(How did you get here from Africa?) Why The Sarcastic Option

You ever been asked this question as an international immigrant from Africa? What ran on your mind when thinking of a good response? I'm not a sarcastic kinda guy but you read and let me know what you think about this. I've been to more than 5 countries, and currently in the Philippines.

The difference between sarcasm and irony is that sarcasm intends to hurt someone, that’s why it is called what it is. But what if you don’t really want to hurt someone, you use sarcasm as an easier (less offensive) resort than to tell someone how ignorant them or their questions really are.
Example: I am an African, and being one that lives overseas we get asked a lot in conversations the question ‘wow, so how did you get here from Africa?’

And often is the question asked with an innocent look or, from some, a smile to hide the heavier intent driven by ignorance.
As africans we know this, we see this. All humans are psychologically wired the same, but the hard life in Africa (at least in some parts) has given the African a remarkable ability of being so instinctive and considerate of what others think, feel, act and say. I mean it’s a good thing right? But while this makes it easier to live with a black person, it also makes it hard to hide one’s true feelings behind words and action, we can almost always read what’s behind the veil. Point is we know exactly what and why one says something though the words may be are carefully ironed, folded, and put tenderly into the closet of conversation. And we also know how our responses will influence your thinking and feeling, not to be assuming, but again because we are all wired the same.
Now back to the above question, how would an African answer the awkward question ‘so how did you get here from Africa’?
Here’s a black man’s choice of best answers;

A} ‘Umm..I took a flight, honestly that’s a foolish question.’ (Good answer, but kills the self-esteem of the one asking.)

B} ‘What kind of a question is that?’ (Genuine response, a few times triggered by anger, but we’re just trying to find reason.)

C} ‘So you mean all your life you’ve known about Asia, America, Europe and maybe Australia but just chose to believe everything movies/the media says about Africa? That’s pretty ignorant. (Painful answer)

D} I swam through the Indian Ocean, immigration had to wait 14hrs for my passport to dry up. (Sarcastic, but makes them think and realise the nature of their question. To me the best answer, and even if it hurts at least it gets you thinking so that you do your research and present a much wiser conversation next time.)

The question you may be asking is, why not just answer the question and say ‘I took a flight’?
Well the reason is simple, you aren’t speaking to a typical person here. An african considers more the intent of the question than he does the question itself. And yap, the question is deeper than you really think. Ever wondered why only Africans are asked that question, not those from Asia, Europe, America or the equally mysterious Australia?
Don’t get me wrong, we are ALL ignorant about something. But it’s much easier, and more appreciated when someone openly admits ignorance than to conceal it in a presumable question. Like if the question was ‘hey I always thought of Africa as a jungle or desert, but then again I wonder how did you get here?’ The African would NOT be offended (unless he’s an idiot) and the response would digestable too.

But see the question ‘how did you get here’ is like a zip folder, you got to extract the content.
What the question really is is this; ‘there’s no airport, let alone an aeroplane in Africa, how on earth did you really make it to our country??’ OR
‘Are there like buildings and airports in Africa... like with computers and networks for air-traffic controllers to operate and communicate? How do jungle dwellers like you guys get to know how to fly airplanes or even climb one?’ All these curiosities are piled and compressed into one simple question, ‘so how did you get here from Africa?’

We may not agree on all points, but thanks for reading either way.