UK CULTURE SHOCKS for South Africans! | South African living in the UK
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- čas přidán 28. 06. 2024
- When you move from South Africa to live in the UK, you are definitely in for some culture shocks! This video lists a few of the culture shocks I've experienced in the last few months since I moved to the UK.
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I had a friend visit from South Africa and one the things that shocked her was driving through town with car windows open
I recall sending a family DVD to a friend in Witbank, needles to say it never arrived.
I am a South African living in the UK and what you have said is so true 😂😂
South Africa is screwed up. 36 percent unemployment. Vat going up 21 percent. High crimes rate.
Over 0,3 million south africans already living Here in the UK and counting. The largest SA diaspora in the world. Welcome home!
Surprised you didn't mention how people aren't too focused on race like SA. Planning on buying to SA right now and it's kind of off putting
If the rain stopped anything, nothing would ever get done.
Please do another culture shock video - this one was super interesting 🤘
It's not the size of our houses that stops us entertaining there, but that we don't want people in our houses.
pubs are popular because british are quite a social people . hope that helps :}
Visit a sea side town on a wet holiday weekend. Watching people in raincoats, leaning into the wind, walking up and down the promenade. That's a day out for Brits.
Good video interesting observation about us UK folk and bikes, though not anything like the Dutch with their bikes knowing Amsterdam. Lol
There are shops on every street in the cities in South Africa but I have not seen shops in orania
Drinking in public is broadly legal, but there will be 'Alcohol Exclusion Zones' put in place, usually urban areas where excessive drinking has been seen to cause a problem, where you cant. And of course it being legal doesnt impact on the legality of bad behaviour caused by drinking.
There is no overarching government law regarding drinking in public. However, local bye laws (administered by the local council) may prohibit public drinking in specific areas.
Their is a South African steak house in Edinburgh they has ostrich meat. Biltong.
20 degrees Celsius is getting towards the upper end of what I can handle without feeling too hot. From about 22 upwards I feel like I'm being cooked. :) 15 upwards is shorts and t-shirt weather for sure.
Noooo
Nope, here in SA that is defenately not hot😅
Have you seen Saffers wearing shorts on 2 degree days? So we have that in common with the UK people.
That's so true! 😄
I have seen quite a lot of these `Culture Shock` videos and one thing that is never brought out is that the UK and many other countries have had hundreds of years to establish what makes up their society.
People from South Africa and the United States come from places established for only a few hundred years and as such have had vast areas of untouched land in which to construct roads ,to place towns and cities etc .Please remember that much of the UK is set on top of established areas ,not just completely virgin land waiting for development.
We are also a set of small islands ,now getting overpopulated ,so expect to find smaller houses and to share that space much more with others around you.
Very true that the UK is a much older country/society especially compared to South Africa! Having all of that history is definitely one of the things that make the UK so interesting to me.
Thanks ...
Hi you don’t pay for someone to look after your car in the street. I am British from Northern Ireland but I live South Africa the best. Love the plants shrubs trees. My favorite bird is the Hadisas. I lived at North Riding J’burg and Pietermaritzburg. What do you think of our chippy.
That’s a good one! No car guards here in the UK! How long have you been living in South Africa? I’m really keen to go to Ireland! My husband is from North Riding and his family still lives there so I am familiar with the area. Thanks so much for watching and the support🤗🤗
You like those damn birds? 😭😭
@@meimei_2207I also love them... always feels like holiday when you hear those type
@@meimei_2207 Yeah ...we all love them!
Small country, small and narrow roads, who would have thought! As for road blocks they do occur
I get uncomfortably hot over 20⁰
There are things about the UK i took to like a duck to water . Some others have grown on me over time and still others i will
never get use to if i live here for another 50 years
and i was born here :)
Only seen a roadblock in London.
3:30 The UK is in Europe! How could you not know that? Why do so many people seem to think that the UK is not in Europe?
Don’t go into the country roads, they are super narrow.
What is a "road block"?
Police/traffic officers searching cars, either checking a car is not stolen, car disc is valid, license is valid, not drinking under the influence and searching de car if possible
Only in surbarbs of SA you get shops far from where you stay not in the hood
Yes, bicycles are popular in Europe. The UK is a country in Europe.
The UK is part of the British Isles, an archipelago off the continent of Europe.
@@batman51 The UK is separate from Continental Europe, but it is part of the Continent of Europe.
UK is a nation not a country and not in Europe.
@@themanftheworld8439 Since when was it not in Europe?
'road block' LOL. Maybe in WW2, before D-Day.
During IRA bombing campaigns road blocks were not uncommon
🇿🇦🏴. Yes I was in Glasgow. I could deal with the pounds. South Africa vat going up 21 percent in South Africa banana Republic.
I don't drink alcohol not a piss cat. End up sleeping rough in Glasgow. On the pavement. Grand parents from Britain. Glasgow city mission Christian charity 1.5 million pounds a year. Refused me hot meal in winter at night. Don't claim benfiets. 36 percent people unemploymed in South Africa. Trade's man artisan. Deported back to South Africa after six years. Masters degree can't guarantee a job in South Africa. Plenty money in Britain. Go back small sail boat. Just me. People standing at traffic yin South Africa with university degrees. South Africa still has high crimes.
Drinking alcohol on the street is against the law
No it’s not. Some areas have restrictions, but elsewhere it is perfectly legal.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drinking_in_public
@John Ashtone it's against the law.Check your facts.
There are areas, mainly cities where there is a specific problem (or awkward cops) where alcohol drinking in the streets or public places is banned. Public intoxication is also illegal but generally there would need to be misbehaviour to make a policeman respond. There are lots of people who assume drinking in the street is illegal because they live in areas where there are signs warning you against it. But let's not get angry about it, have a drink and chill.
It maybe decades ago but I can tell you it doesn't rain in the RSA it pours down like buckets full all the time and lightning like you wouldn't believe in Durban , Joburg and Pretoria , now it may rain here but rarely in storms , it's just spread out over a longer time and after all rain is only water , as the UK's favourite landlord says why would god upset his favourite kingdom 😊 . Generally the UK has less rain than NY , London less than Rome etc etc and when you consider the latitude of the UK it's ok
Complaining about the roads and houses make you sound like a first time American , the RSA is huge but America is bigger , the UK will fit into the USA 40 times and when the British got there there was plenty of space , just do some comparisons and ask Google then you'll understand why things are what they are , just chill and relax and you'll love it here just don't compare but ask why is that ????? 😊
Yep...everything is smaller here...including their minds.
I wonder how well you know your own country? I suspect you come from a big city in the north because here in the Western Cape the roads are often very narrow in our old towns and villages, the shops are in the High Streets and people wear shorts in the depth of icy winter cold fronts. In Briton we are a very old country so of course, we will be far, far richer historically and culturally- why are you surprised about that? As a Brit who now lives near to Cape Town, I am not surprised by how much is made of so short a span of history in South Africa- and I understand the need for cultural identification. And Post? Of course it works! Why do you carry your memories of the failures in SA and expect it to be like that in the rest of the world? Now perhaps now you understand how much has been stolen in South Africa?
If only the people could be a little friendlier. Colleagues are friendly. Neighbours? Not so much. At least not in my area.
Also don't really have a relationship with neighbours but have met some really nice people through work! How long have you been in the UK?
@@QuirkyLivingSim since March 2019, but I lived here previously for about 5 years. Went back to SA for 10 years then came back for more punishment.
I've been here for 7 years. Tried all the suggested ways to make friends....the only real friend I've made here is another Saffa. It's the same down south and up here in the Midlands.
@@edithmiller3114 folks are just different here. I’m still seriously considering returning to SA at some point. Our second child was born two weeks ago and our eldest will be five this week. I’d love for them to have the upbringing I had…the freedom to hike table mountain whenever the fancy strikes them or go to the beach as often as they like. Kids in the UK are housebound because of the weather and spend too much time on their electronics. It’s a tough decision….
Small, expensive properties to rent or buy. Crappy weather, crappy English food, unfriendly brits, cold, no culture, tell me when to stop. I left within a year.
Nice to see someone who has removed their 'rose tinted glasses'! I've been here for 7 years....can't wait to go home.
You have very nice, healthy looking teeth 😁
She's a South African.
Hi i am Spanish south African it is sad to see the Brexit fiasco you guys in the UK are now limited to travel through Europe we use take short trips from Madrid to Gatwick now we need visas for long stays what were they thinking good luck adiós
Thanks for watching! I totally agree with you!Brexit didn’t actually have a big impact on me as I need a visa to go to Europe anyway since I am just a South African citizen but can still totally relate because I also need a visa to go to Europe and it’s such a hassle! Wish it was easier to get around!
There are Spanish south African???
@@charmainekgomotsomokwana5625 yep father Spanish mother african grandfather jewish
Archilito8051. Oh I'm so sorry if we'd have realised that you may occasionally have to get a visa we wouldn't have voted to take our country's independence back.
@@f3aok independence you say or exclusion look at all those lovely retirees on the south Spanish coast with beach front properties caravan parks begging for visa extensions some even admit they had no clue what they were voting for as everything was rushed in the name of independence just one example of its identity crisis. I wish the uk all the best never to late to say you sorry.
i had a shock when i seen how beautiful you ae
It always amazes me. companies, corporations pulling out of South Africa in droves. But because you miss Mommy and Daddy you go back. No thanks. Education, electricity, high Rape and murder are not enough to entice me back. The Harsh reality i find that when you are spending foreign currency life seems amazing. But when the reality sets in and you are actually living in South Africa the harshness sets in. Don't get me wrong , I miss my family, the few Friends and trust me .............. the grass is not always greener. I think anyone returning to South Africa with the current Goverment needs his/head checked. either way each to his/her own.
You seem to have quite 'strong' views about this. Is every OK here in the UK? I don't think so. I have a large family living in SA and I visit often. Quite frankly, I would move back in a flash if I could afford to.
@@edithmiller3114 i was born in SA, did my education and university studies after. Ive lived in the UK for 25 years now. Yes the UK is not perfect, we have a mountain of issues but honestly id rather educate my kids here. I have enough friends who are desperate to move out of SA and i also have a bunch of friends who want to return. . I just think that the way things are right now ...... safety, job security, public services, schooling are far inferior to the UK and other EU destinations. No where is perfect. My dad came here recently for a holiday, had an emergency Doctors appointment. It cost him a whole £000000 to use the NHS. he did make a £50 dontation. On the other hand if he had no medical aid in SA you would be paying . I personally think SA is a lost cause but who knows now with the DA taking on some of the Govement responsibilities. I adore SA and i miss my Parents who still live there. But for me its not the place for me to educate my kids. Good luck to those who choose to live there. God bless
I have visited South Africa a few times and sadly it is no what it used to be, its a beautiful country which is being destroyed that said I would love to get back there. The uk is not what its cracked up to be snd also getting to be a bad place to be
UK is getting back how?