What started as an innocent call-out from a young Botswanan writer quickly sparked a Twitter debate about the state of African geopolitics.
Siyanda Moutsiwa, a 22-year-old from Gaborone, thought she’d take ‘a classic writing prompt’ used in workshops to imagine character interaction and apply it to the whole continent.
Well, that did generate a lot of responses on Twitter, as people started tweeting different things.
See some funny tweets below.
#IfAfricaWasABar After a night of heavy drinking, Zimbabwe would step out of the bar like pic.twitter.com/9fUQjAPUAG
— Little Hansel (@little_hansel) July 27, 2015
#IfAfricaWasABar Zambia would go home looking like this: pic.twitter.com/iz4L2ZQa6f
— ta10da (@diamondboyzim) July 27, 2015
#IfAfricaWasABar Nigerians incoming pic.twitter.com/JqFwEORxCL
— ta10da (@diamondboyzim) July 27, 2015
#IfAfricaWasABar Kenya would be that guy who is always trying to bring drinks from outside. pic.twitter.com/vQ06wIOf51
— Verified (@njiiru) July 27, 2015
#IfAfricaWasABar Guinea & Mali would be going around telling everyone “I am a descendant of a King, buy me a drink”
— Archie Henry (@ArchieHenry2) July 27, 2015
#IfAfricaWasABar Eritrea would be that girl who twerks excessively in the middle, to prove she can have fun without her ex.
— Shankaroon (@aia_24) July 27, 2015
I’m literally laughing out loud. https://t.co/JHigBlDHxE
— Miriti Murungi (@NutmegRadio) July 27, 2015
#IfAfricaWasaBar The bartender would apologize about the loud Nigerian table but explain that they’re the ones keeping the place in business
— drew hinshaw (@drewfhinshaw) July 27, 2015
#IfAfricaWasABar you could easily tell the Ugandans pic.twitter.com/3x4hI00mJe
— Masaku (@masaku_) July 28, 2015
#IfAfricaWasABar Zimbambwe would be that old guy bragging about how he is a Trillionaire but wont buy you a drink. pic.twitter.com/yxb208rMON
— Babi Msoto™ (@babi_msoto) July 28, 2015
#IfAfricaWasABar Kenyans would hold seats for their pals inside like pic.twitter.com/XbDaystjvz
— Dnt Read My Favs (@Naijablogger) July 27, 2015
#IfAfricaWasABar the dee-jay would be Nigerian
— tolu ogunlesi (@toluogunlesi) July 27, 2015
#IfAfricaWasABar #BokoHaram would turn up for Ladies night like… pic.twitter.com/6kgMI5Zai1
— Ryan Cummings (@Pol_Sec_Analyst) July 27, 2015
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