I enjoyed your video. While waiting for my apartment to be completed I decided to go ahead and apply for my retirement visa. It was no joke but a success. I did use a reliable agency. I realized where that gated community mentality came from. I love it in my case because I purchased a lock and go. Right before I tapped post, TV LICENSE, WHAT, MORE PAPERWORK WHAT. Guess I'll be watching TV on my phone😂
Im sharing this with my family! you guys are doing an amazing job at realistically showcasing the country! I cant wait to talk about these topics with the fam. PLEASE keep the videos coming. it renews my excitement for coming back and helps my family (who has never been) gain a perspective of what its like.
Enjoyed your talk as local. The TV license fees is to help cover the operational costs of the SABC, our public, state sponsored media broadcasting corporation.
5:04 On this pt, do keep in mind also that that same yte person would not do the same with a local black person. They all would rather help bring up black people from other countries, knowing that your presence in that space means one less local black person getting an opportunity to rise.
@@Ntuthu-ZA true. There is privilege being a foreigner. BUT there is a reason for this too. Why would someone be cautious on working with locals? I think you know all the answers to that question. Often people from other countries have a much more strict and dependable relationship with business. With an American there is no just now, it's always now now! And with a smile and a very caring attitude. All that said, I can see how it's hyper frustrating, especially being the local! What you may want to consider with the channel holders is they moved to Africa because they are Afrocentric. Meaning they PREFER to work with and be around Africans. I mean of all the places in the world, they chose SA! and are contributing to the country. So I get your frustration, but know these folks are part of the solution.
@@SouthAfricatheB-Side 🙏🏾 I felt safe making the comment because I thought as black Americans you are equipped to understand this dynamic without feeling judged or attacked, due to the similarities in our peoples’ relationships with them folks, here and in the US. Some of our brothers and sisters who are not local to SA do not seem able or willing to grasp this, or how it impacts the local people’s struggle for economic freedom. May your journey on this land be long, joyful and fruitful.🙏🏾
@@ubuntu6929 That’s quite some judgement, and a lot of assumptions in there, I don’t even know how to respond to them, coz you are so way off the mark in terms of the point I was making. Are you a local yte or one of the diaspora that dislike black South Africans? 1. I am not frustrated. I shared a piece of information that is important for our brothers and sisters from the diaspora to be conscious of, because I am conscious of similar dynamics that black people in America have to contend with. 2. I have had a very successful corporate career, even worked for IBM as well as one of our two banks that are on the list of most trusted banks globally - Standard Bank. In my career in large organisations I have worked with many very competent local Africans. Local yte people who are not scared to hire and train intelligent, competent black people get rewarded with our excellence, the rest miss out. Your assumptions, therefore, are a reflection of your anti-local African mindset rather than of us. 3. My comment remains valid. We are quite used to the gaslighting. We will have the last laugh. Black Americans see through your “good black” shenanigans.
The gated community thing bothers me as well as a South African. You're absolutely correct too. It started out initially as a way for the whites to insulate themselves from the general inequality problems caused by their Apartheid system. It's an unfortunate consequence of our history.
This were created for security reasons which by far is working considering the amounts of crime we are experiencing. From a Security point of view,we value them for keeping criminals restricted for access.
Our gated community is not racial so much it is because our crime has escalated so much so it is security more than racial. When i was in USA in the seventies there was far more crime there as SA we never locked doors and had fences.
You dont have to go to your won country to reactivate the visa,just visit lesotho,namibia,botswana or zimbabwe and when you cone back the 90 days is activated again….so you can stay the whole year doing this by hoping four times😂🤞🏽
great content, but in terms of "restrictions", I felt like of the issues you raised were not necessarily restrictions - e.g. time zone issues, it's more about accepting that you are in another part of the world. Otherwise it begins to sound like you want find the USA in all parts of the world.
@@GlobalGlimpse-fx7eo Thank you for the feedback. It is fair to say some of the things we mentioned may not be exactly framed as restrictions, but some are depending on your perspective. For example If you are coming from a place where you buy a television and leave with it after you pay for it and then you go to another place where you cannot own a TV without a license, then it is indeed a restriction. We are not making a judgement about it or trying to recreate the U.S. Quite the opposite, we are just sharing information so that others who come from the states won't be surprised at some differences. But thank you again for watching, we appreciate it!
@@SouthAfricatheB-Side Thank you. My feedback was more of a caution rather than acrimonious. My framing was intended to say "some of the issues" - unfortunately I missed the word "some" and I understand that your intention is not to judge, but to inform.
Sorry, i feel compelled to correct the statement about random stops by the police, these have nothing to do with house bills, but have everything to do with traffic check, for an example " are you driving drunk, do you have contrabands, do you have traffic finesetc" , but it has nothing to do your electricity or house bills,..
Here is the story about traffic stops being used to collect overdue bills: businesstech.co.za/news/government/714902/warning-for-joburg-motorists-jmpd-now-coming-after-your-rates-and-taxes/
from my experience in SA, The gated communities aren't about apartheid, but are about theft. In Umhlanga if you dont have a gate, electric fence, active security system and trellidoors you are a huge target. witnessed it myself. its purely about security. I think its worth it to talk about the security there in depth. like the midset of of the robbers. It helps gain a perspective for people on how to look at it.its scary if you frame it off what happens there. In the states its rough too! BUT the unemployment situation in SA is a massive problem. Imagine 40% of the population is jobless! with no hope for change! People are going to get very creative on how to get money quickly. (like get a vest and be a car guard) pair that with the ruthless warrior spirit of the Zulu and you have a big situation. the crime is much more direct and aggressive when it hits you. no waiting until you leave to quickly grab your tv. they want you and your family home! so they can force you to open the safe or watch your spouse be raped. its WILD!!! THAT BEING SAID, WHCH IS A LOT! I felt safer in SA than in much of America as long as I was on my Ps and Qs. and despite the harsh crime, I would MUCH MUCH MUCH rather live in SA than America. have an elevated sense of security and that will help so much! hope I havnt scared somebody too much, but security is a thing, which is why you see the big electrified walls on regular houses. but when you take disciplined security precautions, you are good!
The fact that you're on RUclips, watching videos means you're watching and listening to other people's opinions about various things. I think your issue is the type of people you're attempting to bully from expressing their views about things. You need self-introspection and ask yourself, why am I bullying these people? Good luck with yourself.
hey folks I don't mean to be rude but thats A part of South Africa not the country as a whole contact me if you want me to show you another part of the country called Durban
We've been to Durban many times as well as Capetown. We are going to do some future videos on those cities as well as the Eastern Cape and Pumalanga. Thanks for watching!
@SouthAfricatheB-Side understood however i do not think you experienced the place properly hence why your viewed does not correlate to what has been mentioned, would love to mention a view site or attactions which will most definitely change your views
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Interesting.
I enjoyed your video. While waiting for my apartment to be completed I decided to go ahead and apply for my retirement visa. It was no joke but a success. I did use a reliable agency. I realized where that gated community mentality came from. I love it in my case because I purchased a lock and go. Right before I tapped post, TV LICENSE, WHAT, MORE PAPERWORK WHAT. Guess I'll be watching TV on my phone😂
Im sharing this with my family! you guys are doing an amazing job at realistically showcasing the country! I cant wait to talk about these topics with the fam. PLEASE keep the videos coming. it renews my excitement for coming back and helps my family (who has never been) gain a perspective of what its like.
We appreciate the feedback! 🙏🏿✊🏿
Enjoyed your talk as local. The TV license fees is to help cover the operational costs of the SABC, our public, state sponsored media broadcasting corporation.
Thank you for explaining that to us!
Family you so welcome to South Africa
We appreciate that! 🙏🏿
The women of SA are so flyyyyyyy! I love it!
Agreed! 💯
I love me some B-SIDE Convos! 🇿🇦🫶🏽
@@ShemaneMasia Appreciate you! 🙏🏿
5:04
On this pt, do keep in mind also that that same yte person would not do the same with a local black person.
They all would rather help bring up black people from other countries, knowing that your presence in that space means one less local black person getting an opportunity to rise.
That is a valid point, that is why we are intentional about bringing people from the local community to the table with us as partners.
@@Ntuthu-ZA true. There is privilege being a foreigner. BUT there is a reason for this too. Why would someone be cautious on working with locals? I think you know all the answers to that question. Often people from other countries have a much more strict and dependable relationship with business. With an American there is no just now, it's always now now! And with a smile and a very caring attitude. All that said, I can see how it's hyper frustrating, especially being the local! What you may want to consider with the channel holders is they moved to Africa because they are Afrocentric. Meaning they PREFER to work with and be around Africans. I mean of all the places in the world, they chose SA! and are contributing to the country. So I get your frustration, but know these folks are part of the solution.
@@SouthAfricatheB-Side 🙏🏾 I felt safe making the comment because I thought as black Americans you are equipped to understand this dynamic without feeling judged or attacked, due to the similarities in our peoples’ relationships with them folks, here and in the US.
Some of our brothers and sisters who are not local to SA do not seem able or willing to grasp this, or how it impacts the local people’s struggle for economic freedom.
May your journey on this land be long, joyful and fruitful.🙏🏾
@@ubuntu6929 That’s quite some judgement, and a lot of assumptions in there, I don’t even know how to respond to them, coz you are so way off the mark in terms of the point I was making. Are you a local yte or one of the diaspora that dislike black South Africans?
1. I am not frustrated. I shared a piece of information that is important for our brothers and sisters from the diaspora to be conscious of, because I am conscious of similar dynamics that black people in America have to contend with.
2. I have had a very successful corporate career, even worked for IBM as well as one of our two banks that are on the list of most trusted banks globally - Standard Bank. In my career in large organisations I have worked with many very competent local Africans. Local yte people who are not scared to hire and train intelligent, competent black people get rewarded with our excellence, the rest miss out. Your assumptions, therefore, are a reflection of your anti-local African mindset rather than of us.
3. My comment remains valid. We are quite used to the gaslighting. We will have the last laugh. Black Americans see through your “good black” shenanigans.
We appreciate you! 🙏🏿@@Ntuthu-ZA
The gated community thing bothers me as well as a South African. You're absolutely correct too. It started out initially as a way for the whites to insulate themselves from the general inequality problems caused by their Apartheid system. It's an unfortunate consequence of our history.
We have the same issues with gated communities in the U.S. Rather than address economic inequality and racism, they'd rather put up gates.
This were created for security reasons which by far is working considering the amounts of crime we are experiencing. From a Security point of view,we value them for keeping criminals restricted for access.
Our gated community is not racial so much it is because our crime has escalated so much so it is security more than racial. When i was in USA in the seventies there was far more crime there as SA we never locked doors and had fences.
You dont have to go to your won country to reactivate the visa,just visit lesotho,namibia,botswana or zimbabwe and when you cone back the 90 days is activated again….so you can stay the whole year doing this by hoping four times😂🤞🏽
That used to work, but the rules have changed. You now have to go home before you can return.
great content, but in terms of "restrictions", I felt like of the issues you raised were not necessarily restrictions - e.g. time zone issues, it's more about accepting that you are in another part of the world. Otherwise it begins to sound like you want find the USA in all parts of the world.
@@GlobalGlimpse-fx7eo Thank you for the feedback. It is fair to say some of the things we mentioned may not be exactly framed as restrictions, but some are depending on your perspective. For example If you are coming from a place where you buy a television and leave with it after you pay for it and then you go to another place where you cannot own a TV without a license, then it is indeed a restriction. We are not making a judgement about it or trying to recreate the U.S. Quite the opposite, we are just sharing information so that others who come from the states won't be surprised at some differences. But thank you again for watching, we appreciate it!
@@SouthAfricatheB-Side Thank you. My feedback was more of a caution rather than acrimonious. My framing was intended to say "some of the issues" - unfortunately I missed the word "some" and I understand that your intention is not to judge, but to inform.
🙏🏿Thank you! @@GlobalGlimpse-fx7eo
Sorry, i feel compelled to correct the statement about random stops by the police, these have nothing to do with house bills, but have everything to do with traffic check, for an example " are you driving drunk, do you have contrabands, do you have traffic finesetc" , but it has nothing to do your electricity or house bills,..
Here is the story about traffic stops being used to collect overdue bills: businesstech.co.za/news/government/714902/warning-for-joburg-motorists-jmpd-now-coming-after-your-rates-and-taxes/
They also stop for the things you mentioned as well
Who pays for a TV license 🤣🤣🤣
from my experience in SA, The gated communities aren't about apartheid, but are about theft. In Umhlanga if you dont have a gate, electric fence, active security system and trellidoors you are a huge target. witnessed it myself. its purely about security. I think its worth it to talk about the security there in depth. like the midset of of the robbers. It helps gain a perspective for people on how to look at it.its scary if you frame it off what happens there. In the states its rough too! BUT the unemployment situation in SA is a massive problem. Imagine 40% of the population is jobless! with no hope for change! People are going to get very creative on how to get money quickly. (like get a vest and be a car guard) pair that with the ruthless warrior spirit of the Zulu and you have a big situation. the crime is much more direct and aggressive when it hits you. no waiting until you leave to quickly grab your tv. they want you and your family home! so they can force you to open the safe or watch your spouse be raped. its WILD!!! THAT BEING SAID, WHCH IS A LOT! I felt safer in SA than in much of America as long as I was on my Ps and Qs. and despite the harsh crime, I would MUCH MUCH MUCH rather live in SA than America. have an elevated sense of security and that will help so much! hope I havnt scared somebody too much, but security is a thing, which is why you see the big electrified walls on regular houses. but when you take disciplined security precautions, you are good!
Have you guys had contact with a Karen thus far in S A?
Not so far!
I dont get you? Does your opinion count.
Apartheid Beneficiary having chest pains
The fact that you're on RUclips, watching videos means you're watching and listening to other people's opinions about various things. I think your issue is the type of people you're attempting to bully from expressing their views about things. You need self-introspection and ask yourself, why am I bullying these people? Good luck with yourself.
😂@@ohlangeni
hey folks
I don't mean to be rude but thats A part of South Africa not the country as a whole contact me if you want me to show you another part of the country called Durban
We've been to Durban many times as well as Capetown. We are going to do some future videos on those cities as well as the Eastern Cape and Pumalanga. Thanks for watching!
@SouthAfricatheB-Side understood however i do not think you experienced the place properly hence why your viewed does not correlate to what has been mentioned, would love to mention a view site or attactions which will most definitely change your views