Are all first world tourists like this?

So I happen to be African and black and well I've seen some behavior from tourists coming to Africa which makes me wonder what it is they tell y'all over there about travelling in Africa.

One is how they sort of fear us? My friend and I (we're both ladies) were once stranded between two towns while travelling around and we resorted to hitch hiking because it was either that or walking. The first group of cars that drove by contained white people who looked foreign and they all gave us this, "There is NO way we're giving you a ride" look. Not in a rude way but in like a very cautious way. I thought we looked pretty harmless and cute but they still left us in the dust

Another thing I've noticed is how they become wary when you mention anything to do with the economy. I mean they give you this look as if you're about to ask for money or something which some disguise with this patronizing fake sympathy. What's with that? I don't even look poor - I have a job, a car and my own apartment

Anyway, would you agree that the above represents the typical western view of Africans or have I just had some unfortunate encounters?

Wraithorn · 51-55, M Best Comment

I think it boils down to people not trusting who or what they are not familiar with.
I'm a White South African and I do not stop for hitch hikers regardless of their colour unless I know them personally.
There have been various cases in S.A. where criminals get women to stand looking helpless by the side of the road. When a car stops then the criminals appear from hiding places and...well you can imagine what happens then. Sometimes the women are part of a criminal gang and sometimes they are forced to do it at gunpoint.

So I think the problem is simply distrust. The world is becoming more and more about protecting one's own family.