5 Best & Worst things a/b living in South Africa | Black American living in Johannesburg | Expat

Thank you, ma'am.

Thanks for sharing. My lady, and I are really thinking about retirement abroad and moving to Africa is on our list, and we're looking and we both mentioned South Africa to look at.
Good video.

Hi Ma'am, love your commentary quite fair. But regarding the Xenophobia, next time please ask your Zimbabwean Nigerian etc friends why we are prejudice towards them. Do they share with you how they contribute to the GBV you spoke of, do they share with you how they have increased rape and human trafficking against our women and children. Next time kindly ask them to elaborate how they contribute to the SA crime you speak of.

I think you have already established that we are a loving and warm welcoming country but that does not mean we will tolerate foreigners coming in here and exploiting the democracy we provide. This is where Xenophobia stems from.

Next time, tell them to tell toy the full story.

the point about hatred for foreigners is untrue ... you said it yourself that south africa is a diverse country ... south africa has been a home to foreigners since the heydays of mining .... ask yourself why contemporary nigerians and zimbabweans complained ... go check with other countries about the same people ... south africa is very tolerant and welcoming - to the point of being abused by some foreigners ... some south africans have their roots from 4, 5 generations ago in zimbabwe, malawi, etc ...

As a South African loadshedding is also the problem for me and at times I think of relocating to the US.

the Xenophobia is politically motivated. the EFF are the pushes of that. basic south Africans we love people from other countries we have friends from all over Africa and are fiercely protective over them

Why are you talking about the subject of your eggs being frozen? 🤦‍♀️👎

South Africans DEFINITELY remind me of Black Americans - there’s obviously a kinship there.

Load shedding is a persistent irritation, not something that is "south African" . what is something similar in your country that came our of nowhere, that you hate and don't claim and are fighting everyday to get rid of?

It's all very well to say things are cheaper in Mzansi but that's if you're earning dollars. If you're earning rands (it's just under R20 to ONE dollar now) things aren't cheap at all. My take-home pay is just about $1,100. So things aren't cheap at all for me.

Lady, remember you get R20 for every dollar you earn. That is why it is cheap. Wake up.

You have the wrong info.m The blacks own more than the white people. A very small amount of whites are rich. Massively more blacks are super rich. The government keeps blacks poor. Not the whites!!!!!!

Xenophobia. Foreigners like to work. South African blacks are the laziest buggers around. It is jealousy because they want everything for free. They do not want to work for it. Live in South Africa for 67 years and you will know.

its hard to b a white youth in south africa, we get blamed for the past, i was not born wen all this shit started,

any black american must stay away, stop stealing our jobs, we dont have enough for our own people, 43 percent of our working able people dont have jobs, why come and steal food out of our mouths?

You pretty

I love how we get called xenophobic for trying to protect our country. People speak as though South Africans woke up one morning & decided to be hateful towards Zimbabweans & Nigerians..why would we do that? Like, honestly, who wakes up & decides to hate for no reason? Before you call us xenophobic, ask yourself what happened to make SAns act that way? Im tired of trying to explain to people, people dont care about the reasoning, all they care about is what theybheard first..not the other side of the story. I welcome anyone from anywhere into our country if they will live a life that contributes positively to our society..but, murder, rape, DRUGS!!! Kidnapping..we will not tolerate that, crime is already an issue here so you dont come into someone's country and commit crimes. Guys, we're only just above 30yrs with black people in power in this country, we're still young and growing, still have difficulties and racial tension still..so to come here and make things worse is just pushing our buttons and black South Africans will not stand for it.
This country is the most place in the world to me, the people are beautiful and loving..call us xenophobic, we dont care anymore.

Jasmin hey you did good to travel southafrica

$900 a month for THAT???? you're being ripped off! You can get a whole house for that just outside of Joberg!

Love, those Zimbabweans and Nigerians , why are not in their own countries, since we are all in Africa, they, they ran from their coutries, they come here to sell drugs( Nigerians)the Zimbabweans must go back to Zim, there is no country anymore, they don't rights in their own countries but they want to exercise their rights in oir country, no way , they must take you along, go stay in Nigeria or Zim , plssss hon.

If you talk about inequality then yes you can talk about apartheid but you must also mention to corruption and how the black government has been lying to their voting base for almost 30years. Loadshedding can also be contributed to the government!

Nice that you failed to mention that the BLACK ANC government has stolen 3 trillion rand (180 billion dollars) of tax payers money over the last 30 years, not maintained the infrastructure, not keep crime under control, not improve education and fail to encourage investment. Out of 65 million people, 20 million are on government grants, 65% of youth have give n up on finding employment. In 1994 unemployment was 15%, it currently sits at over 50%. The white population was 5.3 million in 1994 and is currently at 4.2, the black population in 1994 was 35 million it currently sits at around 47 million.

What visa were you on? Which one do you recommend?

Load shedding is an easy fix. Get a generator lol

Small disclaimer you forgot to add: you're talking usd not zar. If you make usd then it worka out really cheap. If you make zar, then its quite expensive 😅

Cant fault u on any of thesw observations. All quite accurate. I've never had my phone stolen or faced gender based violence, but it does haooen in this country. As a rule ita good to keep any electronic gadgets hidden when out, including phones, cameras, laptops, tablets, etc. Dont even leave them visible in your car. And try to avoid bad areas ans if you get a bad vibe, leave immediately. Better safe than sorry.😅

Thanks for sharing your experience ❤

Which is better Cape Town or Johannesburg please don’t be bias if you live there

Good take on SA. I'm just wondering though, whether the reason why you found the cost of living reasonable might be due to the strength of the dollar against the rand? Many South Africans find the cost of living high here.

Thank you for your info, very helpful!

I live in Oklahoma & the 1 bedroom apartment I live in is 930$ a month and not nearly anywhere as nice as the apartment your stay in in SA.

Hi!! Looking for housing as a single woman and wondering if anyone would recommend Sandton or Germiston in Johannesburg?

Thank you very much for your informative video!

Jasmin ! , let me correct you my sister South African people are kindly and welcoming people so you met wrong friends who told you that South African people do not like foreigners cause of job opportunités as you said some of your friends are Nigerians and Zimbabweans. Jasmin no one should like people who come in your and sell drugs even selling to our school kids and some doing human trafficking in our country so my sister your friends misleaded you dismally. Mind you not all of them doing these dirty jobs but half of them they are busy destroying our children , I'm sorry my sister you were misleaded by those friends of yours.

The Term "Friend" from a Woman means "Dude i'm FK'N!!"

Yep Xenophobia is definitely a thing in SA. You can see people justifying it in the comments and being mad when told how Xenophobic they are. It's sad.

What apartments are these

Questions are you working and what do you do? for income

The poverty of blacks in SA can be subscribed to apartheid because in the rest of Africa, where apartheid never existed, blacks are living in peace and prosperity.

Phone😂😂

You Americans, are so eloquent, love that about you ⭐️

We never had load shedding with apartheid

I visited in mid to late November back in 2019. I really want to go back. This load-shedding thing sounds like the electricity grid in Texas.

Very fair assessment. Good luck on your stay in SA.

Saying South Africans remind you of black Americans is very disrespectful.

Thank you for the video with all of the excellent information! How are mixed race relationships viewed in SA? I am in the US in an area where it is completely normal and nobody really cares. But what would the general attitude towards a white man being with a black woman where you are located?

you should go back pls. south africa has enough blecks.

Problem is, you can't convert to another currency to compare prices when you are living in that country, you need to look at what you are earning there and then the cost of living

Can you be my friend please 🙏

Did they check your credit when you applied for the apartment