Culture Shock | Truth About Living in South Africa | PART 2
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- Опубликовано: 7 авг 2024
- Hello beautiful people,
This is the sequel to my video titled The Truth About Living in South Africa (As a Foreigner) | 2021 | PART 1 and this second part addresses some things that are a bit more subjective and based on personal opinion and experiences.
For context, I moved to SA in 2019 for school and have lived there, specifically in Cape Town, until very recently. I really do hope you enjoy this video.
Here are the South African creators I referenced in this video:
🤎 Sibongile Magenuka: reelCQ_V06...
🤎 Thando Hlophe1: vm.tiktok.com/ZSe1dfWnd/
PART 1: • The Truth About Living...
C H A P T E R S :
0:00 Introduction
0:45 Reaction to Part 1
1:54 Languages of South Africa
6:33 South African Slangs
10:47 Diversity in South Africa
12:31 Am I Nigerian?
14:03 Sports
15:14 Activities
17:29 Conclusion
M O R E :
• I am Cameroonian
• Camera: Canon M50
• Editing software: Filmora9 (Wondershare)
You funny yazi😂😂😂. Everybody living in SA , coming from Weat Africa is doing these type of videos about S.A. But wena you are funny and the way you approach this, is so unique.
Hahahaha thanks Mmangs 😂😂😂
You rock!
Cameroon is central africa
It's so interesting to know that "neh" is used by south africans too, because in brazilian portuguese we use this same expression for the same meaning 😯
It's like "you're coming, neh?" as in "you're coming, right?". Which in brazilian portuguese it would be "você vem, né?" as in "você vem, certo?"
Juliana! Omgggg it has been a while! Hope all is well. 💕 Good to see you in the comments again.
This is so interesting! Neh, né… Germans use it too, according to another comment.
We are all one 😁
Wow... nice
Well the dutch settlers brought dutch there which evolved to Afrikaans. Afrikaans is old dutch mixed with Portuguese and various African languages so I think the black South Africans adopted the "neh". Europeans adopted some words from our languages and vice versa.
Lol that's exactly how we use it 😂😂😂😂
My dear are you Banu?
Sisi means sister. It’s a sign of respect.
Sussie, small sister in Afrikaans
The "must" thing is actually so wild. I never realised that it's basically a command. We definitely use it in place of "should"😅
Haha me 2, never realised it
Hahaha There’re so many things that we just don’t notice until someone else bring to our attention
@@mutomboinprogress it's true. Thanks for your video, it was refreshing and interesting to hear your perspective
Hahahaha its a MUST sana ...LOL
As an African you are expected to know your mother tongue fact 🇿🇦❤️
True bruh, Afrikaans...
I once asked this guy from 🇸🇳 what was their native language and he said French and I was shocked that he doesn't know 🤔
I laughed so hard when you talked about languages 😂😂 but it's true, we do take pride in our languages.
😂😂😂😂 As it should be
@@mutomboinprogress Wena...Wena🤣🤣
@@khathutshelomatlou9712 😁😁😁
Love you when you show that as South Africans we respect Africans and expect Africans to be Africans. We respect our languages more than those from European nations.
Definitely. I joke a lot but I do try to keep it real here. Thanks for watching, Xolilizwe
My partner is French speaking and the “MUST” word is the cause of most arguments 😂😂 He says South Africans cannot speak😂
😂😂😂😂 'must' is too heavy, yoh. I really understand your partner 😂😂. When somebody says 'you must do this or that', it's just like they are giving orders.
Girl, your laugh is so contagious. I hope Capetonians treat you well, stay safe!
Cape Town was good to me ❤. Thank you Bronwyn!
LOL this was actually hilarious. Also, the “you are Nigerian” assumption🤦🏽♀️ It’s just tiring. And I love how when they meet you they don’t ask what country you’re from, they get right into the “what state/tribe in Nigeria are you from”😂. Just lovely.
Hahaha it's really a thing. Do you know that at some point, I used to get this question even in Cameroon?
Sisi means girl/woman, has nothing to do with complexion. I swear our obsession with skin colour will be the end of us as black people. Anyways great video ❤️
That’s so true. Cape is so beautiful and I have made some really nice friends who help me explore the city.... maybe one day we will go hiking
please do! 😆😆
jaa neh , our usage of "must " is a national crisis that needs to be addressed . but thank you "sisi" or should i say sister
for making us laugh at our self. you are a very funny and beautiful soul. keep it up
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 you killed me with National crisis.
Thank you so much, Frans. I enjoyed making the video as well ❤️❤️❤️
@@mutomboinprogress Please come back to south africa ( your second home) anytime. we miss you already
we love neh sisi
The language part killed me😂😂😂you actually looking tswana and a lil bit xhosa no wonder they kept on speaking to you in xhosa in cape Town
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Yes more like South African.
Is it because of her light skin complexion ? Because to me phenotypically to me I can see that she's from the west .
Possibly the best South Africa culture shocks video. None of the negativity I'm so accustomed to seeing in such. Awesome!
Aww thank you so much, Kamogelo. Thanks for receiving this video well.
It's Heritage Day tomorrow we would love to see your Cameroonian Traditional Attire 😂
We still say it's Shaka's day. ❤️😊
@@mrsoshadabaadman Hayke Shaka Day it is 😂
Hahahahaha you guysssss
Wonderful insert and explanation about indigenous languages in Cameroon. Thanks for the post, it's great.
Thank you very much Michael. I think you are the only one who acknowledged my explanation about indigenous languages in Cameroon.
You are glowing... thanks sharing your experiences
Pregnant
Thank you Delphine ❤❤
The language part 😂😂😂 you’ve gained yourself a new subbie ❤️
Hahahahaha thanks for joining, Kamo. Gorgeously profile pic 😍😍
I came here because of Miss Trudy, you got yourself a new subscriber,nice content and great presentation.
Thanks Angeles 🙏🏽
"must" or "should" I. Is how we learned the language. Because of our past, we learned colonial languages through instructions. thats why we use "must" instead of "should" (For reference please see the languages used by US slaves.)
Wow! Wow wow wow! I would never have even thought of where that came from. It really is something. Thanks Leeuw!
Must is closer to the Afrikaans for should, which is 'moet'.
@@louisvolschenk7200 moet , moet nie, muti
Was also thinking I've heard white people using must in the same way. Whatever we say in SA as far as the queens language is concerned is what we learned from masters self.
@@walkwithorr true, my roommate who always said, “Must I close the door?” is white.
"You must or must not do anything ooh, but please bring salt". 🤣🤣Honestly, you're too much. And I've noted the RRrrrrrrrr in South Africans too. It's deep!
Thanks for giving us a more insights into both Cameroonian and SA cultures
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I think the last person to tell me I'm too much was my mom. Brings back memories.
I'm happy you're enjoying this content
Thanks so much,for this,I really needed it, Part 1 had me subscribe,love you!😍😘
You're welcome 😊 and thanks for subbing
Loving you as I binge watch.
I have been reading and enjoying your comments so thank you, Doreen ❤
😂😂😂 This was such fun video to watch. I enjoyed every second of it. I totally relate to not knowing my mother tongue.
Thank you so much 😁. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I was just telling my mom recently that now I want to learn the dialect. But where is the time?
Well done boo. South Africa is definitely on my bucket list. 💕
This was quite a nice observation of south africa. You are such a pleasure to listen you. Hey the hiking thing.... I am from cape Town and I lived in Pretoria for 6yrs.. The first major thing I missed was hiking and the mountains of Cape Town. So when I went home after a long time the first thing I requested was to go hike with the friends. I love the mountains of Cape Town. 😃 I'm glad you enjoying yourself here! Here's a sub!
Mzantsi "means lower part of" or Southern in our case ❤. About languages, in short ... the are many dialects considered to be Xhosa(for instance) but we can understand each other 95% (not statistics).
Oooo thank you Siviwe. I get what you mean by some dialects being put under the wide umbrella of one main language. We do have a few cases like that back home.
Thanks a lot for engaging, Sivi!
Mes félicitations!! J’aime bien tes vidéos.
Merci beaucoup, Simon! I'm happy you enjoy the videos 🙏🏽🙏🏽
This was a joy to watch :)
Hahaha thank you 🤎
Great video Sisi. Thanks
thanks for watching, Silioss
Lol “Cape Town is very diverse”, I completely agree but wait till you get to Johannesburg. 😅I love it.
Can't wait for the next opportunity to visit! I had plans of being in Jozi for a while but pandemic said no. Plus the interprovince travel restrictions that were up for a while ruined my plans.
Yeoville?
Just found your channel and I’m hooked, you just gained a new subbie. Really love this video as I also would be visiting SA (cape town) soon. Love that place so much
Wow thanks for joining, Temi 💕. Have fun in SA, beautiful! It really is breath-taking.
Always excited to watch your reviews full or Wema ur got energy and laughter...keep them rolling Sis
🤣🤣🤣 Thank you Nhlanhla. I'm happy you enjoy them.
lol you are a complete vibe, your video's are just free flowing and you killed that language saga.
Thank you very much Thuso 🙏🏽. It’s amazing when people get my humour. Thanks 💕
Dope transitions, by the way. Motion. Music. Merge. Noice. Noice.
Now that’s a comment I love to read
I so much love your videos. Your articulation is top notch ❤
Thank you so much! ❤❤
Only discovered your channel recently, I MUST say that I'm loving it.
Thank you very much 🙏🏽
Yaaaaaayyy 🍾... love this video. You are not alone on that one once they ask me my language I just look to the sky😂😂😂... "Neh" is just another way of saying "right"... learning the languages in South Africa is really just😅😅... I can speak Afrikaans and understand Xhosa.
Enjoyed this very well❤
Wow I envy you! How long have you been in SA?
I personally really enjoyed your videos so far so good, I can't wait for the following video. I would like to hear more from you about landscaping even though cape town is not that much mountainous.
Thanks for the encouragement, Vuyo. Really, Cape Town is not that mountainous? Or do you mean compared to the rest of the country?
@@mutomboinprogress yes I mean that and I want your own comparison between RSA and 🇨🇲
Another great video. You are very entertaining. Enjoyed it.
Ooo you came back! Thanks Nancy! xx
@@mutomboinprogress Yes I subscribed. Your channel is great. Keep it up.
Yho! This was so fascinating and funny yazi. I'm glad you said Braai lol. I wish that you touch based on music as well.
Hahahaha honestly, I thought about that but I really couldn't say anything about music because I hadn't really gotten into the music scene in SA and I didn't want to only mention the very popular artists like Sho Madjozi. In general, I'm the wrong person to ask about music, even about Cameroonian music because I'm really behind the times regarding music. I'm still discovering songs that were released like 5 years ago.
Anyway, have a nice week ahead, Sompisi. 🙏🏽
Enjoying your videos here in Mzansi keep it up sisi neh
Hahaha thank you Nevanji
I live your content so much. I learned a lot from the vide.
Glad to hear it!
I'm feeling a bit home sick from SA and I've loved watching your videos - making me feel a bit closer from afar :)
Oh wow! Thanks for telling me, Devon. At least the videos help someone somewhere. Hope you get to visit home again soon
Semhle lo sisi😍
OK first of all, you look beautiful. And yes, you do look and sound Nigerian. I lived in South Africa for 16 years. No doubt its a beautiful country. But just like every other country including my beloved Naija, has its flaws. Topic for another day. So yeah, I enjoyed ur innocent and open minded view of Cape Town / South Africa. . I could relay to most of the things you said when I newly came. Good a thing you kept the video simple, funny and educative. Thinking of subscribing to your channel, if for nothing else, just to see ur smile once more.
Wow, youtube recommended your channel. I must say i love your content. Im binge watching🤭🤭🤗❤️
Yay! Thank you Ntsiki! 🤭🤭🤭
Damn Mutombo........you are so captivating and charismatic. I have already subscribed. You, Joan and other are assets and good Ambassadors for Cameroon. May you prosper in both Health and Wealth. We love Cameroonians
Wow thank you so much, Gabriel!!! You have no idea how encouraging it is to hear something like this. Thanks a million for the blessings you spoke upon me as well. 🙏🏽
This is a very pleasant video .i wish it was more longer.
Wow and I cut out a few bits so that it should be under 20 mins. Thanks Ma-Eesi! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Beautiful and fair reflection of your second home.
Thank you, Thapelo! 😊
Wooow!!! Mutombo your overall video quality has improved sooooo much . well done girl :)
Thank you for noticing! 🥰❤
Hahaha Mutombo u so funny wena. I have subscribed to yo channel. U so uniQ. The part on languages finished me😁
Hahahaha I’m glad you’re having fun over here 😂😂😂. Happy new Year Tumi 🙌🏽
Sisi means sister
Wena is used by all ethnic groups in SA and wena means you
Ayeeee! Thank you Lebo! Awwww, so sisi means sister eh? Awwww
Hum... it was indeed interesting to hear about your experiences in Cape Town, South Africa, as a foreigner. I studied there many years ago and your video has rekindled some good memories I have of Cape Town. I love the enthusiasm and joy with which you express yourself. Keep it up.
Awwww thanks a million, Roland! I'm happy you enjoyed this one!
Hello I just recently found your page. You're a whole vibe . I love SA language and hope to visit there soon
thanks Mechia, I appreciate this. I do hope you get to visit too! ❤
I'm from Cape Town, born here. Lol I really enjoyed this video. It the first time seeing you channel . You have an Amazing personality!
Thank you so much, LJ!! I'm glad to hear this from a CapeTonian.
Wena weeeenaaaa 😍 😂!!!!!!! I rrrrrealy 😂 enjoyed watching your videos. You are naturally funny. It's interesting to see ourselves through perspective of our fellow African sisters and brothers. I thoroughly enjoyed your video 💕💕💕🤗. Lots of love wishing all the best with your studies.
Awwww this is such a wholesome comment. My heart is warm ❤❤.
Hahaha I'm happy you get my humour. It is usually hit or miss. I actually wish I could watch such a video about Cameroon so that I laugh and also see a few things I may never have noticed before (e.g so many people noticed the 'must' vs 'should' only after I pointed it out)
I can relate to a number of things you shared about culture shock although in a different setting. My parents are also from two tribes in Cameroon and I am sadly not fluent in either dialect because I grew up in the cities and had limited exposure to them. I love hiking for the same reasons: The view on top and sheer feeling of accomplishment (surviving the climb)!
and with the dialect, the older you get, the more difficult it is to learn
Mutombo Daily is very funny, we love her!!! we must meet when we come back to SA!! Honestly Nice Video
Hahahaha thank you DivinityMoss 🙈
Hey Babez glad to be here from Tola Lusi
Visited CapeTown in my early days (2019) and it’s beautiful and freaking cold Lollz.
Wow thanks for checking me out, Deevah 🤎🤎.
Ahhh yes you visited probably in the winter. Cold, windy and beautiful!
...So the video is 2 years old... I subscribed anyway! lol... Sawubona Mutombo!
You are so funny 😂😂😂😂😂😂 you gained a subscriber in me!
😂😂😂😂 thanks Pfuxani, for deciding to stick around 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽.
Great video.
Glad you enjoyed it
Subscribed!!
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Nice video, please also visit other parts of SA. Come see SOWETO in Gauteng.
Definitely in future plans 👍🏽👍🏽
Mutombo - I love your content. Suggestion: It doesn't really matter where you find yourself. I think it's still important for the preservation of culture of which language is a part of that in your home, your parents should continue speaking to you in your mother tongue. I am Zambian and have lived in SA for 30 years now and my kids can speak Silozi which is my mother tongue. On the whole! This is a lovely video.
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Thank you Martha, you make a very valid point here. Kudos to raising your kids with Silozi 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Silozi... I'm fascinated by that language. I've read about its similarities to my language, Khilobedu, which has unfortunately been assimilated under Sepedi.
The “must” part🤣🤣
😂😂 I'm late but the laughter is never late chiile! ❤️🔥
🤣🤣🤣🤣 you’re 100% right!
You went in on the languages segment 😂😂 I'm with you on "must" and "should". "Cape Town is not a place you go to fit in, you go to stand out" that's a word chiiiile. I also thought you were Nigerian from your accent 😂🤭 And that emphasis on "Zimbabwean friends" took me out looool
Nigerians don't sound like her plsssssss
waiting for part 3🤗🤗🤗
Hahahaha really? What have I left out of the first 2 parts?
lol things u don't like specifically in cape town
@@lakay279 yeah, things you don’t like about SA
We use "neh" so much but I've never actually thought of the context in which it is used. Depending on the the context, you either use it when you want confirmation and assurance or when you agree with what's being said.
Mzansi translates to South. It's from isiXhosa and isiZulu, Mzansi Africa= South Africa. So it's not really slang, it comes from the dialect, we've just shortened it by removing Africa.
I think I hear Mzansi more in commercials than in day to day discussions. Ooo okay, I get it.
Someone said ‘Neh’ is more like ‘right?’ And that makes so much sense.
Thanks Noxzie ❤️
You such a joy to watch
Awwww thank you Mondli
Neh means Right ✅
Eg you are coming right🤣🤣🤣
Interesting video.
Thanks Mzukisi 🙏🏽🙏🏽
I smiled through out this video.
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Beautiful video. I'm relocating to Cameroon...
hahahaha
Hey Mutombo, you are very well spoken 👏 👍 I like your general observance of the different cultural experiences. I find your content both funny as well as educational. I, for instance have never taken note of the use " should I vs must i" you are definitely making 🤔 good point here. Its a pity that we haven't crossed paths during your stay here 😕 Just a question, have you not spent time with so called " coloured" or "white" South Africans .. ? This is only part 2 but I've noticed a very one sided view of experiences/expressions ... Anyway you are probably taking us through your journey in different phases nuh, ne .. yor yoh 😆 🤣 😂 😹
Hahahaha thank you Anver, I appreciate your comments.
I must admit, I had a very narrow experience of SA because most of my time was spent between school and home and when the pandemic hit, I literally stayed home for a full year... so I really cannot go deep into discussing the different groups and cultures in SA. I can only talk about general observations.
Very very very (theres another one for you 😁) beautiful! 💕💕💕 South Africa loves you right back 😘🇿🇦
thank you Mosa! xx
Yoh wena sisi I love you neh. 😂😂
Hahahaha Karabo, you just packed all the slang into one sentence 😂😂😂
Please keep up with this lively, energetic and real / automatic energy in your next Videos 🙌🙏
We love to see you laughing 😹🤣😂
Hahahahha thank you Di. And I personally have been enjoying the change
@@mutomboinprogress sounds great 🔥
Please I meant " authentic energy, which one be * automatic energy * too nohhh 🤣🤣😂💔
Great personality and sense of humor and very high emotional intelligence
Ayeee thank you very much, Kgopotso. Welcome to the channel!
Hiking for fun, hehehehe hiking hike you there.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
You are so beautiful gal 😘
We love u here🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
Thanks for appreciating our country.
Thank you Winny! 😃✨
Lol I love your personality ❤
Thank you, Naledi! 🤎
That nyc emphasis when you said, Zimbabwean friends...got me laughing... all love from Zimbabwe
Hahahaha I’m glad you took it positively. Some people took it negatively. But I have lots of Zim friends so that’s why I was emphasising so they know I’m looking at them hahahaha
You guys are a cool lot 👌🏽🙌🏽
Typical social media. There are always people waiting to be offended.
Sisi means sister, neh is used as a confirmation, wena is a universal 🇿🇦 word meaning "You"...it is not limited to Xhosas
😂 the other video lead me here! I am happy about that!
See, people always say I am Nigerian… but I am not even North or South of Cameroon… na wahhh o!
I prefer the mountains 🏔 so hiking all day, every day!
Hahahaha just from your instagram, one can see that you are a nature girl so I'm not surprised at your choice.
Imagine knowing just one word of the entire language 💔😂😂😂😂 that's me and Afrikaans. It's tough xeim😂😂😂
😂😂😂 what's your one Afrikaans word?
@@mutomboinprogress "Dankie"😂😂😂😂
Even I, who doesn't know anything, know what that means 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. Bare minimum
@@mutomboinprogress that's how bad my Afrikaans is as a SOUTH AFRICAN🇿🇦😂😂😂Yeyi! Don't take it very lightly 😂😂😂😂
@@FeminineGlow 🤣🤣🤣 and Tonsis(spelling🙊)
First here💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽
Hi Steph!!!
New subscriber here.
I thought you were Congolese when I saw your vid in my recommendation. Mutombo is a popular name in Congo.
Hahaha thanks Tresor. I get that a lot. The word Mutombo means different things in different areas though, from Congo to Cameroon to Côte d’Ivoire to Zimbabwé. It’s also pronounced differently.
Wena, is for sesotho, pedi, Zulu,Xhosa, setswana...the southern bantu language
Sisi is actually a yoruba word/slang especially in Nigeria use for a beautiful young lady. The "must" must 😂 be from the apartheid era, where people were suppressed, commanded against their will.Cameroon is more Nigerian than most people think.Eastern Nigeria, from the North to the south are the same people/tribes as western Cameroon. I've always believed west African countries should have been mapped /divided in latitudes rather than the North South, longitude system it is today.That would have kept the tribes in the same country, which would have helped the peace and development of the continent. I hope and pray we all can wake up and see Africans as one and the same people, that have expanded and migrated, spread out across the continent. Thank you.
Thank you for taking time out to write such an elaborate comment, Suntan.
I totally see what you mean regarding the lateral vs longitudinal divisions. At the end of the day, division is still division and we are still experiencing the effects to date. Hopefully, we can all move towards a more united Africa because across the continent, we are more similar than we are different. ❤
Regarding 'must' (lol), someone else here also said the same thing.
Thank you once again
@@mutomboinprogress Sisi means lady in yoruba language....
The linked with Apartheid. I see now you have a PhD and want to teach us things we don't know?
NICE VLOG 😍💯.Im had great experience with Cameronians in the 🇺🇲 States. Im Originally from 🇰🇪 KENYA.Which i love.
Thanks Benny! Glad to hear Cameroonians are representing us properly abroad. I would really love to visit Kenya next.
@@mutomboinprogress most welcome Kenya is a beautiful country with good kind warm n welcoming humans
I too Love Love Hiking, I do it maybe 3 times in a Month, I try and hike atleast once a week. It's not a capetonian thing, students here in Pretoria get deals to hike in specific protected beautiful areas, so we usually mountain bike and hike on weekends and Friday afternoon.
first of all, your name is so cool that I instantly clicked to see if you have a youtube channel.
I'm happy to hear that hiking is a thing in Pretoria as well. Love that culture. I've always wanted to mountain bike but I'm scared for my life 😂😂. Scared I might do some clumsy manoeuvre and lose control.
@@mutomboinprogress You probably won't. You're riding the bike, it's not riding you, it's fun, you should try it, I know as well that mountain biking is a thing, like super loved in Stellenbosch, you can try it in the Stellenbosch Mountains. They personally I have to say, have the best mountain biking experience. 😂 Please do not look at my channel. I suck at this RUclips thing. 😂😂
Sending love
Thank you Samuel!
Oh my God , looking beautiful 😘😘😘😘😘
Thank you girl 😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘
Depending on the context, “neh” is a replacement of “right?” After a rhetorical Question. … eg, “I look beautiful in this shirt neh?”
'right' even makes more sense for 'neh' than what i previously explained 👍🏽. Thanks Lethu 🤎
Tjasis you mooi girl
Neh?= Right?
Mzansi= South/Down (Mzansi Afrika/ South Africa
Wena= You
Sis= Sister
Love your videos ❤️
Ayeeee! Thanks for this mini-dictionary, Maker. You are a real MVP!!
I'm glad you love the content.
Yohh you are beautiful sisi
thanks Manny