The truth about living in South Africa | A foreigner's honest opinion
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American reacts to life in South Africa.
A foreigner's view on living in South Africa (South African culture, history, languages (Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa, etc.), first impressions, Apartheid, towns, townships, etc.) Living in South Africa vs living in the USA.
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I'm a Jamaican living in South Africa and I can say this is the most honest video I've ever watched on South Africa. My experience here is very much in line with yours. Thanks for being honest and open minded.
I'm🇯🇲 planning to tour the African continent starting with Ghana. I plan to maybe visit SA but concern it has America ' s race issues. Have you been there a long time?
How is are you doing so far ?
@@eileenwatt8283 visits and see for yourself
@@nickyngwana no thank you. Ghana is my choice.
@@eileenwatt8283 you not coming to stay, just to visit. I was in Bahamas.
I say this from the bottom of my heart, your parents raised you well and your mental and emotional intelligence is superlative par excellence.
🇿🇦 True
Fun fact: Durban (KwaZulu-Natal) is the city with the largest Indian population besides India itself
whakine (from Durban indian)
@@flareyboi9064 🤣🤣🤣
Fun fact: Rome (Italy) is the place with the most Japanese outside of Japan
@@youaremadeof-stupid2370 actually no Sao Paulo (Brazil) has the most Japanese people outside Japan
@@0kah645 yep true
Lmao Not only "white" areas have walls😭literally every neighborhood has walls, its more of a security measure everyone takes
My buddy's house in Soweto has a tsotsi detection system that fires laser beams at anyone that comes near his Beemer. His wife's Lexus is still protected by the old bullets system.
Bruhh this guy was pissing me off with that 😂
@@siphotheguy1870 this is so funny
Both my neighbors on either side of us are black and they have cameras , electric fences and alsations. Myy Chinese neighbor across the road has armed response with all of the above. Normal, average SA neighborhood. Unfortunately.
Excuse what? The guy is right, I don't know where you're from, the neighborhood I'm from we don't have high walls and intercomm systems
As a South African, I like to thank you for coming to my country, exploring it and being open minded.
In my experience as a white person in SA, there is little to no racism in the streets. The problem is the government and the media. The media exaggerates racism and disharmony.
SA can be saved, but then we should not leave. We have to stay and help fix this country. It has been done many times (look at Ireland) it will be difficult, but it can be done.
True media exaggerating racism too much
thank you.
Being the minority, we can only do that if the government starts doing it's job. The ball is squarely in their court.
I do agree but i don,t think media exaggerates racism. I myself has experianced racism multiple times before I turned 13. The one I remember most was when a white man screamed at my mom, brother and i to go back to the Cape Flats, which was very hurtful for an 11 year old.
Ja you're right.
I am a South African and this guy has taught me things that I didn't even know about where I live. It just shows how we can even be living in a shell our whole lives unless someone from a foreign perspective has shown us something.
@CaRbOn CoPiEd did you know that maybe white people can be born in Africa.I know surprising and did you that they noted that they were “South African” not “African” and maybe they said they were South African because they were oh I don’t know born in South Africa or something
Exactly 😂😂😂
SA you free to live amongst whoever you want so it's your choice. I'm a 39yr old coloured guy living in France and I grew up in the city of Durban in the 90s and early 2000's. I was one of the very few to grow up amongs a diverse group of friends. We had such an exceptional and extraordinary upbringing. Every day was a new adventure...Thank you God
You missed a very important part of the discovery of gold and diamonds is that it led to one of the top atrocities of the British Empire. Namely the South African war and the Boer Concentration Camps.
ya people leave stuff like that out for their own story to make sense.
he said he is studying hopefully right matetial as the ANC government has actively re written south african history to fit their narrative🙄
@@michelecrouse5284 Not only the ANC's narative but the narative of most of the countries that sent troops to South Africa. Even though the concentration camps are considered the worst atrocity of the British Empire, none of these countries have ever apologized, In fact, tbey are still considering those troops as heroes.
The British and some other countries pretend that it never happened.
That is not talking about handred year back, he is talking about current situation and maybe 25 years back
This guy spoke from an honest, unbaised view. You can tell he was raised by good parents
I am a South African. This is a very honest video and I quite enjoyed listening to how someone else perceives my country. The country has a lot of problems, but God will get us through them all!
Atleast someone appreciates his opinion finally 🤦🤦🤦
Simon - For President.
We need more open discussion seriously hindering our success. As a nation we properly have to talk about the past and fix issues that are preventing us from succeeding
@@giftkorope5968 Now that was worth reading. 👍
Bless your pure heart Simeon I really hope God hears our prayers
Ja, most of us just want to move on from apartheid. We were barely part of that era. Sadly our government plays that card to cover up their faults & failures.
Move on it never affected u so y not move on. Us who where directly affected knows the demons ur 4fathers created
@@happyasouthafrican Okay, so you are apposed to moving forward, but what do you suggest instead?
I have a problem about white south africa like u if u are a South African,crime was committed by u on ur side and no 1 paid 4 their sins.u are beneficiary of those crimes yet u tell us we must just move 4ward u beneficiary of those crimes how dare u telling us wat we must do moving 4ward we our deep wounds just move 4ward u know Y u benefitted from our wounds.if a person is wounded wat do u do?if crime was committed wat must happen we want wat was stolen from us our identity our dignity being our only thing and hope to store our very own dignity we want our LAND back. No white person came with land from London we want it back without compensation bcos u did not take it with compensation u took it with barel of gun and pushing our ppl out of it. We want our LAND BACK
I do not agree with how your forefathers were treated by my forefathers, but I refuse to be held accountable for their mistakes! Everything I own, I have worked hard for. I do not live for free - I pay a lot of money to a government that is corrupt. What you are suggesting is unjust & you are encouraging reverse apartheid.
@@k4karina732 okay but please understand that moving on is hard because to this day we still feel the effects of apartheid
As a White South African, thank you very much for this, normally people are so clueless and offensive, we have our issues but we are a very resilient nation and cope with anything thrown our way, together (ties into the fact that we can criticize SA and other South Africans of all races but God help you if an outsider dares to!)
This is the first authentic commentary on South Africa that I've seen on TH-cam. Thank you for sharing this.
South Africa has huge potential only if they could work together.
Ik they should follow Botswana. The country above them as they surpass south africa . They managed to become a near developed country when they where one of the poorest in the world.
Leftism is all about dragging everyone down to the lowest common denominator in the name of "equity."
Why do we have all African people here even botswana people? do you all work together when acting better?
Only if we had proper party to lead the country.
@@shaddythewiz3836 Well for starters Botswana people are mostly Tswana speaking, more homogenous!
Yes exactly, there has been rampant crime in SA over the last 25 years and no law and order, a totally corrupt police force. So people have taken huge security steps to protect themselves
U are crazy white high walls has been there b4 1994 so u are crazy in high grade.
@@happyasouthafrican Yeah, you've been looting and stealing even before 1994. So relax coco!
@Dawn Nagel True and all races have taken steps to protect themselves
@@felicitascunningham9008 lol so you think apartheid was law and order?
you drunk if you think apartheid was law and order...
In South Africa its illegal to shoot someone on your property, unless they shoot you first. That's why every house looks like a fortress.
This is actually not true at all
Lol no, but of course somebody from Texas would think so!
White guy right?
Lol.. no ways that's not true
@@colinm.4052 As the unofficial ambassador of Texas in this comments section, I'd like to apologise on my constituents behalf.
His humility is admirable
Somebody's son is speaking truths here. Well done
How long were you here? Did you grow up here? Who did you talk to, to gather your information? Did you know that there are divisions between the whites? The mines is American and British owned.
How about Dutch.
not anymore, look again...
My Dad worked on mine In Kimberly pre 1930. The caring Oppenheimers paid white miners poorly blacks got paid for 1 ton of blueground one ticky. .. they loaded. But Oppenheimers hated apartheid... So two faced. I should write a book about Kimberly years ago. As ww2 neared Oppenheimers house was nearly burnt down by pro Nazis old sap saved them.
@@tullymcully150 you definitely should might be a best seller.
@@tullymcully150: PLEASE Write it. 🙏🏼
''Either they are ashamed of it or don't feel guilty'' that hit the spot.
Did you notice that its only white people who disagree on the comments? This guy is so honest and spot on.
@@lorenzonjadu2522 he really was, whites are so self victimising lol
Absolutely!
'National Geographic Africa' right there, acknowledgement of the unbalanced portrayal of Africa.
I have lived in S.A. almost all of my life. I could not explain SA like this guy has.. fantastic... brilliant observations.
Because you guys live in a self imposed bubble that's why
@@accountretired9479 Like USA?
Whites live in fortresses out of neccesity, it wasn't always this way.
Property crime is not unique to a certain group, everyone is impacted.
I'm a coloured South African and I agree completely.
But everyone is impacted not just whites
Black Colored poor people are more in danger than white in the Suburb
@@jaybee6967 Would've loved to get you a beer or attempt to help you from that heck-hole as one of the few that sees reason, sadly I don't live there, and I don't know our country's immigration system in the USA. I can see it slowly declining... According to the World Bank they’re constantly on the verge of collapse they got out of one prolonged recession after the country gained independence under Mandela and are now slowly relapsing for a much longer period of time in GDP per capita, and literacy rates have fallen, and the EFF proto-communists echoes of Zimbabwe which the EFF sings and chants about ending white people have gained seats.
And this isn't from someone that only looks at the bad, I see people like Mwai Kibaki, Quette Masire, and Paul Kagame, and some copy pasta from a previous post about merely two "The heroes of Africa that are dark skinned are Kenya’s Mwai Kibaki, Whom was a very soft-spoken, closed off, but passionate on the governmental floor, classical liberal economist (conservative politically by American standards), and Paul Kagame I was hoping to turn Rwanda into the next Singapore (also to the farthest right of economics). To give you an idea of what these people are like Kibaki came after predecessors that like to make cults of personality must like the Democrats in the US do, and completely broke the trend and never tried to control media into thinking that he was The next greatest thing given to the country, he got flack for it, Kagami is a pro-industrialist that forces you to work for a month or two on garbage collection if you litter." All these people and those closest to them in their party were economic technocrats, some or all of them never attempting to build cults of personality. These people sadly aren't the poster children the left are looking for though, silent... competent....
Most people in South Africa who live in the “white towns” as you call them, have experienced some kind of armed home invasion - hence the need for walls.
I'm from South Africa 🌍 Capetown 🇿🇦 this is the most honest truthful video I've ever seen he is telling the truth as it is I am a coloured South African
This guy seems like a nice person. Why is he referring to rich whites whilst its lower middle class whites. A little knowledge can do more harm.
He propably spoke to two people and now he has an opinion
Still earn and live better than the average black South African.
@@aobakwemhele6613 That's cultural! Driving a BMW and living in a shack is one example amongst many.
@@gysvannieuwenhuizen4194 truth hurts doesnt it
@@thabisokhumalo7237 no in the least sad thou
I've been living in South Africa for 20 years. I also experienced this country as a foreigner and still do even after so many years here and my love for this country. The main difference between me and thus guy despite our completely different background is that he comes here for temporary visits and I am staying here and calling this place my home. And I would say that there are many things he mentioned are not very accurate or rather based on his subjective experience and can't be applied to South Africa in general.
Thank you very much for this.
It's abnormal to not have a fence around your house here
I can sleep without locking my door and my gate. The history of this country plays a big role in how we live. We do not even have electric fences on our walls.
Thank you for your opinion. But I know the truth that South Africa has gone to hell in a handbasket and as life is short 20 minutes to listen to your opinion. As well as Zimbabwe
One of the most candid and honest reviews of South Africa....you spoke the truth that some nerds don't want to hear...
truth hurts
The positiveness❤️ I feel from this video is beyond what I can comprehend❤️Thanku 4 ur positive review of S. Africa.
As a white Englishman that visits SA on a regular basis the only racism ive encountered is twice from very drunk Afrikaneers, saying that their slightly sober mates just said ignore him. In Bloemfontein me and my black Zambian girlfriend were just asked how we ended up in Bloem, SA at the end of the day is a beautiful and welcoming country
I feel like there isn't any racism in the younger generation, it's just the older people from before apartheid
Racism prevails and is also taught to children at a very young age. The narrator is giving a very accurate perspective of the situation on the ground.
Nope they just like their parents
The only problem we have as south Africans,we have people who can't think accurate.
Very true 💯
@@bronwynmorris some of them. A lot of them.
You had so many positive things to say about my country thank you so much for the beautiful video and for being so open minded 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 .
Always good to visit a country before giving your thoughts, thanks for this. I also have to add that the longer you stay, your knowledge about the place will increase exponentially. Being open minded will only stretch so far.
You get it. 5 stars for you
Good thing you immersed yourself to the culture and the people of the country. Respect🙏🏿🙏🏿
Thanks for the honest, mature ,unbiased, empathetic comments you presented about S. Africa. I most enjoyed it !
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@@cashlee9377 You're right sir
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Mines are owned by Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, Anglo American, de Beers and Black Empowerment groups.
Many of these Corporations are based in North America and Europe.
It's a system that continues to benefit white people.
@@izanamiledwaba1330 One way that you can reverse this trend is to buy stock in these companies, almost all of them are listed on the Stock Exchange, there are no restrictions as to who may or may not own shares.
Now we are talking Black Empowerment.
Broad Based Black Economic Exploitation is an abject failure, it has only enriched the black elite.
@@izanamiledwaba1330 personally I think that it is encumbent upon people like Patrice Motsepe and Bridgette Radebe to step up to the plate and make a greater contribution to our society, these people have amassed an enormous amount of wealth over the past 3 decades.
Inequality means the average African earns R2000 while the European earnt R25000. So forget about buying stocks. What we need is the government to nationalize these sectors of the economy and pursue equal distribution of wealth. As for Patrice and Bridget they are also beneficiaries of this unjust system, they have zero control of anything, they are fronts.
@Rocky Fletch couldn't have said it better
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I have learnt, that it is not that people don't understand or speak English, all our accents are just different, once we get used to peoples accents we realise that they do speak and understand English pretty well.
Farm attacks ‘have increased ten-fold’ in SA - but race isn’t to blame
??????????
Brutal criminals have only seen this pandemic as an opportunity, and according to the stats, farm attacks have skyrocketed in South Africa.
“This is a huge crisis, and hence why the DA wants a national debate on farm attacks. These crimes must be declared priority crimes. About 50% of all South Africa’s agricultural exports go to the rest of Africa. If farm murders continue, we comprise food security on the African continent…”
More farm workers die in the Hands of farmers than farmers in the hands of farm workers.
@@londz1987 I do not know were you get your news from but I never see it on the news
@@johnkennedy68 Its was on Timeslive. Google it.
@@londz1987 You cannot trust the media
@@londz1987 Give me the article, and it can't be about an off-hand occurance that is debatable and court-battle worthy, and the person is still free in a black majority South Africa... with one man per vote. Even if statistically true, as a percentage of farmers and total workhands, most likely farmers are at greater risk, your talking about people that have to produce enough food on large plots of land at economically competitive rates per price of tax on land, upkeep on machinery, need for constant improvement, upgrading and expansion, which typically means taking out a mortgage on the farm again to improve as fast relative to others so that valuation of land does not lower profits, relative to all the farmhands they employ, which need the money and likely have few other skills or the inclination to learn them as a privateer frontiersman.
Me and my 83 year old dad had guns pulled on us at a red light. They attempted to rob us. Anyone who can afford to leave this hellhole should
I moved to Botswana, Gaborone...peace
Gareth De Bruyn Please enjoy being unemployed, robbed, murdered and an endangered species
Please leave, we don't want you here
Pfano Mukhodobwane Nobody wants you anywhere in the world. Even other African’s can’t stand you.
ronald wiley Thanks you but 59 people murdered a day isn’t happening everywhere in the world. Do not try rationalize it like that because it’s not accurate.
You seem to know a lot but..........? If they send the whole of Africa back to there countries we as South Africans will all have jobs and better living conditions . There is a lot more that wil shock you that you are not aware of . Think . .....?
That's not true. It's not other African who stole you land and its not like you wanna fix shoes for a living. Even if other Africans leave, you will still be unemployed and poor Dumbo.
I'm a black American, and it sounds like he got the ANC/Chamber of Commerce tour. He's an earnest well-meaning young man, and I wish him the best, but from what I heard on this video, he's on the kool-aid.
vvarnado
@my toughts I'm grieved to report that the Democrat party is openly Communist these days... it will take a miracle of God to turn back the darkness taking over in America...Communism is an anti-Christ system...
God bless the CHURCH in SouthAfrica. ✝✝✝
vvarnado
Stating you're black american means nothing. You've never been to South Africa. He's been here and he speaks from first hand experience. I'm South African and he's absolutely spot on.
Exactly........ask him if he was in cpt. If he was in hillbrow.if he was in mitchellsplain.if he was in delft.if he was in Wentworth.if he was in lavender hill
@@eltonvanneel2493 Exactly
Go out of the room and sit on the floor and cry as an American... I’m South African (before you say you African and I’m not.... Eish I am like 10th Generation SAn so I’m more African then you)... literally every word this man has said has been the truth and nothing but the truth.... please stay in your American media washed country ✌️
I am a black South African and I have never lived in any other country or continent other than South Africa but have visited other countries outside the African continent. I really like your analysis and they way you studied my republic, I like your honestly and your truthfulness about South Africans.
As a South African, I have to say he's very Objective, I love that.
"South Africans have a very positive view of Americans" 🤣🤣🤣
Ja, thats not happening.
I made a face when he said that 😂 but maybe it's the people he's encountered with
They do
Thought this too😂
@@mkdempisi we don't lul
I think you need to take a walk around some of the white townships or find out how many white are living in townships. There are many very wealthy black BEE partners, businessmen and politicians in South Africa.
there are no white townships, please stop acting like victims, the richest families in this country are white families who behind the scenes really run the country.
@@TheLadsft.TheWorld absolutely untrue what you say. Why did ANC govt refuse to deliver food aid parcels to white townships. There is a huge white township 10km from my home. Why don't you google it. There are also BBC documentaries on TH-cam about these townships
What’s the name of this white so called township? Because we can name and tell you every township of every person of color. So inform us of this white township
@@sabelocindi2348 she's gonna reply and say orania. 😂😂😂
@@Lara-tk5tn i also don't know where you live so...
You are very observant and open minded, as a South African, I enjoyed this video thoroughly. ''Ke kopa metsi'- Can I have a glass of water''.. I am MoTswana and you said it so well :)
I often go to the townships I am white. I love SA will not move, every where on planet, there is turmoil right now. Love South African, and Africans, employment for whites is over though.
@KS PRADEEP Thank you for your encouraging insight.
@Shiraz Adams During my visit to SA in 2018 I met a young Indian guy in a store in Pretoria. He wanted me to adopt him so that he could get out of SA. He sounded pretty desperate.
I really don't understand comments about white people and unemployment. Only 6% of white South Africans is employment, while 30% of black people are unemployed. You could argue that the unemployment of white people is still way too low.
@@heinvanvlastuin5418 During a recent reunion of the boys in my class only 2 if the 15 worked for an orginization. The rest were all running their own businesses If they had not started their own businesse many of them would have been unemployed because of their white skins. Therefore I think if we include, all people that started their own businesses or are working in family businessss, with the unemployed, the figures would be a lot different.
@@beerstein7137 Fair enough. It would be interesting to explore that aspect. But still, the main point of the bbe policies is economic inclusion. Being able to all start a business could still be sign of privilige.
How long had he been in South Africa before making this video? He's got all the facts and you can also feel his sincerity
Also, a lot of the African cultures are socially conservative and that adds a protective barrier from any influence from the West like 3rd Wave feminism as some of the ideology just doesn't mix with the culture itself. Which is why we think Black Americans should go to Africa at least once before they are 18.
Enjoyed your commentary on SA ........I am from there but live in the DMV (DC) and have been in the US my entire adult life. It’s a beautiful country, and I miss it. So pleased you got to experience it.........there’s a piece of Africa that will stay in your heart for the rest of your life.
really loved this guy...his open minded approach and honesty.
As a South African who's watched a few of these vids the thing i find most interesting is that the Americans are all very perplexed by the walls around our homes...I find the idea of not having having a wall around your home so strange...
Agreed, it's not just security, it's privacy.
As a south african, i can proudly say that i caught my first lioness today. It was chilling in my garden and i managed to get it to pick up my rugby ball. from then it was an easy tackle, and i now have a new jacket and food for a week.
Bizarre
Proud of it too? Did you need the food or the clothing?
@@dyanegelston6502 for real.....its like...hello?????? Do you have no sense of what's going on with endangered species or ANYTHING going on in the world? How could you possibly feel that thats okay.
@@pricesymonej obviously a joke
🤣🤣🤣
The man is talking about his experience & understanding. Why are people judging it? It’s his. Yours maybe different. He can’t talk about EVERY topic. Some of you want him to talk about what’s important to YOU. Whatever it is, it might not be relevant for his piece.
Anyway, l enjoyed it & l found very very little untruth/misinterpretation. Thank you.
San Mak, thank you for your kind words, people are so angry, they can’t wait to judge and argue, this man is sharing HIS experience for the short period he was in SA. How can he knows everything. Let whoever is criticizing go tell their own stories.
Totally agreed! Unfortunately people can be nasty. If I don't like something I just don't comment because maybe its just not my cup of tea. Maybe it means a lot to other people. He made this as a guide for Americans coming to South Africa and he did a wonderful job!
Thank’s for sharing your experience and knowledge.
I’m studying English and one of mine assignment is to choose a country and learn a lot about that country, by websites, youtube, news etc. And right now it’s to eduacate myself, find out how a South Africans live, work and do in their free time. The common way of living my teacher asked for. So thank’s again and from Sweden.
Best Regards Annika
Sory to say, you seem like a nice person..but you are truly talking half truth
No, he is just not telling the embellished nonsensical narrative that you foolishly think the world will believe.
@@anthonywillis7634 do you live in the cape,my maatjie?
It is his honest view as a foreigner. Remember that
This guy is really cultured.
I loved this video. It was very nice. Then I went to the comment section. Gosh... 😒🤦♂️
same
He got a lot of white peoplesteaming with some facts
I have not gone deeper in the comments yet… I amGonna regret it…
Not to speak about farmers murdered every single day. Brutally.
You won't like it cuz you don't understand it
I once ended up in Kayelisha township near Cape Town, as I had to fill up my car before going to the airport. The guy who help me with my payment asked me if I knew how to get out of there safely, which I found quite surprising that a black person is concerned for a local white person in a black township.
Had a similar experience in Tembisa. 2 taxi drivers escorted me out (I got lost) and severely scolded me! I appreciated them then and still do
There are good people everywhere,and vice versa..
Dude. This is gold. You show so much understanding of South Africa and all it’s beautiful people. We love you. 😘
This is very truthful. I did enjoy watching and seeing your perspective 🤠
Pretty good and accurate evaluation because he was able to compare for one and two, he has reason to be unbiased and to have observed and learned with integrity because of specific interest to educate himself about South Africa by living for a substantial period in time in SouthAfrica amoungst South Africans.
His opinions are not influenced by politics and racial prejudices like is the case with simply everyone else wanting to talk about South Africa and life in it these days.
To them all... please now shut up because you're unqualified to have an opinion worthy of consideration.
Vernacular languages in South Africa use the same 26 alphabets you find in English, excluding 2 or three letters.
For example the Setswana language doesn't have C, X, and Z. While Sotho is very similar to Setswana but it does have C in their language.
Great advice for anyone who is planning to visit South Africa, or any other country.
you clearly talking from a 2011 experience. Come visit now and go to Thembiza - your chances of survival are around 5% buddy!!!
There is no place called Thembiza....its Tembisa.....if you took more of an active interest in your own country you would know this. As for his experience, I grew up in the township and I agree with this guy. We idolize American culture and people from there in general so regardless of what colour you are, if you American you would be loved in most parts of SA. Also have you ever been to a shisanyama? There are people of all races and backgrounds meet and just have a great time, great music and great meat. LAstly....this is his perspective.
His white he will survive.
A million people live in Tembisa, how can they all just have 5% survival?
@@matheuroux5134 his gona survive they are not savages with the electric fencing and starving people in their on Country
Lee Oosthuizen I wonder have you ever gone into the township?
You are so smart and very observant, I liked the fact that you prounanced Xhosa pretty well.
As a young South African born five years after the end of apartheid, I can say that I don't feel guilty about it, because it was not my, nor my peers' doings.
@ Ingrid Grimbeek Fair enough, people have different consciences. For me it is always amusing when young white South Africans try to distance themselves from their ancestors on the bad stuff but not the good stuff.
People need to learn about our history from all sides, zulu and the various tribes, the British annexing of the Cape and natal, the boer republics and then after watch political interviews (more so international ones) from the 50's and the 60's and the formation of bantustans. Gives a little insight.
Boer
Committed genocide stealing the land from the Africans
I live close to thembisa been there along yes my mum teaches there for 10 years
Are You from Birchley?🤗🤗sorry abt the spelling😂
Humble and well informed. Props to you my guy
Why do you keep saying white suburbs my neighborhood has black families and color families and Indian families living together. We all are against the government look at the roads the infrastructure is fallen apart but there is no jobs why? Because the government employees is filling their own pockets to run when the sh_t hits the fan to go live a great life overseas. Why did you see so many small houses in the townships because here are more illegal immigrants in South Africa as real South Africans in the country because they fled their own countries because of the poverty in the neighboring countries.
If truth be told they are white suburbs with some people of other races here and there.
Ngl this also annoyed me a fair amount but I just didn't let it go
There are newer majority black suburbs as well
I am a South African,i like your honesty,everything you say I can relate.
This is the most balanced truth I've heard from non-Africans! Thank you, this was refreshing.
Apartheid was bad, but all people had access to proper education and clean and functional hospitals. My father build many schools which were burned down and my mother was a nurse for many years. I have fond memories of going to the hospital and playing with the little black children. I remember how clean it was and the relationship among the whites and blacks in general was peaceful. If my parents went out we were left in the care of a black male gentleman, 3 little girls and one boy. He was someone we loved and trust, never had any fear of harm being done to us. Apartheid we experience today is worse than ever, it kills people, all races in South Africa are suffering.
Do you still live in SA?
Only whites and Indians had access to proper education and hospitals under apartheid
@@BFlowz1 do yourself a favour and study the history the Human Deveplment Index. What it is, what it measures. Then look at where South Africa was before 1994 in the world rankinga in comparison to Maurituis, look at where they are today. Then ask yourself. What did more damage to South Africa; Apartheid or the ANCs transformed version of it, also known as BEE?
Apartheid was a crime against humanity
@Brad Sanchez Two grouos in the UN. Those that were jealous about South Africa's success, as later confirmed by the Human Development Index as published by the same United Nations.( South Africa was Africas leading nation on the HDI rankings) The second group consisted of those who wanted to hide their atrocities to their own people by pointing fingers at South Africa, such as the communists who's ideology has killed more than 100 million people.
I am white South African. To sum up the country, it is falling apart. War is going to break out. Barely have electricity.
I appreciate how honest you are. Thank you.
This is the most well researched feedback about SA I've ever come across coming from anyone. South African or otherwise. There's very little errors that I noticed but they are so small one can simply overlook them. Most South Africans don't even know South Africa this well. Spectacular job man. I'd say though that the issue with people having difficulty to understand you has more to do with your accent than how fast you're speaking. But I guess slowing down would also help to a certain degree. Speaking slowly might sometimes offend some people😅😅
You were spot-on on so many points I wish I could share this video a million times. And I love how you didn't just go to the safe areas in SA. You went end explored every corner and tried your best to turn every stone. And now you know our country better than most of us. Amazing job man. Much love!
Very cool video, just a note. White South Africans are Africans. African is not an ethnicity.
Actually, us white South Africans are not allowed to write about black and white in Academia anymore. We must call then African and we are just white. Very weird and not fair
I agree White South Africans are indeed Africans!
You are entitled to your own opinion. That is not true. You are a foreigner on the continent. The truth hurts.
@@AsandaMbali You are liar. People like you are sellouts and traitors. We can't get ahead and fight these devils because of people like you.
@@AsandaMbali udakiwe
Thank you for expressing your honest opinion. From a proud coloured south african
I was in the Western Cape back in 2009 for 3 weeks and everyone I meet were super and very welcoming. The food, wine and weather were fantastic.
Many people in South Africa are well travelled and can speak alot of languages Foreigh as well like french Dutch German Italian and our native languages like Zulu etc The educated knows alot about other continents as well like the Uk and US and Australia .We have a bigger vision Im surprised when I watch quizz programs on tv to see that we sometimes can answer more about other continents than their inhabitants themselves Ive also experienced that foreighners felt in that time you visited SA the people are very hospitable and welcoming to foreighners
South Africa is a wonderful country you just need to know how to act there.
Please could you expand on this? I'm British and will be moving there next year
@@joesmalley397 its full of tourists and know where to go and in some places its very fangerois
@@joesmalley397 dangerous
@@Kxxp_za Oh sorry I thought you meant there was a certain thing about the customs that you have to follow. I'm going to cape town
@@joesmalley397 oh no there isn't I'm in cape Town and there is a lot of tourists in the heart of the city
Old video, come back and see it now... unfortunately the Government had 26 years to build everyone a RDP house as promised, why are people in the locations not taking the government on?
That doesn't even make sense. There's no way you can build everyone houses. Stop blaming and see your fault in the situation
@@giftkorope5968 What is my fault exactly? Do you live in South Africa, so since you assume things I guess teaching kids of all colours with learning disabilities is making no change in our society and yes I have my own home school support centre since 2011, I just want to go back to my statement and Say, what did Madiba promise in 1994, if you want me to I can forward you the link. It's more like you are the problem you don't want us to assist in the community's even when we go and plant vegetables for the community's is that a problem too? Next time I'll let the parents speak for themselves as they cannot say thank you enough for how their kids have changed since they came to my school we also sponsor 15 kids, what are you doing for the community? atleast I can say that my whole family is making a change in alot of our students who will be our future. Hope you have a fantastic day!
@@giftkorope5968 What about all the Chinese communities? Building houses, townhouses, flats on SA ground? We know all about the boiling the frog situation!
@@nicolletteferguson1235 ...you doing a good job.........so who is in charge of land reform...who is selling our land to the CHINESE...who is letting foreigners into our country without proper paperwork.does those foreigners pay tax with all their tuckshops they operating.
@@eltonvanneel2493 I'm sure you are old enough to figure that one out, Chinese people... are they classified as Chinese when the come to South Africa, what about all the illegal immigrants the problem we have with our Gov is greed, helping themselves and their families, when a student walks in and I know they had nothing to eat you can see the pain in their eyes, have you ever fed 20+ families and try and feed your own family...
Oh okay, the 8:00 mark made a lot of sense. I have met many SA in Australia, and I asked them about the issues in SA, and like this young man says, they avoided talking about it with me. I was unaware.
"It's not like National Geographic Africa" Thank you man.
I invite you young man to come and visit South Africa again now
You guys are really delusional.
@@AllThingsMaskandiChanel Oh no I dont think so. I am 100% sure that my mothers car got stolen yesterday. My uncle got killed on his farm for being a farmer. My dad was almost killed for his car. So you my friend is very lucky not to be negative or you just dont experience the kak we experience
@@unsus_stainable45 I think you're not woke, I've live in Jo'burg my entire life never once was I been robbed, or mugged or whatever, there are places you don't go too and you'll be ok, no one is targeted just because they're white or black, yes we live in a crime ridden country but if you're careful you'll be totally okay, I personally even walk at night in Jo'burg nothing happens, just have to know certain places not to go to
@@AllThingsMaskandiChanel ndoda 🤞😂😂
@@AllThingsMaskandiChanel i agree, partly, with you. There are other world cities where you should avoid certain neighbourhoods. Problem with our country is that those off limit places are getting more and more, the things you cannot / should not do are increasing exponentially. If you have not been affected, good for you. But that is not the experience of the majority of citizens. Most people have been affected in one way or another. And lets face it SAPS is not getting better at their job of fighting crime despite a core of good people trying their best.
the africans and the whites ... I am white and I am also an african, these things are not mutually exclusive. I refused to be labelled a tourist in the country my family has lived in for 8 generations.
very cool video tho, pretty accurate
you refuse but will always be a european whites, dont deny your roots
@@kekeh.5696 fokkof poes. How can you have roots in a place you've never been or where the people don't speak your language. I am a South African.
@@PGBuysNya you are a European South African, you will never be an African. Ever.
You do have roots in Europe, but that doesn't mean you aren't African
You are not African you'll never be African. Don't confuse nationality with ethnicity
Wow that's thorough, glad you enjoyed South Africa
Thank you so much for your honesty! God bless you.
Im from Cape town and this guy done a great job. The living experience is good in S.a, just stay away from bad areas and youll be good.
We all deal with “bad areas“ means. BIack.
@@anti-ethniccleansing465 They were talking about crime
i was born in south africa and i moved when i was young and my parent are still getting used to not having to cover your stuff we dont have a gate but we have a secuitiy gate and big wooden door that we always lock and when we go back there to visit my family my ouma and oupas hous has huge wall as well as all the rest of the nieghbourhood
So you're from Sa ?which part ?
@@henringallikingue910 joeburg
Sir, you are a blessing!
Sir what you believe to be hello in tswana actually means "its okay". Hello in setwana actually is agé (with an an emphasis and a bit of a roll in the g sound)
Har har, cute. Who makes these videos and where do you find the people to appear in it?
If your profile pic isn’t photoshoped, I’d be worried for your health… or not depending on your attitude.
@@vosskambassador7733 You're right. Time for a much more catchy avatar. Cheers dude
Was he in the real SA or has he had a dream about it
You had to choose to live in the most dangerous township in South Africa😂😂 I appreciate your honesty about our country. Thank you.
I love when you say african people rather than the word "black". You speak so well. You were raised well and you respect people. That's rare, nowadays every thing you said was on point."
Thank u for this beautiful and honest video about my country🇿🇦🙏