How to SURVIVE living in South Africa as a foreigner
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A U.S. foreigner's view on living in South Africa (South African food, culture, lifestyle, people, etc.) Living in South Africa vs living in the United States.
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South Africa is a very diverse country and your experience in it really changes a lot depending on which part of it you live.
Exactly
If you are white, don't go to these cities
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Cape Town (Stellenbosch is ok), anywhere in the KwaZulu-Natal, and there are some others
Here are the cities/towns you should not go to if you are black
Orania, Bloemfontein
@Rangle I am brown
@@Iwillmakeitoutofhere then you shouldn't go to the KwaZulu-Natal, everywhere else is sort of fine
@@rangle5089 What will happen?
Why does everyone make it sound like if you move to South Africa you moving to Afghanistan 😂
Because they're a bunch of woosies!
S.A. is an amazing country, with some of the most awesome people, brave strong characters, grown from the harshness, of begotten days; All peoples of S.A. in my opinion are the best. I'll take it over any western Country, any day! I never felt more secure and loved than when I lived there; 25 years of awesomeness; Jhb, Durban, and Cape Town, each with it's different environments,, I would live in any=one of these fine places again, in a heart=beat!
@@hopeodyssey CPT all the way 🌊❤️
@Teboho Moloi no we dont...we know its worse...
@@hopeodyssey so true. People around the world dont understand this beautiful country.. No place like my homeland.
I think Afghanistan might be safer bru..
😂😂🤣😂🏃🏃🏃SA is my lovely country....it needs you to be street smart....
SA is a sh1thole. Plain and simple. The reasons are known all too well
Fr... people don’t understand how smart we actually are 😂
@@pieroocchooa5837 have you been to SA😲😲🙄🤣😂😂..
@@dominiquechristina6840 🤣😂😂 exactly....
😁😁😁😁 you must be strong here boss lol
It’s interesting how he visited the worst part and the generalized. This is similar to visiting the ghettos of Baltimore and then generalize to the whole of America.
The difference is that that there used to be 'safe neighborhoods' in South Africa, as their is outside of the Baltimore ghettos. There are no more 'safe neighborhoods' in South Africa, even though there used to be - as he says, EVERY HOUSE is walled off from the street, usually with live wiring above.
@@Mike-fj2ln My house isn't walled off, but I live in the northern suburbs of Cape Town
@@luckystriker7489 It's as bad as they say, I want to move to South Africa.
When you live in a decent neighborhood but your frikken electricity cable KEEEPS GETTING STOLEN!!!!!!!
Wait you're telling me no other countries have high walls and electric fences 😂
Yeah actually it's just South Africa.
@@sramz2379 Zimbabwe has
South Africa
Mozambique
Malawi
Zimbabwe
Zambia
Basically majority of Africa only
Dominique Christina hmmm I see a pattern here ..I wonder what it is 🤔
Plenty of countries are unsafe, VERY FEW countries used to be perfectly safe and then become so unsafe that everyone has to wall themselves off from the street.
Well I have been living in South Africa my whole life and it's safe to say u have 2 be street smart here u won't get hurt but if ur from let's say for instance America ur gonna get jumped
@The Last King Are you STILL sure there's rule of law with all the BLM protests and rabid police brutality?
The Last King wise decision dude
Well that doesn't sound like a fun place to go
He sooo white ....if you black American you will be okay unless you over bouji.....but black neighborhood if you Herd gunshots 24/7 you ok like bust a window is Hella lot better then Been shot tf up at light fuc outer here with the exaggeration like America 🇺🇸 ain't popin with some extremely bad or worst areas like oh yeah the American government playe with those numbers...but yeah, naw this ain't no different then America...
Its not a white people thing, I'm black & I can't just go to a township I'm not familiar with especially at night.😂😂😂😂 grass ain't a thing to us we like sweeping.
You are right,the best thing going to a township for a visit is to have a friend who lives there,and once people in his area knows you,you will be fine.
@@hallodanel1456 exactly
dude same
Lol you must visit cape Town you would get a total different experience about South Africa one thing tho be 10 times more careful
So true bru
Yeah republic of CT
Better not to go without bodyguards
what they call projects in the united states we call it townships in SA. These guys should not act like there's no poverty in the US.
projects are more like rdp's, townships is more like the ghetto
@@ignyification Whatever. you get the point.
Townships cannot compare to the projects in America, no comparison. The project apartment would be luxury compared to Townships.
lol....if you say so
@@BronzeSista lol go to the Cape flats and see how long you last there
Lived 5 years in Joburg in the 70's, never had a problem, don't think I could say that if I was there now.
If you live in a place like Sandton or Umhlanga you live a Standard of life better than most Americans, on the other hand there's extreme poverty.
Are there robberies in umhlanga or is the security good?
@@mccarey5932 The security is very good, there is a few isolated incidents though.
He sooo white ....if you black American you will be okay unless you over bouji.....but black neighborhood if you Herd gunshots 24/7 you ok like bust a window is Hella lot better then Been shot tf up at light fuc outer here with the exaggeration like America 🇺🇸 ain't popin with some extremely bad or worst areas like oh yeah the American government playe with those numbers...but yeah, naw this ain't no different then America...
I'm an Afrikaner in America.
Don't you miss home??
@@emiliodeolim-thefisherman9957 I was born in America; my parents were Afrikaners. I'm Afrikaner-American.
@@gospelfilms7942 lol ok ok my bad cool man..have you ever came to visit to see Your roots. Its a beautiful country .
@@emiliodeolim-thefisherman9957 roots? yeah let me guess America, Canada, Australia, and Hong Kong are your roots too, right? Shut up and go take your medication before you hit a concrete wall.
Luckily u got away safely. Don't come back
This comment!🤣🤣🤣
🤣🤣🤣 Hooo shu, hai! Mcm this is the funniest thing I've heard in a while...yoo 😅
We clearly dont want him
Why be rude to a visitor, that is giving his opinion. He is a very nice guy.
Just by watching this video, I can tell he stayed closed to townships or 'the projects' as the Americans would say.
South Africa is a very diverse country , I'm sure if he stayed in Fourways in JHB or Umhlanga in Durban he would have a different view. Its like me going to stay in a bad part of Compton in the states and making a video talking about USA in general.
That being said , crime rates are still high in this country, there's no denying that.
There high in the U.S. too!
@@sierrachoco5271 Good to know , thank you for the reply.
My grandma always sweeps the dirt, I finally found someone who speaks out about this
He loves South Africa🇿🇦☺❤
He said chips😂😂😂✊🏽4:43
Excellent, our influence spreads
That's right our local Portuguese fruit and veg shop used to serve fish and chips back in Elandsfontein. It will always be chips , non of your Mc Donald's french fries . The Fish hook in Hillbrow in Johannesburg used be a form of old English fish and chips . Great memories.
We can’t be fussy in South Africa
He needed to come to the coast, like anywhere in the world, it's where you live! 🇿🇦
Where do you recommended someone who is considering moving to live in S.A should live that is safe?
"Great lunch super fattenin."😂😂😂
Omg it's like a video saying "always be on edge in SA".
I can say, if you really want to be safe, make a friend with an African person who will show you around and at least keep you safe instead of isolating yourself.
He sooo white ....if you black American you will be okay unless you over bouji.....but black neighborhood if you Herd gunshots 24/7 you ok like bust a window is Hella lot better then Been shot tf up at light fuc outer here with the exaggeration like America 🇺🇸 ain't popin with some extremely bad or worst areas like oh yeah the American government playe with those numbers...but yeah, naw this ain't no different then America...
The most rugged white people I've ever met in my life are straight from SA and would laugh at how soft this guy is.
The people on this channel travel with an open mind. And their experiences are not influenced by politics etc. Enjoyable to watch.
We go hard in South Africa. Everybody has a part time job. To each his own.
Let's link bro. @IG Mouls_
It's as bad as they say, I want to move to South Africa.
He sooo white ....if you black American you will be okay unless you over bouji.....but black neighborhood if you Herd gunshots 24/7 you ok like bust a window is Hella lot better then Been shot tf up at light fuc outer here with the exaggeration like America 🇺🇸 ain't popin with some extremely bad or worst areas like oh yeah the American government playe with those numbers...but yeah, naw this ain't no different then America...
"A quota" Yerrr! God me help me!🤣🤣
LOL! I also cringed at that. FFS
I love Kotas. Shop close to my office sells some great kotas
Yesus wabhedza Loboet
"Surviving"😂😂
It's like they are talking about a war zone or something 😂😂😂😂
Where in SA were you, cause wow somethings you are talking about first time hearing about them.
Ya brother that's what I said
Same here did this guy live in Alex/Gomora 😂😂😂
This guy is so cool
I really hope you did not only go to the Apartheid Museum, but spent some time at other museums as well.
😂😂😂😭
Cool video brother. Im glad you werent mugged here. Gets hairy, but if you know people all over, you will be ok. Stay safe and enjoy 😊
I've literally never never been murder
Let get it straight we do not worship our Ancestors. We acknowledge them...You could say like Gardian Angels watching over us, protecting, guiding us. We believe in God but also Acknowledge our Ancestors
Yeah but that is not Biblical. The only Biblical thing about that is that it is forbiden.
@@weetbix2083 who cares about the bible?Bible was brought to southern Africa by the colonial masters.
@@weetbix2083 Get over yourself there are thousands of religious ideologies not just Christianity
Brilliant answer Palesa.
I'm black. Not all of us acknowledge or worship ancestors. I don't.
Americans say "dirt" for what South Africans refer to as "soil" or "sand". For us South Africans "dirt" refers to rubbish or refuse.
Seems you mostly experienced the rural cultures. I'm what they call a coloured and we don't eat those foods. I had friends from Canada USA Europe come over and they experienced what my culture is about.. not much difference to yours as they say but I did take them to townships to get a bit of that too. CAPE TOWN.. WE VERY DIVERSE
Ja,he spoke the truth, we have culture here that's a fact!
It depends where you are driving, some areas are worse than other. Nothing new here most countries in the world are like this.
Yes it's good to be aware of your surroundings. So you do need to be aware. However it's not true that people run stop signs just because there are pedestrians on the side of the road.
Mogodu it's what the Scottish call Haggis, of course we cook it differently, but it's the same thing.
Mogodu & haggis are two very completely different dishes. They are only alike cause they are both made using the insides of an animal.
That's like saying steak and stew are the same things. They both use meets that's where the similarities end.
My bad, I should have said tripe is a common ingredient. Recipe may differ, it's still tripe.
You can Live fee in S.A. as Long U Stay Away From The ANC
Now theres some truth right there bru
If you go to township go with a black man you know I promise you'd be fine.
That's not bad.....the cows wonder on the highway in my town
Afrikaans is not a tribal language it was the first official language in South Africa
Ofcause it is, Very tribal ! . Greatly .that culture copied alot of Nguni tribes ways and philosophy , you need to have skilled eyes and intuition to see that .
Lol! First 🤥🤥🤥🤥
Yess first official!*
I’m a South African I know my culture and history !!*
Yeah maybe it wasn’t the first language ever in South Africa
But it was the first language to be used and recognized all over!!*
Zulu is the most spoken and recognized now !*
And Afrikaans isn’t a tribal language!!*
It is a culture yes
But Afrikaans people don’t live in tribes!*
The way zulu ,xhosa venda and so on and so forth life
So you can’t say that it is a tribal language
A tribe. A notional form of human social organization based on a set of smaller groups (known as bands), having temporary or permanent political integration, and defined by traditions of common descent, language, culture, and ideology.
Afrikaans is a tribe and a tribal language. Unless you're saying Afrikaaners are not human. 🤷♂️
@@biancabooyens3408 What's your definition of tribe? Just because there's a keyboard next to you it doesn't mean just type type type.
1/4 bunny 🤣🤣🤣🤣
How to survive South Africa: leave.
Ha ha😂
Yes it is so bad, I left
Dankie/ Merci How to Surviving living in SA... You should go other museums too. In the 1902 telephone book of the Cape Colony even the Colord ppl was put on a different pages form the English (Whites) ppl!
And you never whet to a Church, or a Braai or have Boerewors!
About the HIGH walls. In 1996 I was studying at Stellenbosch. In Jonkershoek there was only ONE house with HIGH Fence. In 2000 I was back in ZA and the ALL the house in Jonkershoek had HIGH Fences....
First cool video :D
South Africa doesn’t want to be played with😂 It’s absolutely beautiful
This dude must have been a broke foreigner coz wow dude south africa is dope and safe in some parts
Mogodu (stomach of a cow or sheep) is almost magical as it smells bad when cooked but smells soo good after being cooked. The taste is just heavenly. Having mentioned that can somebody tell me what Americans do with stomach and parts such as intestines and the head after having slaughtered cows and sheep at an abattoir for human consumption? Do you throw it away or maybe just feed it to other animals after taking the meat? As a South African who relishes in this delicacy I'm interested to know. Please inform me.
It's not stomach, it's intestines...
Well said. A great video.
Weereens word dit nie gepraat van die Kleurlinge nie😂😂
Die wat nie wit is nie word saam met swart mense geboks 😅
Ag its alright man hes american so he thinks we black most probably
Also, I'm not too fond of the smell of Mogodu😩 I'm one of the few South Africans who doesn't eat it😂
Great video. But note to self not all of South Africa is like that. I am South African and have not tasted cow intestines up until yet🙌😂
O Moeng wa kwa kae o iseng a je mogodu? A Gaise o ye phitlhong? tlaya sentle moAfrica. Ekare ga o itlhaloganye so. Hebathong.
3:08 yep that's most of Africa for you. In Nigeria, we sweep the compound and such. Still neat! But thank you for being honest I found this video interesting.
Dirt around small houses in town ships is many reasons they are generally very poor so there is no money for luxury's like grass also many work far from home so there is little time to take care of a garden and also its to help spot snakes
You obviously weren’t living in Cape Town! Never even heard of the food you mentioned! Our food is a mixture of Malay and Afrikaans.
I can guarantee that you are mistaken. The food that he has mentioned is consumed in your province and city.
Likely, more than the food that you've mentioned. That you consume in your community. Which represents the smallest minority.
You may just have a narrow view of reality. Liberate yourself. Go and discover your home.
Anything is possible but there is a huge mixed population here heavily influenced by the Malay community when it comes to food. All I’m saying is that he missed out on a rich and interesting heritage when he was in South Africa.
@@deirdrelewis1454 Your initial comment and what you are saying now are very far apart.
Of the 4 million people in the metro the cape malay make up less than 200k. At this point I don't think I should go on.
Xhosa people in Cape Town do eat that food. We don't make Afrikaans and Malay food. Sheep head, pap, chicken feet and etc we eat it. We buy it in Cape Town. Except for Kota.
who's grandfather lent this guy a tie?
Excuse you!!! South Africa is a lovely place as long as you are willing to be open and receptive. You dont need to SURVIVE south africa.
I don't understand where and how that happened because I live in SA and none of that happens 😂😂😂💔 paranoid for no reason
The minute I the title I was like whaaaaaaaaaat in South Africa really??? Where in South Africa was he at thoooooo
I've never heard of those incidents
@@tumedisobree3811 Depends on where you live. If you are far away in a remote area - like Pofadder or similar places, yes, you will know nothing of this. This is happening.
Where or in what part do you live? Do you know what's going on around you?
@@nicky3748 Free State
@@tumedisobree3811 Lovely place, but maybe that's why you don't know about what happens in the big cities. I am from a tiny village - originally - and when I went to the city - in the late 80s - I was like WOW - never knew about certain things too.
South Africa would be a much better place if most European descendants were even just a little but like him; open-minded.
Looking at the comments, it seems like SA still has a looooong way to go
100%
Listen here poes lips.. We are the problem.. Dont be scared say non blacks. You right we have a long way to go for black south africans to come right in the kop..we are were we beacuse you keep a pathetic excuse for a political party in power.. Dont tell us we need to be open minded .you need come right jy!!
Look at how young you look as well. Grow up and learn more before talking nonsesne
@@godsbabeborn-again5945 ai you guys are really something else
Welcome back, your honest gentleman. Glad you tasted my Food, l am Sotho and I eat Mohodu , Loool. Your really learned a lots in SA, Better than African Americans. The way you mention everything, Fantastic!
Hello I sotho too but I only speak setswana
@@kebaabetsweqhobela6016 Dumela Ausi, nice to meet you
Rubbish you all, he knows nothing about Msanzi, he only read and watched videos.
He sooo white ....if you black American you will be okay unless you over bouji.....but black neighborhood if you Herd gunshots 24/7 you ok like bust a window is Hella lot better then Been shot tf up at light fuc outer here with the exaggeration like America 🇺🇸 ain't popin with some extremely bad or worst areas like oh yeah the American government playe with those numbers...but yeah, naw this ain't no different then America...
We call pick-up trucks "Bakkies" directly translated as "bowls" a bowl to carry things in.. 😃
😂😂😂😂😂 robots . I love this video as a South African 🇿🇦🇿🇦!!! Kota I love this 😀 Chicken Feet and Mogodu , my favourite
He sooo white ....if you black American you will be okay unless you over bouji.....but black neighborhood if you Herd gunshots 24/7 you ok like bust a window is Hella lot better then Been shot tf up at light fuc outer here with the exaggeration like America 🇺🇸 ain't popin with some extremely bad or worst areas like oh yeah the American government playe with those numbers...but yeah, naw this ain't no different then America...
“DiVeRsiTy iS a sTrEnGtH” 🥴🥴🥴
No one eats eyes.. You got played
huh 🤨 lots of people eat them
@@lethabo713 no 😂😂😂🤢
@@brospubg how come you've not seen this? Where do you live? 🤭🤭
Lots of people in a big country you never know truley what the next person eats..
i am an south African
First honest guy , a lot of people here trying to hide behind jokes.
Are you from mzanzi bru..are you another one that needs to go back to school
Does he have a youtube channel?
that's funny because I got all this advice in chicago.....maybe it's not a contintent problem???
Good looking man.
Ek was so confused toe hy pap gesê het ek't gedog hy het pop gesê van sy aksent
Ya bru..dont know where this okie went
What constitutes a "township"?
This is home 🤣🤣🤣. Where exactly is South Africa did you go
This place is nothing like the United states bud
He sooo white ....if you black American you will be okay unless you over bouji.....but black neighborhood if you Herd gunshots 24/7 you ok like bust a window is Hella lot better then Been shot tf up at light fuc outer here with the exaggeration like America 🇺🇸 ain't popin with some extremely bad or worst areas like oh yeah the American government playe with those numbers...but yeah, naw this ain't no different then America...
@@fabulousfarrahinsouthafrica you ever been in south-africa?
kenya like you
Lol after the robot
Will I get jumped if I’m white and blond?
Funny thing in other countries they have Racial segregation but it kept relatively silent. Where as in S.a its known.
What area were you in dude the areas he is distribing is like 1% of the country the other 99% is super chilled I walk the streets at night and go to townships and I'm white and it's chilled
Where do you live? Sounds great.
🤣🤣you watch to much TV !! Never had experience of crime , be smart and know your areas like in every country !! If you go townships for sure you will come short!!
No thanks. If I wanted to fear for my life, I can do it cheaper in Detroit.
Crime in South Africa?
High
You have to be street smart also
I've been robbed twice in one month. Unless you spend money on security it could happen frequently and it's not just about robbing you, most robberies happen purely to do you harm, especially if you're a farmer. Tied to pole, forced to watch as wife and kids get raped. Acid thrown down your throat. Torture goes hand in hand with these robberies and our government will do everything to avoid people hearing about it, especially tourists and investors. Ask Justin Bieber, he got robbed twice too. We're governed by a crime syndicate. 😕
🇿🇦🌍❤👌
You should mention that you are talking about black tribal foods.
Need to show around
R5 Kota aii never😭
I live in south Africa and it's safe not dagoras
So he didn't learn about the tribes the entire time he was there but he learned about crime. SA through the eyes of whight man...
Smash and grab is not that common
Its actually tge least common crime in SA, i think someone has been feeding him horror stories.
Glad to hear you have never experienced this. I have multiple times, where ppl go up and down the traffic sitting at a standstill in rush hour, so you have nowhere to go and can't avoid it, and watch ppl going from car to car smashing windows and stealing jewellery off yr body, cellphones, handbags, jackets. A trip home and to work everyday was absolutely traumatising as there are folks trying to sell you things at every robot. So you never know when you are going to be targeted again.
My travel was 2 hrs to work and again in the evening. 4 hrs a day of paranoia and PTSD.
Just an everyday, every moment risk you take....
@@lornalong6468 sorry to hear that I have never experienced it but I guess there are probably hotspots where these things happen more often then other places. I hope you heal with time 🙏 . I'm also lucky that I am a man I'm probably less likely to be targeted. Take care ❤
@@sandilegambu5558 I want some of that good stuff you smoking please.
This oke looks like someone who would hijack you...
6:05 What??😂😂
Did i just here that right ?
Doesn't that mean "wet/liquid 💩" ...i mean i know my language 😂😭😂😭. BUT it's nice to see foreign people come to our lovely💕 south Africa📍🎹.
🙋♀️
wow they are free now....for who???
Lol....where in SA was this man....come back and come to the Garden Route ....we show you the real SA
"Bockies"
💀 you pronounce it "bah - keys"
Step 1. Buy a gun
Step 2. Buy another one
You still have the old flag on your profile pic....no wonder you say he must buy a gun, you're still stuck in the past... mmmhh I feel sorry for you
@@bonganingcobo9978 south Africa.
4th in world for murder and first for rape.
Of course someone would need a gun
@@coffeetwosugarswithhikingb4180 yeah I hear you but the flag tells something else about you, I'm not trying to be rude but to see a South African still using that flag it disappointing because it looks like you still holding on to the past....in that way we can't move forward as a country because there's people still holding on to the past
@@coffeetwosugarswithhikingb4180 for me I have bad memories about that flag....I'm really disappointed in you my fellow South African brother/sister
@@bonganingcobo9978 soooo.🇿🇦 is squeaky clean?
🇿🇦 represents revenge racism, blatant corruption, genocide, terrorism, and the death of a once affluent country.
Some white people are moving to the township
A kow ta 😂😂
U're talking like SA is full of serial killers and brilliant criminals
U jst have to be street smart to survive in S.A
PROUD OF THE WHITE MAN
The 'give them something' is a myth,they will come and get the rest,
it is showing weakness and predators sense that.