Eish – The Stupid Things Foreigners Say
If you’ve stepped foot outside of South Africa you’ve probably been asked one or two fairly ignorant questions about South Africa by a foreigner (and you may just have inadvertently asked them a couple of not-so-smart questions about their country too!). Top 10 Stupidest Things Foreigners Say to South Africans: Are you black? (when you’re […]
If you’ve stepped foot outside of South Africa you’ve probably been asked one or two fairly ignorant questions about South Africa by a foreigner (and you may just have inadvertently asked them a couple of not-so-smart questions about their country too!).
Top 10 Stupidest Things Foreigners Say to South Africans:
- Are you black? (when you’re clearly white)
- Do you drive to work in London from South Africa every day?
- Is South Africa in Africa?
- Do you know my friend who lives in Egypt?
- Are the roads paved with gold?
- Do you have electricity? (although this question is becoming less stupid!)
- Have you met Tarzan?
- If a white South African couple move to the UK, will their baby be black?
- Which country in South Africa are you from?
- Are there lions and tigers in the streets?
If the stupidest question you’ve been asked has been left off this list – add it as a comment below.
Excerpted from: The Expat Confessions