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Relocating To South Africa From Nigeria? Culture Shocks

16K views · Nov 20, 2022 · People & Blogs

Chandie

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@sphekza · 3 years ago · pinned
Cape Town experienced terrible draught in the last few years. Businesses and residents had to conserve water as the city went on a massive campaign of "Day Zero" which was an anticipated day when the city won't have even a drop of water. Well that was politically contested but I was just trying to explain the 2-3min shower restrictions.
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@Sindi-N · 3 years ago
1. South African men love genuinely and deeply! 2. They do not show off their wealth! 3. They do give money if their committed, because not every girl is in a relationship for money! 4. South African women are very much independent, and our independency is our pride as women! 5. We definitely do not have water shortage, it was just a phase that passed! 6. We have power cuts but we do not pay for the electricity during those power cuts, we only pay for the electricity we used!
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@kemmoneR · 3 years ago
FYI South Africans can tell if your are a foreigner
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@OkoiPatrick-gp1dj · 2 years ago
I'm from Nigeria, you must understand that south Africa is an independent country where women and men pay bills.
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@zuluuyasabeka9303 · 3 years ago
SA has the highest number of black millionaires and the highest black middle class in Africa even though we have half the population of 🇳🇬 . So how can you say SA men don’t have money🙄. South Africans are generally not flashy like Nigerians. We also don’t blow our cash on women since they were taught to be independent.
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@shaunrhyssa2082 · 3 years ago
Every person who visits South Africa has their own experiences...I've been living in Cape Town for 8 months now and I'm originally from Jorburg both places are similar but different at the same time....one thing I've noticed is that  when it comes to a TRUE relationship   your status is just a cherry on top...money isn't that much of a factor, of course it creates  financial stability  but as long as your partner is open minded, smart, you help each other  grow the.....yeah  everything is okay...only few people show off their wealth ,most  prefer a simple like 🙂 I appreciate your curiosity about SA
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@ziphonxumalo5410 · 2 years ago (edited)
Im so surprised to see South African women defending and speaking positively of us South African men. Thank you ❤ its so refreshing What that woman said about South African men is very antagonizing
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@southaaaaa · 3 years ago
Lol this slander against South African men is tiring. Broke? Because they don't want to give you money? Girl you need to make your own money and stand on your own two feet. In South Africa, everyone works. Everyone is breadwinner - men and women. Yes your boyfriend or husband can spoil you from time to time, but remember that generally SA women are groomed to be independent and learn to be able to provide for themselves, not depend on men. Once you want to solely depend on a man for everything you become shamed and called all kinds of names like slay queen and so forth. It's merely a cultural difference that you'll need to adjust to. South African men are also not all the same entirely so generalizing is just unfair. Enjoy your stay :)
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@ernistox · 3 years ago
I think she don't know SA yet
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@phungoyavhonenzhelele670 · 3 years ago
Yes she's about water restriction, Capetown just came out of day zero where a lot of people left without water because of unexpected drought, actually it was predicted that the rest of the country could at some point experience it.
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@vat81 · 3 years ago
Yes there was a water shortage in Cape Town. But I think that's over now.
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@Nikolizky · 3 years ago (edited)
Mostly we can tell if someone isn’t South African, except those from Botswana, Swaziland and Lesotho as those are our direct cousins and share similar culture and languages, some from Zimbabwe as well. Mozambican culture is totally different from South African culture even though we share a border, a Mozambican will struggle to assimilate in Soweto, but someone from Botswana will fit in easily. It’s not only about language, light skin, dark skin, tall or short, it’s about the culture and the way one carries themselves even without saying a word. West Africans are totally different  from South Africans, in height, facial features and hair type, even if a Nigerian can learn Zulu, we’ll still see he isn’t Zulu. Even though your guest who visited South Africa has skin type that some can say looks South African, her facial features and mannerisms will still let people know even if she’s isn’t saying anything. However, there are outliers in every population sample, there are South Africans who get mistaken for West Africans, and I’m sure there are West Africans who can totally look South African in every way, in their demeanor and mannerism. In terms of money, I don’t know why Nigerians are so arrogant as to think they can walk into a country and have more money than the people who run that country, but it’s a general believe I’ve heard, and I think it’s just culture like I said before. SA people don’t show off, sometimes if you can’t see someone’s car and/or house, you’ll literally classify them as low class or poor, because mostly we don’t like to show off, it’s extremely frowned upon. Ask yourself, with all the infrastructure you can see, who designed it, who built it, who manages it, who got the big contract to build it, who’s getting the maintenance contracts, who’s the CFO, CEO, HOD etc. This is our country and all these things are done by us and we get paid for doing all these, and SA salaries are waaay higher than Nigerian, it’s just that it’s not in our culture to show off. Ask Nigerians who lived in South Africa for years.
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