Let's just say the truth - we fear everything, deep sea diving, living at the coast (tsunamis), flying and roller coasters as seen here

We tend to think we are brave folk but that is just our brain making excuses - do you think a black fellow would have done a columbus or a vasco da gama? heading out to parts unknown not knowing of the edge of the world was actual and they would fall off?

@Masukuma

I would clearly shit in my pants too!

Hiyo height hapana!

Thanks man, you have made my Monday. I have always known black folks are not the kind of guys who can take risks. With us, every second in life is about survival and not fun. That's why the ratio of white to black people climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mt. Kenya is quite high yet the mountain are under our nose. We fear death because we are yet to secure our livelihood and that of our progeny. If I were to take such an initiative as sky diving, who'd take care of my family if I die? White folks don't worry about that!!

I once tried Banana ride hapo Westy, I've never gone back. I enjoy mountain climbing and have done both Kilimanjaro and Kenya na zingine huko kwa kina @Kiash.

I have laughed, my ribs are aching too. Because I can just understand what this dude is talking about!

You see, I won't say I fear, and I won't say I don't fear. Deep down I know this thing has been done to comply to physics by our engineer @impunity.

But, that feeling in the stomach is what kills me.

I know the thing won't crash just like that. It's like a plane. It only crash with some reason out of our control... pilot error, natural disaster, or some political reason (read shooting down or terrorist attack or CIA hijacking etc).

Again, I think out parents have to blame. Or do I say our environment?
We were raised being scared everyday, from all corners... from grandmother ogre stories, the xyz and the giant stories etc

Nobody told us these were imaginary stuff.
So we grew up having these crazy notions in our heads.

But the mzungu kid was even playing "real" virtual games at age 2 and he knows these are just games!

@Muheani, that highlighted point has blown your cover. I know you. kumbe the old Lady really scared you. Namwombea apone haraka.

Fear isn't the only reason for an 'African' not to 'do a Vasco da Gama. Then again we must have a common agreement on what 'African' means. And what time spans are involved.

we only know about those two coz their stories were told, written or recorded. now how many africans do you think ventured beyond their comfort zone but never got their deeds recorded? pretty many i believe. how many say sailed to other continents and settled there or came back but their tales were never recorded and or kept? there are however several stories of africans handling their fears well - courage is not the absence of fear....(add your favourite phrase there).