With all the media content on YouTube how can people from United States still assume that South Africa is a jungle?

[Fandom89]

Regardless of all this , these people still think South Africa is a jungle guys. After all these interactions with South Africa

• After Over 30,000+ people from the United States visiting South Africa eery Month.
• You react to their videos on YouTube for Clout
• You are familtwith their celwbs like Elon musk, Trevor Noah and Tyla who basically "live" in America
• Americans played a big role in the fight against apartheid (even though they had Racial issues with the Rise of KKK and Skinheads in the early 90s)
• America placed huge Demands for apartheid to end Sanctioning the Apartheid government with huge Marching Protests in the late 80s early 90s
• They witnessed the International community nd of apartheid on their TV screens
• Netflix international has South African shows that hit Global.
• YouTube is Full of South African content.
• American had a Big Blowhole of a mouth when South Africa hosted the FIFA world cup in 2010
• South Africa won the Rugby world cup twice in a row (2019,2023) not mention in 1995,2007 making them Four time World champions.
• They make YouTube Vlogs in South Africa and airbit on their YouTube channels

I know it's a normal country

America isn't the "be-all-end-all" in the world anymore. Thanks to Obama, Biden administration

[MrOracle]

The reality is that the USA is roughly the same size as Europe - our states are not a lot different than European countries - and we are separated from the rest of the world by 2 huge oceans. Between that and terrible government schools, most Americans know very little about the rest of the world. Most Americans have never traveled outside of North America.

Certainly there ARE Americans who travel outside the US - and that percentage has been growing over the past couple of decades - and there are others who are just better educated about the world, but these are more the exception than the rule.

The average American is very American-centric - they're not watching random videos from South Africa or anywhere else unless there is a sporting event, a music festival, or a war there to drive viewership. Half of Americans couldn't point to Russia or Ukraine on a map, even if they have had the Ukrainian flag in their profile for the last two years. But they know the Housewives of Beverly Hills and Olivia Rodrigo, because that's what's important. Lol.

[Fandom89]

And South Africa is a Melting pot of different cultures from all over the world. Similar to America and The UK

[MrOracle]

Indeed.

I'm far from being an expert about Africa - and Africa is a HUGE place with many different countries and cultures, not to mention governments and GDPs - but I'm well aware that many African countries have modern cities and access to modern technology. Some of those countries ALSO have areas of jungle or plains that are still in a very natural state, but right here in California, there is plenty of nearly untouched natural environment if you go an hour or two outside of the major metro areas. Having cities doesn't mean you don't have natural areas, and the reverse is also true.

But many Americans' only knowledge of Africa comes from watching The Lion King, and that's hardly going to give them much relevant information on modern Africa.