America and return to Momma Africa :)
I live in South Africa i can tell you that you will love it, we have more than 3 000 African American living here permanently. We have world class cities and have almost everything you got there from cars, restaurants, clothes, malls, clubs, buildings, surburbs etc. They will only show you remote areas
been in Africa for 6yr... will not return to US.
Which country are you in?
I'm moving to Ghana I don't think I'll be back either
Ghana soon also
+Sylvester Graham I love Ghana too> I'm white and Ghana is #1 choice! Did you arrive yet?
You hopefully June of 2016
thanks sooo much for sharing, USA media garbage would NEVER show us this
They'd only show the Kenyan mall...if it makes news (ahemmm....you know what I mean).
TRUE,I AGREE MY SISTER......
That's so they can buy up all the available properties and keep us from the world's finest!
This is truly what life is all about. Have you lived lately people? Have you stepped out of your comfort zone? Out of your norms? Have you gone to the other side of the world? I promise if you take that first step, you will truly learn what LIFE is all about. Not merely existing, not surviving, but actually living. This woman is LIVING. Strive to be like her, one step at a time.
Wow, thank you!
thanks for showing the real Africa, love from Zimbabwe.
As a matter of fact Africa is number one in digital finance, sending money via texting is routine and they’ve been using that form of payment for over than 13 years ..... Africa is emerging 👍
Promoting my country and Africa as a whole. You are a sweet soul!!!
DJTocaLa I live in Namibia is in the south of Africa
NAHHHHH!! YOU JUST CHANGED MY WHOLE PERSPECTIVE OF CONTRIES IN AFRICA!!
Thank you Kylan for putting Namibia on the USA map. 824 000sq km with only 2million people with huge resources but lack of skills. Wide open spaces. Brothers and sisters in the diaspora, Namibia and Africa are waiting for you. Africa needs you. Come and join us in the fight, pray with us aganst resource curse, poverty and igonrance.
I’m a Namibian that recently moved to the US. I love and enjoy watching representations of my beautiful country the right way. This is probably an old video but I loved it. Missing home, lol
The song playing in the background, is Zulu, surely produced in Johannesburg. Remember Namibia was runner by apartheid government, so it is similar to South Africa, I can see Sterns, Pick n Pay shops, those are South African chain stores. Dr. Malinga is playing in the background.
They do have malls in Africa. I've been to Nairobi Kenya and they have massive malls and they keep adding more. I've even been to the Westgate Mall where the shooting occured.
Waaa!!😆 Yes we do have malls and more. Please dnt be fooled by the western media.
You guys specialy African American should search Tanzania is in east Africa one of the chillest country in Africa and is a bit multicultural like what you used in US but minus whites Blacks, indians, and some arabs but Blacks run everything its the weather is trobical and amazing bomb food ans music too
seems amazing their, especially Zanzibar city
i am Rwandan but Tanzania is my favorite African country!
For all those Black Americans considering visiting Africa, Angola borders Namibia, and you do not require a visa to cross the border. Please feel free to visit us. We have many new shopping centres, like Gika, which is probably the biggest in Africa with 300 stores, Belas shopping, We have another 10 mall sunder construction throughout the country. And don't worry about getting shot by police or followed because you're black. Nobody will do that here, why? because we are all black LMFAO. Please visit along with Nigerians, Ghana, South Africans, you're all invited. peace
Angolan Palancas YES WE WANT TO MAKE ANGOLA OUR HOMELAND PLEASE HELP US
Kalagenesis Radio Where are you from?
I am from Virginia Beach USA
Kalagenesis Radio Never heard if it, but it sounds cool. Yeah, come visit us in Angola.
We want more than visit,,we want to build in Angola.We can make Angola the center of the world.You know most African Americans come from Angola right?
You are so beautiful, inside and out; I wish that I could meet you. You are so open minded about Africa and you are using social media to educate our people about Africa... Very clever. I've been to South Africa. Africa is beautiful!!!
so glad this channel was recommended to me....they are used to seeing the negative side of Africa but there's the other side that only people who have come here can attest to..new sub from Kenya east Africa...keep it up :)
I moved to EAST AFRICA. I moved to Kenya. It's all good here. Different from what we Americans/Jamaicans are used too. Takes time !!!
Wow my mouth is open, I am in complete shock. This is so awesome, I feel so primitive, in my thinking. It looks just like America. I am definitely subscribing to your channel. I don't know how often you check back here, but what made you move there?
Please dnt be fooled by the media about African countries. Most Africans ...well let me speak for my country Kenya guys are doing really well financially and we are so entrepreneurial. You see Africans in the US working and sending money back home to do great things. Most have built homes, businesses and rentals. Others dnt even need to come to the U.S.they have already made it by working work hard at home despite our problems in leadership. Much love
Great video, was in Whindoek in 2012; clean and tidy little city. Thanks for sharing.
Yes they say it's the cleanest city in Africa!
+Kani N It kinda helps when the population is as small as it is. My hometown of Dar es Salaam (in Tanzania) has a population of over 5 million people, which is over 2X the entire population of Namibia. I find that the smaller the population is, the cleaner the cities are in that country.
I love these videos I hope that more African Americans like myself start to realize Africa as an travel destination or relocation possibility. They do not want us watching these videos in the states trust me
I totally agree!
I hope to visit there someday. There's many opportunities to create businesses and contribute to the economy.
Aaron Mitchell , that is the spirit! I for one love it when black people start businesses in my country especially ones that put us first. We have people from all over but very few who are black. Please keep your word! Much love!
Africa united
You are in Africa why do you want to go to places that give you the feel that you are in America or in Europe? And I am very sure that also in Namibia you can buy a cloth at the local market and have a local tailor make a beautiful dress for you, in this way you support the local economy because the big malls belong to investors from abroad like South Africa
She does both. I agree with Oriolori89, you can do both.
Because if you buy from the store you give money to the white South Africans he just said it. What the hell is wrong with you.
Thank you so much! It's Dr Malinga ft Oskido " Jika
I love Africa! I am Nigerian and spent part of my childhood in Nigeria. I would love to visit Namibia, Egypt, Kenya and South Africa one day!
Yep just like in most parts of Africa the mall is South African owned & all the shops SA owned.In Ghana Shoprite is seen as upmarket whereas in SA its seen as a cheaper option for the ordinary consumer.
Just discovered your videos. I love them! You also have FANTASTIC music! I especially loved your wedding video - it was so beautiful! Very inspirational videos - keep living your dreams. Greetings from the Czech Republic
I need to go to Africa! I'd buy everything in that mall and then some! I'm not even joking!
All our black brothers n sisters in America n Europe anywhere in the word. You are welcome here to your motherland africa.you are more than welcme here.feel free to come if you want to come.africa wll be one of the greatest giant continents on earth.especially countries tht are down here at the south
Mbukusa Mbukusa
Do you know that most Black Americans hate to be refer to as Africans? The term "African American" is a pejorative term for most of them.
You should ask your West African brothers who live in the US to tell you since most of you in the southern part of the continent don't travel much.
do you also know the reason why they hate to be called Africans? its because of exaggerated stories reported by the international media all that they report is just about failure.
they hardly talk about our success or our achievements.
so for now we just want unity among blacks,they divide us through stories that aint true they don`t want us to be united.
and another thing fabrice izzo,we travel man we visit europe so much than America.so don't say that we dont travel much.
Mbukusa Mbukusa
True but you don't travel nearly as much as West Africans and Northern East Africans who actually live abroad for an extended period of time. Do you know about the history of the Black American immigrant in Liberia and how the treated and are still treating the indigenous people? You should research that.
they should stop that story of mistreating their own,that`s why white people don't respect them its because they hate each other and Africans. unity is power if they want to be respected they should unite with their own people,who will love you if you hate your own people.
for us at the south we just visit and come back we don`t stay for good when we visit a country
Im a black american and I would love to move to Africa! And that is my goal, what a beautiful place..I'm planning a trip there next year and I'm so exited thank you for this...this is what I've been looking for on RUclips:)
Nice video thanks for uploading. As a Black Briton I went to school with people who were originally from Zimbabwe who told me a lot about this side of Africa that is never shown in the media. The shopping, the weather, how built up it is and how multicultural it can be in areas (It's not just black African's only). A far cry from the wilderness that the media and educational establishments portray it to be over there. My only concern though was I know there are some black Africans who consider us "white man's slave" and have experienced hostility in areas of the UK which they are the majority. But overall they are really friendly people so it's very interesting to see how a black person from outside of Africa views it from the inside. Again thanks for sharing and look forward to seeing more videos from you.
Alex Yarde Just go and find out for yourself. I went to South Africa recently and was treated very well and loved it. Also went to Egypt and the Nubians in the south treated me like a long lost brother. I wish I had gone earlier.
It doesn't look that much different than the U.S. with the exception of the people. Wall to wall black folk.
***** Ha haha! Okay, okay. It's like being surprised to see Asians in China.
+nukeman444 i said the same thing i saw 1 white family then i even saw that the manikins where black lol i was like whaaaat go ahead! i mean i kinda like the majority being black "this is Africa right?" lol so yeah "loved it!!!!!"
debbie bradek It's kind of hard to wrap my head around it with absolutely everything being black. That's new experience. I'm used to things being black in America for only a few blocks,,,, then back to white again.
Everything is not really black, you probably need to be cognisant of the history and the dynamics of what it is that you are seeing. Its been approximately 60 years of the first country being politically independent and Namibia is one of the newly independent states. The settlers are there, mostly in the land they have apportioned to themselves. A lot of the retail shopping is owned by them, so again put things in perspective.
if you believe, after five centuries that you have a white savior, you need to let that go-
i love what u r doing. and thats from the heart your oprning up doors for alot of us who have no clue about our homeland KEEP POSTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LONG LIVE MOTHERLAND AFRICA. THE FIRST WILL BE THE LAST ...VISE...VERSA...AFRICA ON THE MOVE...AFRICA IS RISING.....CONGRETS..... MOM....AFRICA....
Thanks for taking the time to show a glimpse of life there. I imagine that you could spend endless time making videos of life there. Maybe you could produce a really cool travel program about different places in Africa and shatter many stereotypes. The camera really loves you. Take care out there.
cheers.
Paul
Thanks for you about being my eyes! I want to visit some of my BEST FRIENDS in Namibia and you your video is support me! Thanks for your VERY MUCH!.
Thanks for demonstrating this part of Africa, I will eventually go to my homeland (Angola) to break the African stereotypes as well. keep inspiring
Just a brother in love with her natural hair.
Only been to east side of Africa. Cant wait to visit the rest!
Loool im the proudest somali ever. Thats why I keep on coming back every time I have the chance to. Rori Rory
I would love to visit Somalia, but the war :( (Somalis are one of the most beautiful women on earth ^^)
Man I gotta get to Africa at least once. It would definitely be a dream come true.
LONG LIVE REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA.
Thanks for the experience a glimpse into Africa.
Thank you for the Video. I am African American and I cant wait to move to return to Africa. Namibia is flagged as a destination for African-american investment!! dont be surprised if you see more black americans there
Are u still over there?? if so update us with some more videos...I know that your enjoying life and at peace and all
I need to get some information about Namibia we going their march 2019
JOB WELL DONE NAMIBIA.VERY, VERY, VERY BIUTIFUL INDEED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
I really love your channel, I love seeing Africa and I want to see much more. What I would like to see most is the night life is like.
You're doing a wonderful job for your people.
This video really changed my view of Africa. When I think of Africa I think of small outdoor markets for shopping not huge malls like here in the USA. I understand there is a vast amount of wealth in Africa and people live in houses and drive cars like we do but for some reason I just never pictured going there to shop and ending up at a mall lol. Keep the videos coming sister!!
LOVE your videos! Well done, great content and fascinating content. Love seeing how the rest of the world does everyday things! Just a quick suggestion because it sounds like you do a lot of dividing by 10. Just move the decimal point (or comma in Europe) over one spot to the left - N$525.00 / 10 = $52.50. Hope that helps.
Hi! Thanks for watching :)
But LOL I see this will forever haunt me. I definitely know how to quickly divide anything by 10... it's just that at the time (and also today) the exchange rate wasn't exactly ten... so I was actually guestimating about 12/13 in my head.. but went along with the 10 :-)
Thank you for the glimpse into the continent of Africa.
Why did you choose Namibia rather than Nigeria or Ghana?
I am just curious of what drew you to that particular place . Thanks for the vids. Now I see my dream becoming closer to a reality.
+Lillhead2 FromSnoBlock And why those two countries to be specific?
hey there thanks so much for uplifting my country's name, i am a Namibian girl too bad am not there to do this type of videos for my own country. keep them rolling
You are a true blessing sister and your videos are very inspirational i will head home soon to the land my for fathers were god bless U and thank U.
It's great to see another video, I've been anxiously waiting! It's really cool to see what it's like there, and I love the music :)
For anyone who's interested, I am starting to post videos on my channel on what it's like as i've just moved to Rwanda. It's different from Namibia, but I'm looking forward to sharing my experience with friends, family, and anyone who is interested!
looks just like the states... thanks for sharing
thank you so much for sharing this other side of Africa. as an African living in the U.S. this makes me really proud of where I come from. wish you all the best in Namibia!
Thank you!
I will be heading back to South Africa for the 3rd time in November, I remember the first time I went and the questions that I got, like do the people live in huts "UHHHHH", I couldn't believe how ignorant people are about the continent of Africa...thanks for sharing looking forward to hearing more about your experience.
That is so sweet, thank you so much, and there's nothing holding you back from living your dream!
Iam very impressed about what youre doing with your channel I want to go to Africa to stay so bad because something inside of me strongly feel that Africa is the best country for me to let go and relax in the skin I'm born in and feel finally free at last! I will definitely subscribe thanks sis.
oriolori89 Bruhh. I tire oo. Ignorance of the highest order. They probs think it's the USA
Hahahaha
thank you sooooo sooooooo much for this video. I am going to Windhoek for work in Sep. and everyone worries so much and I dont have enough information to prove that it is a nice city. This video helped like tons! Do you live in Namibia?
Sharon Su enjoy your stay in my country and city :)
Ghana-bound very soon. I can't wait. And thanks for giving me the inspiration that I can do it!
I'm going home next year
:)
Parabéns,espero que hoje se um continua de alegria para você como foi assim que seu nascimento foi para todos que lhe amam,obrigado por sua amizade.
Congratulations, I hope today if one continues of joy for you as was so your birth was for all who love you, thank you for your friendship
WINDHOEK (NAMIBIA) the CLEANEST CITY in AFRICA N THE WORLD.....
Hi I am an African from Equatorial Gunea and the official language is Spanish so, it's always awsome to know that there are some African American who dream to visit Africa. I live in Spian now but I love Africa, it's a wonderful continet.
Why didnt u get a close up of those weave packs! lol
cool video tho. Love the vlog theme
Well done girl Africa is what you make it
Thanks so much for the sharing..it is so important. i will continue to share and began to post more of my own videos from senegal, ghana, gambia and guinea conakry
Thank you and please do! I would love to watch :-)
When you do the math the prices for most things (at least at the shoe store in the mall) are pretty much right around the same prices as here in the U.S. I know someone asked already but HOW do people live in Namibia with so much less money? What are the typical "higher paying" jobs that people have in Namibia to be able to afford the more expensive things
Anyway, Ive said it before but I am a white female living in the US and I am a huge fan of your videos!!
I am so glad I found this video, I want to travel to Africa and I also would like to get a dual citizenship, if can help me any info please help sista.... thanks in advance.
Moha Tube Western Africa or Zimbabwe
THANKS FOR SHARING OUR COUNTRY, WE HAVE BEEN RANKED THE FIFTH MOST BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY IN THE WORLD RECENTLY, WE HAVE IT ALL HERE, CULTURE, NATURE AND EVEN MODERN BUILDINGS.....
+Anna Ndilimeke You are so right mbushe, and second to South Africa in Africa. I Love my country
I really appreciate that you are doing this. God bless you. thanks.
Absolutely fantastic my sister, you truly are an inspiration. and I look forward to your subsequent clips.
well as a person living in namibia, its a huge country, bigger then the whole uk put together england, ireland, etc, 23 year old country, population is 2 million, 3rd wealthiest country in Africa per capita and cleanest city in Africa, we are lucky here coz you feel like you are in europe, but this this is africa. well the rest you shall have to travel to see for yourself.
Your looking good girl..
Thanks for sharing this. I hope that we can finish connecting the dots and establish even stronger links with the continent!!
Smile
love my mother land Africa from dubai
The prices are listed in Namibian dollars. 1 US Dollar is equal to 10.01 Namibian Dollar. Therefore, the prices are actually much lower because of the conversion rate.
I wish u had more videos this gotta be 1 of the most interesting channels I found on RUclips I never would thought Namibia was like this
Wow thanks for the video, I'm gonna show this to my wife. Hopefully next time we travel outside the states we can choose Africa as a place to explore, relax, and do some shopping!!
Africa is my goal to visit. Watching your videos and other channels like Wode Maya on Africa channel sparks my interest in Africa. It gives me new inspiration to visit. I am so excited to want to learn Africa culture and make African Friends.
I'm really loving your vids. Thanks so much!
They love ur guts... u got them speechless................. you are the African Queen. I am from Kenya living in Texas. ...the African American woman I have been looking for and it seams that am out of luck. anyway,u need to visit Namib desert,its out of this world,I have always wanted to see the Welwitschia.,its mystic like that... and the Himba people too,and their dances,and their rich culture............... ;)
whenever I visit a black nation the first thing I realize is that when I'm shopping or going out to eat I feel totally relaxed and comfortable..great to shop and not feel like your being supervised
I hear you! Here the security guards will follow you like a hawk tho LOL It's what they're hired to do though so I've learned to cut them a lot of slack, especially because they get paid peanuts.
thank you!
I'm a Namibian citizen, you can ask me anything about the country.
I really want to visit Namibia.
I will do a video on this topic!
AfroAmericaninAfrica will you show us what it is like to work in the main city being an American? What kind of skill sets would someone need in order to work in Africa?
Love everything ur doin. Wish u would add more uploads more often. Plz keep up the great work.
How many organic food options are out there? I know you can grow your own but i'm so used to shopping at Whole Foods and i'm wondering what the adjustment would be like if i were to go... any ideas about that?
food is organic as can be in Africa whole food can never compare.
+Hadarah BatYah I believe that if you shop at the market (not the supermarket) the food will be organic. I'm from Mozambique. I actually never wondered about food being organic or not until I moved to England, and when I'm back home I don't really think about it lol. We grew up understanding that it is better to shop at the market because it is cheaper and of better quality. Although in recent years more and more people shop at the supermarkets (as the younger generation is taking over)
That girl Gabi thanks for the response! :)
Hey am from Kenya from the Super Market most are some what organic at least that I can say from Kenya since we export major veggies but at the local markets guaranteed 100% organic like she says we do not wonder if its organic here I highly doubt she would grow in the apartment block but here in Kenya there are lease holds of up to $100 an acre a year where you can experiment on organic farming or yet commercial farming even the meat is earthy in taste here rich in mama Africa's blessings
please note that most chemicals are used for exported farm produces that are generally standardized and most Kenyans don't actually use them as we prefer more local veggies that are actually disease and pest resistant than those needed in the commercial markets outside the country I think I should do a on this so that people may understand
yeah girl i subscribed a while ago cause u are living my dream. keep em coming, u are my hero
I'm born in the US but parents are Nigerian. I hated each summer when i came from Nigerian as a child and kids will ask me crazy questions.. Americans think Ethiopia videos they show in America is the entire continent.. people dont know the US has many areas that are POOR also.. smh.. do ppl really think the entire Africa is poor smh ugggh. white ppl travel to Africa more than black ppl.. its annoying.. all black ppl want to go to Dubai or Mexico NO SHADE. and OF COUSE NOT ALL BLACK PPL..
Cellar Door what did u get from my post?
Loyalty 77 i agree 100% you right
Thank you for the perspective. Thanks.
Hey hun where are some good places so visit and live in namibia. How much is the hourly rate of pay. And how much is it to rent a house or apartment in namibia.
vernae gardenhire Hey, I lived in Namibia for 2 years and I'd say as a black person to avoid living the south and Swakopmund. Unfortunately those areas are populated by several whites and of those whites you may encounter racism. However, central Namibia, the north and east are fine in regards to living. Now, you can visit anywhere, but as you know, living and visiting are two different things. The hourly rate of pay depends on the job. I'd say just google the pay rate.
I have an opportunity to go to African this year with my resume in hand. I just earned my doctorate degree and looking to live and work in my home country!
Kenya is another country that is just as amazing !yet they only show the starving people and slums!i returned home after 8 years abroad and was suprised at the developments.And for those people asking how many of the shopping malls and supermarkets are African owned? actually many and those that arent have African shareholders !even in some countries in europe their malls arent owned by the locals...for example in czech republic some malls are owned by Israelis,Germans etc
I think you are doing a very good job...Keep going.