jw23

I've been to West Africa (Guinea, Niger, Sierra Leone, Mali, The Gambia to name a few) many times and I'm wondering about the people you met. Before I ever went, I assumed the people were unhappy and angry because of their lifestyles but I found out it was, in fact, the opposite! In general, West Africans were just about the nicest people I've met. How have you been treated and how did you perceive the attitudes of the people you've met?

Definitely. One more thing. I was staying in a compound that got robbed overnight. The guard basically just let them in when he saw they had guns. I woke up to it but stayed in the room I was sleeping in because obviously I didn't want to get shot. So my question is, have you ever had any truly frightening experiences?

It seems like Westerners are less likely to get in trouble, at least from my experience. And be careful! It's a great place but you don't want to go asking for trouble.

Haha I'd love to. It would be nice to get to see the difference. And yeah, the requests were a little bit overpowering. I don't know how many times people have basically shoved bananas in my window trying to get me to buy them.