My Honest THOUGHTS on South Africa as an African American.

After almost 3 months, It’s time for me to leave this beautiful country. But before I leave, I want to share some of my thoughts on my time here in South Africa. Below are some of the items I will be discussing in this video. Enjoy!!

My thoughts:
Loadshedding (Difference between Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban)
South Africa’s Power Crisis ‘Might Likely Get Dire’: According to minister responsible for electricity
The people Africans/South Africans
The downtown area
The number of employees working
The ease of adjusting
Safety
Food – grocery stores
Lack of African restaurants/in malls
Airplane Free trolley carts at airports/Boarding and debarking the plane – Flysafair
King Shaka International Airport
Customer service
Similarities
Gold tooth in Durban
Fast foods and cokes/ ability to make decisions
No stray dogs or cats
Food in grocery stores – favorite
Shawarma with fries
Music (airbnb/Uber/)
Foreigners
Dealing with Diabetes -Glycemic Index – GI
Language – English
take away to go
to let – to lease or rent
lift – elevator
cue – line
Still water – water
“Bottie”(name for bottle of water in Durban)
Women
Women freedom to wear or not wear bras

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