Bad and Bougie! The Rich Side of Johannesburg South Africa
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- Опубликовано: 14 сен 2022
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I appreciate it.
I'm a born and bred South African that has lived in the USA for the last 23 years but I still visit SA regularly. The shopping malls in SA can compete with the best that the US has to offer and personally I think the restaurant quality is excellent in SA. Off course visiting SA with USD is just a delight. Unfortunately for South Africans it is not the case.
Thank you for advocating for our beloved country.thats what we need to do always mentioned for bad things there is no place like home we love our country proudly South African 🇿🇦❣️
Joevil, are you available on LinkedIn, may we connect.
The malls in the states have electricity
@@rangerryz1490 damn 😐
@@rangerryz1490 True
Beautiful South Africa
Greetings from Tunisia North Africa
algeria is best
Lol only the rich ppl part is beautiful the rest of the country is something else cape town is more a white city than a black city so it the most developed,clean and beautiful. And sandton is one of the richest and good part of joburg
@@shalbec3232 Man stfu, its like this everywhere. Even the US, richest country in the world, has disparity like that.
@@shalbec3232wtf ?
You racists
Sandton is richer than Capetown
And most of the rich people in sandton are black
Why do you fear black excellence?
South Africa is the best country in the world!!!
We are visiting Johannesburg and are currently in Sandton and there has been no load shedding. 🙌🏾
Maybe where you are they have back up
Power , sandton is shedded at least twice a day 😂 all sandton
@@Ladynilow Yep it happens everywhere in the country for the past 3 years now
@@Ladynilow oh wow! I had no idea. Yeah I guess there are backup generators then.
You probably have back up power where you are. In the last couple of weeks Joburgers have experienced an average of 7 to 11 hours of outages everyday
Yeah like other people are saying, probably load shedding. The only areas that don't have load shedding are usually areas that have lots of Embassy's or housing for diplomats.
I can’t get over the grocery carts in the mall! These people be shopping 😮
😂😂😂
Do everything in the malls. It's convenient.
It's so normal, I watched the whole video without evening noticing one. But now that you pointed it out, I see them everywhere.
It’s because South African malls have grocery stores. In USA there’s no grocery stores in malls that’s why you’ll never see grocery carts
@@nthabisengmametja7031 I only learned about USA malls not having grocery stores this year. Which is weird. I thought the mall is supposed to be a place where you can get anything.
Throughout the video I wasn't focusing on the stores, I was actually focusing on the people, on how diverse the richest square mile in Africa actually is, it actually shows South Africa has actually come along way from apartheid that all races can enjoy the luxury life, people must watch and stop the petty statements of whites are the only one's who can enjoy this, because here I'm seeing more of people of colour here
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And the slums right next door? What about those people ?? Are they enjoying your so called luxury life?
@@johnharris144 no they are not. They shouldn't be enjoying this luxury life because it creates the mindset of greed and selfishness.
Yeah. Ignorant people enjoying the luxury life of a colonizer who thinks a society should be like this. Buying expensive items, living lavishly and thinking you are better than the next person. Oh what a beautiful mindset! 🙄
@@johnharris144 In every country there are people who can't enjoy the luxury life so what's ur point, the point I'm trying to come across is now people of colour participating and being able to enjoy the luxury life not just white people
Thanks for the great content bro. A lot of folks may not realize how hard this is.
It might be time to head out to Maboneng for the weekend
7:17 bro walks past a Porsche 911 GT3 and a Ferrari F8 Tributo without saying anything come on bro😭💀
😂😂
Like 😭😭😹😹
Bro! I was so expecting a comment there but I got dissapointed😅
I was like "really'you not gon'say anything"
He is probably used to those luxurious cars
This video autoplayed after a video I was watching from a different channel then baaam I see myself in it 😅😅😅😅 how crazy
I like that every time we hear “left side, strong side,” he has to go to the right😂
Everywhere Sly has filmed in Johannesburg has amazing views😎 and the folks hear keep they fit on-point no matter where they at.
You should do Rosebank on market day - I do think you would love the Zone and the people are really friendly. Christmas is also a good time to see the malls as their decorations are really lovely.
Rosebank is horrible. It's lost its soul!
I know a guy who works in the market!
Johannesburg is the financial capital of Africa. It is the richest city in Africa and also has the biggest stock market
Johannesburg Stock Exchange is 3x bigger than all the stock market of the continent put together
Not anymore. Lagos nigeria taking the spot.
@@healthandfitness872Never,, Cape Town is richer than Lagos
I live in Sandton and we do have load shedding, it just isn't as noticeable in malls and shopping centres because they use generators. South Africa has adapted to this way of life because load shedding is not going anywhere.
Last week we switched between stages and at one point we had stage 6. Stage 6 load shedding left us without electricity for 9 hours per day. If you don't own a generator like me, due to living in a complex with noise restrictions, load shedding does become a hassle for online lectures (University). I do charge my devices and lamps when there is electricity. However, when we have load shedding for more than 4hrs straight, I don't even have cell service because the towers cut out after 4 hrs.
I had no idea about this. Just stayed in rose bank and they didn’t tell us this could happen
If it weren't for load-shedding, I wouldn't dream of leaving this place. But as it stands, I'll be working to get my hands on a British ancestral-visa, which I'm told shouldn't be overly complicated a process as my grandfather was Scottish. 43 years, through all manner of hardships, and Eskom are the ones to drive me out like a dog. Go figure.
Is load shedding a new thing? I never used to hear about it until the recently (past few years). Greetings from Kenya 🇰🇪
@@panafrican.nation we have had load shedding for about 13 years now.
Currently in a really bad place with 2 hour power cuts 2-3 times a day, depending on area
We will overcome this we come from afar.how many African countries that we share our electricity with???
My city❤ thanks for visiting our beautiful country.
Great vid brotha.. made me reminisce on when I was there.. this place is iconic!!👊
Nelson Mandela was married 3 times, he was not a polygamist he didnt have 3 wives all at the same time
I stay 10min from Sandton City Johannesburg. It's interesting hearing your observations as a native from the country.
Great people,great traditions,great food,am always in love with south Africa.🇰🇪
I take my bougie and cultured side everywhere I go..lol. Video much appreciated. 🙌🏽✨
Interesting watching this from the perspective of someone who’s not from the South Africa. I actually live in Sandton 😂
I know right... He actually missed a lot but seeing things from his perspective was fun... I was already finished when he missed the main entrance to go around..
I’ve been to the Mendela Square I loved it there. Will be back this November 18th
Nice coverage👌
Sandton square, Nelson Mandels statue...i used to work right there. Brought me home again, thank you.
Love love Thai street food. Welcome to South Africa.
I’m South African but I haven’t been here, i subscribed and turned on notifications thank you for covering this brother
My dude, firstly, thank you for visiting SA and experiencing it for yourself. Secondly, if you are still in JHB, I'd love to show you around and show you the everyday life of people from JHB (Johannesburg)
I suggest you take tour to Newtown Johannesburg for South African arts, theatre and music. They have the South African hip hop museum there. The SAB world of museum(you must book first if you want to go there) graffiti and many more.
SAB is now Dove funeral parlor... 😂😂
@@PhillipDikotla Hebann 🤣🤣🤣it shows how long I haven't been there. So basically SAB is dead and the funeral parlour is just confirmation 🤭
@@PhillipDikotla True. It has been dead for a long time. What I didn't know is that Dove took over that building.
You’re so right on about it looking like a mall (shopping) in São Paulo or any other major city in Brazil. I got those vibes right away and was surprised you said it! ✌🏼🌻
Really enjoyed when you kept the camera straight through the shops👀
I've never walked around there lol
"Blackouts" happen everywhere, you just need to know the schedules.
We even have an app so you can track the loadshedding schedule. But we shouldn't have to deal with loadshedding, it's an unfortunate side effect of corruption within Eskom.
Really enjoying these vudeos
Besides all the challenges that we are going through in South Africa I can attest we still have a great country
💯🙏🏽
Shout out to my black brothers and sisters in SA....from FBA in the US. B1.
Greetings to you too my brother. From South Africa 🇿🇦 with love. Come and checkout your long lost siblings in SA.
@@donaldmacdonald9993 Peace family. I hope to visit SA, soon! 1 love!
You passed the Rolex store and didn’t even realise😂
Beautiful city we love it 🇿🇦♥️
Great vid 👌
Johannesburg is just 🎉 a remarkable city in South Africa with many great things its offers for tourists in September of 2022!
I'm from KZN but lived in Joburg for 25 years. Joburg's the best and the people are wonderful. However, I had to move back to KZN and in my opinion it's the worst place in SA .
Sandton still looks so awesome
Do you think so? There are better places than Sandton today
It feels like São Paulo, but with black people on it. God bless Africa!
I was thinking the same thing. I loved Sao Paulo, but Johannesburg seems like it has more going on during the day. There's not too much do in SP during work hours.
Interesting, so there's no black people in Sao Paulo!
Never thought I'd say this but the indian women look the best in SA no cap. I am falling in love with my own kin outside my own country, idk why people here are reluctant to dress that well like a fashionista.
Ohh so there are no black people in Sao Paulo?
Actually funny that you would say that since academically, South Africa and Brazil are quite comparable in terms of the division between the rich and the poor, the rate at which they develop (they're considered the fastest developing third-world countries), diversity etc.
I love Sandton Johannesburg and Ballito Dolphin Coast areas.My first choice for retirement is Ballito.I hope you had a RocoMamas Burger in South Africa!😋Thanks for sharing the beautiful Sandton Nelson Mandela mall. Georgia USA.
They do have @RicoMamasBurger.
Very cool video Bro !! Thank you from a Capetonian !! 😁❤
Man you've got good taste, Vietnamese,Thai,& Peruvian
Good choice
Bless up 😸
I am going to move to SA next year from Nigeria ❤️ I've been in love with this country
Please DO NOT. South Africa is already overpopulated.
we dont love this isde pls dont come
Be careful coz Nigeria seem like drug dealer and thief for them they don't like Nigerian just do research before move-in there ask someone who live there 🤗🤗🤗is better for funny and go back to your country and live in peace
Don’t
@@siyandashane8662 Why?
One has to think about the hoods in USA.... South Africa has several Bae area but it's not the majority of places that are bad... mostly it's great here...
Jo’burg appears much more diverse than I thought. Also it seems way safer than people say it is. I remember at one point people were saying it wasn’t safe to pull out your cell phone in public or even catch taxis because of the taxi drive bys
The hyperbolic stories about Joburg are getting ridiculous now
people will always criticize the best most and people will always be jealous of something that has more potential. We South Africans have grown out of such and we are focused on developing our country regardless of what the world says
It is just a polite way of tricking you into not coming here, yes we are not perfect but some stories are just ridiculous, it sounds like something to scare you off from your own people. The malls yes are safe,in the metro areas yes those incidents of pick pocketing are there but is it everyday? Not, are we savages ? not,yes we'll always have those rotten potatoes amongst us but it is everywhere in the world. South African people are just happy people. We are just a country under specs and everyone can't wait for us to fall apart and that my friend is far from happening.
been living in in these cities my whole life but never my phone got snatched. and they going keep like to ur so u stay there while they run here and make they money and live they best life
Relax , the people who told me this were black south africans who live in the states now. Are you denying the taxi wars occurred? Would you advise a tourist to walk thru hillbrow with their iphone 14 out? No one is bashing SA , but it had a dangerous reputation due to real verifiable events. There were mass riots only a year ago correct? Obviously progress has been made and that was the nature of my comment
Fwiw I'm from one of the most dangerous cities in the states and I'd advise tourists not to come here right now, just the reality
I’m coming end of September to Sandton . & also cape town & safari’s
A positive video of Johannesburg, I am still debating if I should visit.
We should actually I have plans to visit on April,let’s plan but I’m from Tanzania
I love your positivity
Correction Nelson did not have 3 wives he was married twice
It's 3x actually, b4 Winnie he was married to Makgatho's mom. Winnie was 2nd marriage.
Three times
And Graça??
He had Evelyn, Winnie and Graca Michel
Hello sir. MABONENG is part of Johannesburg 🇿🇦 city center that has been recently revamped and is very clean, safe, day or night. 🙏🤝
thanx for the video!👌
Oh no you missed the best, ✨ Diamond Walk ✨ on the upper floor. That’s where you will find all the luxury stores such as Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Dolce & Gabbana, Jimmy Choo, Coach etc. and it’s beautiful! Enjoyed your video though, so nice seeing our country through the eyes of a tourist 😊
In America those stores are found everywhere, I’m sure for an American it’s not a biggee
@@tpmash their not everywhere that’s an exaggeration there are specific places that they have these stores your not pulling up to the Bronx and finding a Gucci store no you find it at soho
@@tpmash you've probably never left you street
“Nelson Mandela very popular here.” XD
Welcome to SA! Also do visit Durban before heading back. Well that’s even if you’ll be heading back. 😅
apparently that city has become a mess lately.
@@Healingsonyes, probably Durban Central imo is messy but there are areas he can enjoy like Durban North.
Fix central Durban remove the Anc n all the illegal migrants last time I was there March the CBD looked filthy the north is rising at the same time the south detoriating
My city was once the best run in the country..today it's filthy.but non the less it's Still Durban
@@jaysonlee9306 very true. No city here in SA is more vibrant than Durban personally, especially the nightlife I agree.
Bruh....Sandton City is definitely the place for me!! I know my future wife is somewhere in that City! Good looking out on showing me exactly where to start my boots on the ground expedition in the mother country! I'm so excited brotha! ✊🏾
curtissturdivant5149 Just do not go to the Santon City mall to try to find that wife. The place is frequented by some big booty prostitutes that roam around. You will know them by their uniform.
Awwh
Man truth is, not everyone is rich in Sandton that's the truth you may find someone like me just visiting just for fun 😌
As a joburger. You can't beat this city. It's diversity, it's people. The city buzz. Take it any day over cape Town.
Load shedding happens in Sandton too
your voice and accent tho❤ sometimes i forget i should be watching the video
Good morning! Thanks for showing great content. How do you support your lifestyle? What type of Residual income ?
The USA Consulate was actually to your left when you started the Vlog ❤️❤️❤️
There are many rich places in Joburg, it's a big city.
Cool
Interesting where u actually started this video - that fencing on the left is actually the American embassy and directly across the road next to that beautiful glass building used to be IBM where I worked before it was demolished making way for that blue glass building. Everything in Sandton glitters - very expensive place to shop and live in. The majority of the people in the malls don't live in Sandton but come thru for shopping and leisure - years back Sandton was actually a f arming community which has rapidly developed into the richest square mile in Africa
TipOfAfria0010 There is a difference between an embassy and a consulate. Embassies are located only in the capital of a country. The US embassy is in Pretoria one of your capitals. In Jburg you have a US consulate.
Gateway Theatre of Shopping in Durban is the best mall in South Africa
Exactly like Sun Valley Mall in Concord, California.
Funny you mention Concord- lol
You definitely should have walked through the Diamond Walk in the mall. That's where the designer stores are.
Who cares about that stuff?
@@deejaye2647 if the video is titled as it is, it would make sense to showcase those stores existing in Sandton, no?
I just went to SA at the end of august. Ha no issues with the camera in Jo’berg.
Very interesting seeing shopping carts in the mall. In the US that’s usually reserved for the grocery store or Tj Maxx / Ross lol
In South Africa we have grocery stores in the malls, In USA there’s no grocery stores in the malls. South Africa also has restaurants, banks, pharmacies in the malls and US does not have those in the malls
@@nthabisengmametja7031 we have restaurants and some have dollar stores now but still no carts lol
@@YungToneySnow I’m talking fancy restaurants where people dress up. There’s no such mall in the US. You guys have to go to Manhattan or Harlem if you live in New York, not malls.
@@YungToneySnow I’m not talking dollar stores, I’m talking grocery stores that need those kinda shopping carts. There’s no such in US malls
My dream car right there 7:17 .Porsche 911 992 GT3
The guy passed there and didn't even comment. I was so dissapointed😅
Amo Sandon
Yo sly can you do the middle east? Counties like jordan and Dubai?
Hey cool video bro, what date did you flim the walk through at Sandton city?
As soon as you seen any Nelson Mandela statue, you know you're in a tourist trap part of South Africa. I hope you enjoyed your time in this diverse and beautiful country.
Very cosmopolitan
I love how you ran into Willow Smith casually standing in the shade 4:03 🤣
Now that you mention it 🤔
I thought the same thing man!
Thot was the only one who saw thT 😅
I love paying Uber in cash too. Many of these drivers are more grateful for it as well
One thing for you to know is that South African cities are seasonal. Joburg the place to be around throughout the year but Cape Town is the place to be during the festive season when the city is packed with peeps from around the world. And then dont underestimate the smaller but lovely rural towns like Knysna and Plett
You should come to Cape town
I just saw myself 😂😂😂
If You're still around you should go to Fourways area
Sandton does experience loadshedding as well haha
Santon, the richest square mile in Africa
When you're walking outside with your camera out, I have anxiety that you'll be robbed.
Maboneng means the place of lights
for some reason it seems like South Africa has parts that are kind of like California. I've never been there but that's the way that it seems, especially Cape Town area, i.e western cape. Good video Sly.
You’re actually not wrong because there was this super popular Netflix film called The Kissing Booth and the story is set in California but they actually filmed in Cape Town.
Every time I see California it reminds me of parts of South Africa. A bit of Durban a bit of Johannesburg
@@annabambamjerky California weather wise is much more like the western cape, it primarily has a Mediterranean weather system. Anyway S.A looks like a cool place.
Cape Town is definitely a bit like california in many ways!
The Cape and California both produce some of the best wine in the world
You need to hit Maboneng next
Durban South African here.. I lived in South Africa and never been to Jo burg...
You walked right past the USA consulate in the beginning, to your left! Thought you might swing the camera that way…
Let me just say I completely understand why you got distracted between 10:08 and 10:12 bro 😂😂😂
😂😂🙌🏼
00:17 US consulate on your left behind white fence
Bro passed the Candy Shop at 7:16 - 7:26 and didn't even cry.
Clearly Candy's not in your 'menu'
If you are still in the Sandton area, hit me up and I will invite you around for a South African Braai (Barbecue). I love entertaining and especially showing foreigners some South African hospitality. You are welcome to make a video..... Hit me up if you want to join us
Can I join😃
WOW the female you were interviewing with the dreads is GORGEOUS!!!
Looks like it’s the same everywhere 😂. If my investments do what they are supposed to do in the next 2-5 years I’ll attempt to buy some property in South Africa.
Why do I get so excited when my country is on the internet 🙆
South Africa is dope bra 🇿🇦
Спасибо за правду ты настоящий 😎👍🤝🤳🌁
Thanks for the upload. Very interesting. But where is everyone?
Indoors.... In the office buildings, malls, houses, shops, cars. People don't walk around much ( the townships are an exception)