To me, CAPE TOWN was PERFECT… until I saw THIS. 🇿🇦🤔
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 มิ.ย. 2024
- CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA is quickly becoming one of the most popular tourist destinations. Not just in Africa, but for tourists around the world. Cape Town's popularity is booming, and it's easy to see why... But it's not quite perfect.
I spent a month based out of Cape Town, and I quickly fell in love with so many of the things I found there. The food, the culture, the Nature, and most importantly, the JOY and ZEST for Life that the people who live there bring the everyday interactions.
The gorgeous Nature and beautiful weather was getting me outside and active more and more often, and I was feeling amazing... at least physically. Mentally I was struggling with something that I saw going on around me-- something familiar to me as someone from the United States.
Luckily we can do our part to help! As tourists we represent a large portion of the economy, not just in South Africa, but in many parts of the world. Collectively, it's a lot of financial power. It's important we know what to do with it.
Are you from South Africa? Cape Town? I can't wait to hear what you think. Let me know YOUR favorite activities and food in the comments, and be sure to LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and click the BELL so you never miss a chance to GET LOST with me!
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00:00 INTRO
01:13 NATURE
02:52 FOOD
04:08 HISTORY
06:16 DO YOUR PART
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This is probably one of the most conscious videos I've ever seen about Cape Town, as capetonians it's a struggle we have ourselves, but truly there is nothing like it anywhere else
It's really just an insanely gorgeous place. Just since leaving I've realized even more how much I enjoyed my time there. It's already near the top of my list, I'm really looking forward to going back! (Also thank you for watching and the kind words!) 🙏🏻❤️
I ❤️ Cape Town 😊
I came here for Cape Town and Got Lost. Nice video for sure as someone that lived in Green Point for many years until last month.
Brilliant video and so glad you enjoyed your experience. Yes, Cape Town is a city of contrasts, courtesy of it's dark history, however, the majority of Capetonians are warm and hospitable. Hope to see you back again and who knows, maybe we hook up and hit some of gorgeous trails
I visit cape town twice a year, late spring and mid fall. It is the best place in the world!
It's really incredible, I'll be back for sure!
We'll done e. I'm a South African and I believe you've done a great video and representation of at least Cape Town. ❤
Ah thank you so much! I definitely hope to get back to the country and explore some of the other cities soon as well! 🇿🇦
Bro because you brought up how you felt about the inequality as well as history in your experience here for that I give credit to thanks for telling the truth with humanity to it we need visitors like you 👌 respect bro and definitely deserved of another subscriber
Thank you so much!! I loved it there and genuinely can't wait to go back 🙏🏻
.... and how long are we going to keep on blaming the past for our woes for? Why don't we take some of the responsibility for once, we have major Social and moral issues in South Africa and we need to acknowledge that...... You know them unless you pretend to be blind. Stop this Blame game and start well for your life, this excuse is getting tired already. Black people must stop being crybabies and imbeciles and our government must start doing it work.... and also sort our this illegal immigration shit!
All of South Africa is stunning, travel beyond Cape Town, honestly we live in one of thee most stunning countries in the world. You can never visit us once or twice or thrice and think you’ve seen SA, you’ve barely touched it. So much to see , touch, experience, hear and taste. Each region is unique and equally stunning
I'm excited to go back and see more!
i'm from the cape but would argue that Natal is probably more beautiful than the cape - drakensberg, isimangaliso, north coast, midlands... definitely worth the trip
Thank you for a wonderfully objective view of Cape Town. It is very beautiful and regardless of wealth disparities, all Capetonians are proud of their city.
Thank you for watching! Absolutely, as they should be, it's such an incredible city! ❤️
Blame poverty on our government and uncontrolled illegal immigration !
Yeah we blame it on the apartheid government and on all the capitalist Hedgemon that made sure to keep control of the economy after apartheid ended. If your bitter about this country because of equality then you might as well head home to Europe. We dont need negative people like you here whilst we are building on the future. Your problem is that you hate equality and the fact that black people control this country. GO HOME.
Well Done to this guy for pointing out the truth however bad it looks, its the truth!!!!!!
Glad YT recommended this to me. Very well produced content. Keep going! Cheers from Cape Town
Ah I'm glad YT recommended it to you also! Thank you for watching!! 🙏🏻
Such an empowering video,!!! And you do without masking the facts. As a South African, I thank you and salute you!!!
Ah thank you so much!! That means a lot! You live in a beautiful and amazing country, I can't wait to make another trip! 🙏🏻🇿🇦
Living in Cape Town is a great privilege. Never get bored and so much to do without spending money. People are truly friendly here. Great video!
Thank you so much! Yeah I honestly would love to live there for those exact reasons. I'll be back! Thank you for watching!!
Thank you for visiting our beautiful Mother City Cape Town ❤🇿🇦
It's so incredibly beautiful, you are very lucky to live there!! ❤️🇿🇦
Props to you. I’m a Capetonian currently living in Vietnam and loving it, but the homesickness I got from watching this video was real. Keep up the good work.
Ah thank you so much! I'm looking forward to getting a chance to visit Vietnam in the future as well! I appreciate it! 🙏🏻
This is absolutely the best, most beautiful city in the world. I say this having traveled to more than 160 countries in the world. History is history, everywhere has issues. Just by being a tourist in our beautiful country you are helping our beautiful people out of poverty.
Well said! And wow, what an accomplishment 160 countries! 👏🏻
Bless you thank you for making this video. Been living in UK for so many years. I feel that most people are still hesitant to visit my country and scared of what they see on news because most of the time our country doesn't get great publicity. But this video is true reflection of how life is for us South Africans. We live hosting people it makes us so proud when people choose to visit we always try to make people feel welcome and at home. I miss home and video made me feel so proud. Thank you so much safe travels and another happy subscriber for you. Stay well and happy travels
Ah this is so nice to hear! I'm glad you enjoyed it and it means so much that you feel it reflects life for residents there. I really loved it and can't wait to make another visit! 🙏🏻🇿🇦
As a Capetonian, I really enjoyed this video. Well done buddy. You captured it well, and were pretty funny 😄
Thank you so much! 😊🙏🏻
The poverty/wealth issue is all around the world; it is not limited to South Africa 🫤
Absolutely. The whole thesis of the video is that the difference here is how in-your-face it is and with how luxury and poverty in South Africa live across the street from each other, but in other countries (by design) people have kept it more separate so they can avoid facing it. You're saying exactly what I'm saying!
@@Get.Lost.Travel sorry I disagree- look at Brazil for example- that’s just one.
@societysista6187 Bru don't be that guy... the message of the video clearly flew right over your head
yes but the wealth gap in SA is the biggest globally 😢
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The Ostrich part really had me laughing. Grew up on an Ostrich farm, Ahh my Buddy Frank! Proud and...Delicious to the end (at the end) 🤣
🤣 That's wild you grew up on an ostrich farm! That had to be such an interesting childhood. And yeah, unfortunately, it is pretty delicious 🤣
Quality content. Have been a follower since I saw your video of my hometown, Wrocław.
Thanks so much! Wroclaw is another amazing city, both among my favorite places!
Thanks. I love Cape Town, too. I appreciate how you share your struggle to reconcile your love of the beautiful there with the reality of the inequality that remains after 30 years of democracy. I wish more travelers were more thoughtful in their approach to the places they visit, but you are setting a great example.
I appreciate it! It's definitely a tough balancing act, but I'm trying! 🙏🏻❤️
@@Get.Lost.Travel I lived in Cape Town for a year during the apartheid era. I am a white American. Some fun facts from back then: (1) The local commuter trains were segregated by race, so different cars were set aside for whites and non-whites. Local buses, on the other hand, were integrated, so when I wanted to do something with my black Angolan friend, we took the bus together. (2) The University of Cape Town, which I attended, was required by law to be a white university. BUT...if you were non-white and wanted to pursue a field of study not offered in non-white universities, you were allowed to attend UCT. As a result, there was a higher proportion of non-white students at UCT when I was there than there was at my liberal university in the United States. (3) I encountered Marxist theory applied to academic subjects for the first time in my life while at UCT. I'm not suggesting apartheid was better than we think---just that there were some interesting anomolies in those days.
Another wonderful video!!! Loved it!!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thank you so much! ❤️🙏🏻
Great video of my hometown. Thanks. Not the usual travel vlog. Will be checking out your other videos.
Thank you so much! You have an incredible hometown!! ❤️ 🇿🇦
The level of awareness in your vid👍👍 I'm jealous you got to spend a month there, we will only have a few days as part of a wider SA trip. Can't wait to check out your other content ❤️
Ah that's so kind! I'm also jealous that you're doing a larger-scale SA trip! I've barely scratched the surface on the country as a whole, but I'll be going back for sure. Thank you so much, I hope you enjoy it! 😊🙏🏻
Love this video! It really is a good and easy way to help at the right places if you tip low paid people like delivery drivers, Uber drivers, waiters etc. I see a lot of tourists giving money to people that harass them in an inappropriate way and it’s wrong to encourage that type of behaviour.
Thank you so much! It is! Definitely goes a long way. I was a waiter for years in New York, so I can relate to that life! Thanks so much for watching and the kind words!!
Amazing video! Can't wait to visit SA some day!
Thank you so much! It's really just stunning, you're going to love it!!
Great video, CT looks beautiful
It IS! I keep thinking about it ever since I left, it's just stunning. 😍
Dude I loved your video ❤. Made me smile and so did your dance moves 😊.
Well done. As a South African, we are burdened with that feeling for our whole life. Thank for not just being a tourist, but a conscious one. :)
Thank you for watching! It's all super complex, of course, but regardless it's just an incredible country!
Great video keep up the good work 😊 love from Cape Town
Thank you so much! I miss it and can't wait to go back! ❤️
Aww Bless your heart i don't know why this made me emotional. Thank you for acknowledging the reality of our country and city ❤
🥹 If you get emotional I'M going to get emotional. Thank YOU for watching!
As a tourist the same applies to every traveller: Respect the people and spend money, South Africa's Tourism potential is almost unmatched in the world. Inequality is all over and it's not tourists' responsibility to solve it. SA people need to solve SA problems. So go visit, have a blast, be aware of your surroundings, be safe and spend money like there's no tomorrow!
Cape Town is heaven on earth
Honestly! Already trying to go back! 🙏🏻🇿🇦
Thank you for making such a wonderful video and for your positivity. Every time someone like you makes a video like this, you make foreigners, particularly Americans more comfortable about visiting. And yes, tourism has and will provide jobs for thousands of people. Every eight tourists equals one job.
This is so kind, thank you so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed it, and I hope you're right! It's an incredible and beautiful place, and if I can put anyone at ease and convince them to go then it was more than worthwhile. 🙏🏻🇿🇦
Take care and do come back.
You're correct in your observations. The inequalities are just glaring. Can you believe that South Africans (Africans that is) from neighbouring province, the Eastern Cape who now live there, are called migrants in Cape Town while they are in their own country? It's a beautiful city, but has its issues, discrimination and poverty being some of them.
The dynamics of present day in tandem with the history of the country are very interesting for sure! Regardless I absolutely love it and can't wait to go back. Thanks so much for watching!
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Don’t talk kak hey…
@@TheWildernessChannelDid I actually blame W h i t e people in my original comment? Show me where I actually mentioned them above, or is it your conscience eating at you?
While on the subject of migrants, let me say that many Xhosa people in Gugulethu, Langa, Khayelitsha, Nyanga and other areas of CPT have been there for a long time -- this isn't something recent as you're purporting. Langa was est. in 1923 under the Urban Areas Act, formally opened in '27. Nyanga in '46. So this fallacy that B l a c k people living in CPT is only a recent phenomenon is a fallacy. Many were born and raised in CPT.
Yes, there are those who have moved there in recent times, coming from other provinces within RSA, however wouldn't you say they have just as much right to exist as everyone else who lives there since they're South African?
@@TheWildernessChannelI live in Gauteng and there are plenty of people from other provinces, including CPT/ WC who moved here for economic opportunities, yet you hardly will ever hear us telling them that they are migrants and should go back to their provinces as much as you do in CPT.
Seems a lot of CPT residents call Black South Africans migrants with undertones of "they don't belong here, they are a burden, and are unwanted." That's at least the impression I usually get. Ironically, you have those from Russia, Serbia, UK, Holland, etc who migrated to CPT/ WC in recent times, but I never see the same treatment bestowed upon them. I wonder why? 🤔
Suddenly you want to make a distinction between the Khoi and Bantu as African groups and even claim that all Cape Malays are descendants of the Khoi -- a misconception since many have more Asian or even Euro DNA and less African (Khoi) DNA compared to say, the Xhosa. All this just so you can say they don't belong there, however those of Euro descent who are South African totally belong there, no questions asked. The a u d a c i t y! *All South Africans* should be comfortable living within RSA w/out self-appointed landlords and Historians policing them and telling them where they do belong and don't belong. This isn't the '50s.
@@_theerealnono_7694 Firstly, you need to learn to read and interpret ehat I said properly. You talked about discrimination and glaring wealth disparities in the Cape in your first comment. You are implying it is the whites, in that comment, so yes you did blame whites. Besides the whole thread of this video is about seeing the disparities in wealth as brought about by whitea and apartheid. That is the implication and don't try to deny it. Every foreigner who travels to South Africa brings this up. It is the elephant in the room and helps them to gain virtue signalling points. Secondly, I did not say that blacks were not allowed in Cape Town, I merely noted that the black population in Cape Town was always very low at 4%, and that since 1994 there has been a massive influx of bantu people into Cape Town, many of them being foreigners. It now stands at at around 40%, perhaps more. That is clear evidence that the Cape was not traditionally the home of the bantu. That is an historic fact. You can't deal with the fact that the bantu people colonised southern Africa by driving out the Khoi/San, who were the original inhabitants. Now you insult them by denying that the Cape coloureds are the descendents of the hottentot people. I will also say that I resent the fact that there are foreigners of all kinds (Europeans included) who have swooped in and taken advantage of the chaos that is ANC rule. I stand by my original statement, and wrote it to set things straight. I will willingly acknowledge the history of apartheid, but I am sick of hearing falsehoods being pedalled by the other side. The history needs to be even handed, or are you going to deny the Mfecane happened, or that the ANC murdered and tortured their own people in their bases outside of South, or the reprehensible practice of necklacing. The economic disparities in South Africa now fall squarely at the feet of the communist ANC who had 30 years to properly educate all out citizens, but chose instead to lower the standards and destroy our education system. Open discrimination against whites has only forced them to adapt and become more versatile in finding ways to survive. Their economic success is partly driven by the actions of the ANC who have added over 125 anti-white laws against white South Africans. Yet they have allowed organised Russian and Nigerian criminals into our country. Worse than that, they are working with George Soros, a man who believes in exterminating people. Focud your attention on the real enemies of our country. The white South Africans are not the problem.
Cool video! As a fan of cable cars, I'd love to get into one of them (anywhere in the world, doesn't really matter to me tbh) just for the views. haha
I LOVE the incredible views while you're inside and also at the destination (just like in this case with the top of Table Mountain view).
Keep up the great work as always! 🫡
Thank you so much!! Yeah the trip up to Table Mountain and back down is honestly half the fun! I did a similar one in Bogota Colombia that was smaller but also super scenic. You're going to love it!
Cape town is the best. The food, peope, beauty, the choices... nothing compares. Unemployment is a huge issue in South Africa. One that has gotten too far from rectification, unfortunately. 8-10% of the population pay tax. Think about that for a second.
Great video. 👌
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Just cause you said you tube knows my tastes very well 😂i subscribed.
😂 🙌🏼 I'll take it!! Thanks for watching the whole thing and for the sub! 🙏🏻
Love how you give each of these videos a theme. I would love to go there! How was the language barrier?
I'm trying! Sort of working on how to figure out my own personal connection to each place, I appreciate it!! And actually, there isn't one! The language in South Africa is primarily English, and it's the official language used on all signage, etc. The locals often speak Afrikaans as well, but you might as well be in London as far as language is concerned.
@@Get.Lost.Travel interesting!
We are all bilingual. ❤
Thanks for promoting CPT!
Thank YOU for watching! I loved it there, I'll be suggesting it to people as long as they'll listen! ❤️🇿🇦
@@Get.Lost.Travel We love our city. Please come back, we love tourists like yourself who take time to find out more about CPT and South Africa.
This video should be shown in geography classes :)
😂 Maybe one day!
The 1st & 3rd world come face to face with each other in Cape Town against one of Gods most spectacular natural backdrops That can be quite unsettling for visitors to our city. (A very nice little dip into it video from this endearing little gourmet). Compliments for photography & editing.
It's definitely a super unique experience for sure. One I'll definitely never forget, and am for sure looking forward to my next visit. Thank you so much!! 🙏🏻
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Loved this. Really great look at the place plus some very important questions raised. More travelers should be like you. Really glad to have met you there!
Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed it! Was super great meeting you there as well! I've also seen your videos and they're super well done! I'm learning a lot! 👏
It's a beautiful place indeed. Was there a year ago and work with South Africans on a daily basis. I wish you had mentioned more about real life there for example loadshedding and Gatsbys. Thank you for sharing this video, tho.
I have a whole video dropping Monday (the 20th) specifically about food in Cape Town, and I'll be talking about Gatsbys there! I was actually lucky to not experience the loadshedding during my time in SA. From my understanding it's because the elections were coming up, so I got lucky!
We haven’t had loadshedding for months…lol you seem thirsty for negativity but sorry to tell you it’s stopped😂
@@gekkiefl don’t you sound bitter for someone who’s supposed visited once but seem to know so much…lol You aren’t fooling anyone by your lies “I worked with some South Africans” lol you’re the bloody SAns. Oh we recognise your miserable tone…left the country (and you’re welcome to) but always watching out for miserable news to validate your choice to leave. Sterke back to you whilst you realise how tough life is in the west, outside of this beautiful country; warts and all were good here, don’t you worry yourself about us. Focus on settling there, wherever you are😂
2:33 Oh! The dancing is back! 🥳 0:42 You should have joined them for the views. 😀
6:41 I did the same kind of boat tour when I was in Kauai last year and the scenery in South Africa is just as beautiful.
7:10 I felt the same way when I had horse meat in Iceland.
7:24 I never knew there are penguin in South Africa. Usually you would think of them being in cold places.
1:21 This is exactly how I imagined South Africa to be.
The dancing is finally back! It's been a while, it was overdue. Ah I'm dyinggg to get to Hawaii! For all the places I've been it's insane I've never gotten over there. Maybe this November!
Horse meat! I didn't know that was a thing in Iceland.🤯
Sooo many Penguins in SA! They're the cutesttt
Thank you bud.❤ Capetonian.
You have an incredible City!! Thank YOU for watching! 🙏🏻
Karoo mountains are flawless
Unreal! I literally am already thinking about when I can get back down there 😭❤️
Its so weird😅.
Iive 15 minutes away from Cape Town, I agree it's a total tourist playground. I actively avoide it, it can be overwhelming sometimes and very very pricey, so i just stick to the suburbs.
The way I view it, is that its a place for the tourists to have fun and have a relatively safe space to enjoy their visit or holiday or whatever.
It's super unique for sure, the dynamic is different from anywhere else! But the good stuff is SO GOOD. 😭❤️🇿🇦
Absolutely one of the greatest South African videos ! You're a great human. Wish there were more like you!
Ah that's so kind, thank you so much! Thank YOU for watching, you're the best!
I want to go back there some day. I spent half my life there. You can live your whole life there and not know how bad it really is in certain places until you live in those areas
It's a super interesting dynamic for sure! I hope you get the chance to go back, I'm sure so much has changed!
Great video, and its awesome to see the bit of history you added. While I'm extremely greatful for this, being here for a whole month, it would've been nice to see a bit of the struggling coloured communities who have also suffered from the segregation. The coloured communities are a mixed race peopled (reaces such as Khoisan, white, black, Cape Malay), some coming from bloodlines of the Khoikhoi and San people who later joined and became the Khoisan people.
However, I do understand this it not a history specific channel, and the video is mainly concentrating on boosting the tourist attractions, whilst not forgetting there are still places of struggle wherever one goes.
Thanks for the videos. CT looks amazing! Do you have a "home base" or are you a permanent nomad? haha
Thank YOU for watching! It is a really incredible city, I'm still thinking about it. At the moment I'm a full-time nomad! I have new home bases monthly, and then sometime do smaller trips away from my bases as well. For Instance, Cape Town was my base in April. But I'm from New York City! And before I was a "digital nomad" I was travelling out from NYC for all my videos.
Thank you for a balanced and thoughtful video. The wealth disparity you saw... it is SO much worse in other parts of South Africa. It is, unfortunately, a fact of South African life.
At least in Cape Town the tourism industry employs many people.. the side effect of that is that thousands of unemployed people from other, more hopeless, parts of the country flock to Cape Town in search of work!
Hopefully, with our elections in a few days time, the people of South Africa will vote for change and then other cities can start to look like Cape Town. South Africa has the potential to become the finest country in the world.
It's definitely complicated, that's for sure! But it truly is an amazing city and country, I'm excited to see how the elections play out!
Thankyou
Thank YOU for watching!
Great stuff buddy you shud move here
Honestly, I would like that! 🙏🏻
Thank you for the video. No one could have done better than you.
Next time when you visit Cape Town again, tour our West Coast, where you can experience restaurants on the beach eating rock lobsters, snoel(fish), potjie food, boerewors, barbequed meat, homemade baked bread and homemade jam. Everything prepared with wooden fire's.
It is a bush restaurant.
I forgot to mention our South African wines and beer.
Thank you so much! These are great recommendations! I will be back and I'll be exploring a lot more of the country and will try to do any of these things I might have missed! 🙏🏻
If come to Cape Town again, try to plan to visit our West Coast in August.
Flower time West Coast and Namaqualand.
Google Namaqualand flowers.
Capetonian here. Those performers arent from out of town. They perform there basically every second day
They told us they were from out of town as part of their performance! So either 1) they're lying or more likely 2) they travel/commute in every day from out of town. Not sure why they would lie about that?
As an Eastern European living in SA for several decades, I can tell you one thing: I still can't understand the culture of a pretty aggressive culture of begging in the every traffic lite and wider.
There are other countries in the world with bigger inequalities in Asia, America, China, and even in Europe, but begging is not "celebrated " in any way like in SA.
It is a great pity for the country of such beauty, national wealth, and diversity.
It lives bad taste in the mouth of the visitors.
Black government in power did nothing to regulate it.
In fact, it looks like they encourage it to make all Europeans feel guilty for the sins of small group of white elitists and racist.
So, even if you are struggling, ordinary, modest Tom, Dick and Harry, you are forced to feel bad about baggers the moment you live the house door.
Unlike Eastern Europeans who do appear grumpy, unfriendly, and depressed ( for valid reasons. Opresion and powerty have been running there for almost a century ), we would rather drop dead of hunger than disturb anyone or to ask for food, let alone for the money.
shouldve checked out a schoolboy rugby game on a Saturday while you were there, see the atmosphere
Watching a rugby game would actually be a blast. I'll add it to the list for next time! 🙏🏻
One of Cape Town’s biggest resources is its tourist industry… the dancers, the security guards etc would not have employment if this industry suffered. The City has announced very big plans to take place over the next decade. I hope we just keep growing…
Yes, exactly! It's nice when tourism is actually *helpful*. I can only imagine what might be coming soon to Cape Town, excited to see what it's like on my next visit!
There is underground over there ?
You mean like a Metro? No there isn't unfortunately. I'm sure one day soon, though!
Next time please do join the AWOL Tours cultural bicycle tour.
We have the cape flats where the poor stays
Can a six year old south african kid go to the corner shop by themselves and buy an ice cream? Rhetorically yours.
😂😂😂😂the guilt when eating Ostrich which was 'delicious'. I have the same broblem with people eating Guinea fowl because it is a totem in our clan, but I am told its delicious.
😂 My internal conflict was at an all-time high. Sometimes it works out though, I tried Guinea Pig in Peru and it was really really not great. So I can feel OK looking at guinea pigs 😂
There is disparity all over the world, haves and have nots will always exist, your own country would be a great place to start being uber charitable.
As a Capetonian, it's probably best to stick to the touristy/ wealthy places.
I am glad you enjoyed your stay in Cape Town. Yes we have a beautiful country that all races want to have grow and succeed. I just wish you and other youtubers, along with the rest of the media out there, would stop riding the "SA inequality" train. There are just as many rich whites in SA as there are rich blacks. There might be more middle class blacks than middle class whites and yes, there are a lot more poor blacks in SA than whites. What do you expect with the difference between total white and black population is 45,982,604? (50,486,856 b vs 4,504,252 w from 2022 Census)
For me it's not a "train", it was about the real-life effect of the inequality on my personal experience and how it's a very palpable thing. It's something you can really *feel*, and it is new and profound in a deep and meaningful way to those who aren't used to it. It blew me away, and that's what the video is about. Reading about it doesn't do it justice. It has nothing to do with big numbers or statistics. Of course there are many many years of politics and issues surrounding all of it, so I understand many people can't allow someone to just see something and talk about how it makes them feel without there being many many deep layers of history surrounding it, so I don't blame you for feeling the way you're feeling also.
The dancers don't come from out of town actually...
These ones did? I know that because they specifically told us where they came from as part of their performance? Like, I actually spoke to them?
@@Get.Lost.Travel I hear you, I'm a local so I know where they come from, just pointing it out. Doesn't really matter where they come from, the performance is always entertaining.
Good video.
I just want to comment on poverty.
People very often look for the origin of poverty.
The goto in South Africa is Apartheid but honesty by what measure is poverty being evaluated?
If you think about it by most every measure this poverty was more prevalent before the word or deed of Apartheid was invented.
Were the indigenous people poor or prosperous by the measures we are using before Apartheid came about ?
One should rather look to the origins of prosperity.
The white settles except for a tiny minority were very poor by modern metrics.
What made the difference to those who prospered and those who didn't.
There are things that make societies or sections of societies prosper.
Look to those and then look at the areas devoid of prosperity and you wont find them there.
Rule of law , respect for communal property , respect for education, willingness to point out wrondoing and report on it , discipline.......
This is really interesting!! The basis for a great discussion for sure, thanks for sharing!
Did you notice the similarity between SA n USA ? It seems wherever certain ppl go there is discrimination racism and dispossession.
I did, I talk about it for a whole segment of this video you're commenting on!
Sir, you brought money from outside our economic circuit and boosting our economy. You did your part - you frequented local places and thereby you put food on local's tables. Please come back again.
I will be back 100%, it's one of my new favorite places! Thank you for watching! 🙏🏻
Ok, but income inequality is evident in all cities across the world. And apartheid ended 30 years ago. How long must pass before it becomes your problem?
To be fair he did not say that the income inequality of current day South Africa was due to apartheid. Most of the nouveau rich are not white anyway.
As beautiful as it is; Capetonians aren't even honest about their city, it's actually embarrassing. The racism is incredibly rife and the poc just 'play their part". Other equally beautiful more representative places to visit in the country are; Hogsback (history in relation to The Hobbit if you're a fan), Mpumalanga, Drakensburg, Coffee Bay just to name a few.
I'll mark down all these places! Despite any perceived negatives, I really fell in love with the place and will for sure be going back to explore other cities! Thanks for the recs! 🙏🏻🇿🇦
@@Get.Lost.Travel it really is a great place and glad you enjoyed yourself.✨Can't wait to have you ack and hopefully you do get a chance to explore around other parts of our country🇿🇦
I hate Cape Town was cool in 2008 last
Ha Ha..pls dont ever dance again.leave it to the experts.
🤣🤣 With every comment like this I'm only going to dance HARDER 🤣 (you're right though, real dancers have my heart)
Hey cool video. While your judgment on rich vs poor is partially correct. Some of your facts are way off. You'll need to dig a lot deeper than what you present.
Oh yeah, I mean this barely is even surface level. There are entire books written about the complexities of things like this. It's a video that should be watched through the lens of one visitor's observations (my own), and not taken as a socioeconomic thesis on a grand scale, that's for sure
@@Get.Lost.Travel Glad we agree.
@6:04 why can't they allow the blacks to use that land
SA is overhyped in Africa!
I loved it so much, I definitely am excited to explore more of Africa!
@@Get.Lost.Travel Thank you, sir
Those performers are most probally getting minium wage doing the same dance 5 times a day.. Those similes are fake or grimaces of tiredness. They are forced to smile btw by their dance captains.
So many people have so much to say about these dancers, but the dancers told us their story themselves. Where they were from. What they were doing it for. So I'll tend to believe them and not some people on the internet making assumptions. And *of course* they're putting on the smile as part of the performance, that's how dancing works?
The sad thing about Cape Town (and SA as a whole) is that the locals not only have to deal with significant wealth inequality but also high levels of colourism that exist there. People literally segregate themselves based on shade of their skin colour... which is insane!
See if it is different in the rest of Africa. If not why not.
I'm sure it is, but just because every nation has their own history. I plan on finding out for myself, hoping to one day visit every nation in the continent! (or as many as I can!)
@@Get.Lost.Travel Cape Town 🇿🇦 is the only country in Africa with entertainment.. I live in South Africa
Why not move to California? It's the natural result of your attitude. The Malays are originally from Malaysia and are not considered poor in South Africa. They produce as many doctors and lawyers etc as any other population group. The "beautiful" dancers are Bantus, recent arrivals from at least a thousand km to the East and North . I didn't see any Colored folk in this video, they are descended from the original nomadic people of the Cape.
I actually could never live in California, I've been many many times (I work in film) and it's much too spread out for me. Aside from perhaps San Francisco, but in that situation the cost is immense, even moreso than in NYC. And yeah, of course! This isn't a video about the different ethnic divisions of South Africa and where they all live and exist economically. This is merely about my personal experience and observations, and the clips you see are just of whomever happened to be near me at the moment when I hit "record". Though I do mention the San and the Khoekhoe tribes in the video as the original natives to the area, if you watched all the way through 🇿🇦
The English and the Dutch took over the territory from Xhosas. Khoi and San... to a small extent. Get your facts right
Are the Xhosas not native to the Eastern Cape? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xhosa_people
As some would want you to believe
You've barely seen anything, go to Khayelitsha or Gugulethu and you'll see the real Cape Town. People live in shacks built with corrugated zinc sheets, there are huge potholes on their roads, there is tons of water filled with shit running on their streets, no toilets or taps and barely any government assistance. All the money goes to maintaining the wealthy part of Cape Town - the Instagram friendly part. I live in one of the wealthiest areas in Cape Town and even I see it.
I saw bits and pieces! It's not something I would exploit in any way and show video of on this channel, but I did get a chance to see the areas a little bit.
Sorry, you are wrong by saying they are forced to live there. Get your facts str8 American wise guy. They choose to live there. They squat there out of there own free will many years ago even before 1994. Today it has just progressed in official townships.
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Beautiful video❤❤❤❤.x
Thank you so much!!