Western perspective:
A: Cotton only grows in warm, dry environments.
B: London is cold and rainy.
Does cotton grow in London?
“Clearly not.”
African perspective:
A: Cotton only grows in warm, dry environments.
B: London is cold and rainy.
Does cotton grow in London?
“I don’t know; I’ve never been to London.”
Long-ing For Life 
I love this post! Clever and thought-provoking.
This was told to me as a true example of conversations with Africans. To me it represents how urgently we need to put ourselves in the minds of the original audience when reading Scripture; they often did not share our assumptions.