American living in SA mistaken for local
An American woman, married to a South African and living in South Africa, says she’s often mistaken for a local.
Most Americans’ first impressions of us go beyond the current state of our country’s relationship with the Trump administration.
However, as a nation, we pride ourselves on our warmth and hospitality. We welcome people from all walks of life and make them feel at home.
Call it Ubuntu or simple good manners – whatever the reason, it’s a quality that defines us.
Take Nia Imani, an American woman married to a South African and living here. She often finds herself mistaken for a local, and it’s no surprise – as South Africans, we come in all colours, shapes, and sizes, making our diversity one of our greatest strengths.
Imani says she's often been mistaken for a Coloured and has had people speak to her in Afrikaans and Zulu.
She reveals that in her eight years in South Africa, she's been mistaken for an Afrikaans-speaking local four times – while far more often, people have assumed she speaks Zulu.
She adamantly says in the video, "Ek praat nie Afrikaans nie."
Watch the video below from TikTok.
@official_niaimani This is my life yall. “Ek praat nie Afrikaans nie”
♬ original sound - NIA IMANI
Like many others in the comments, we can't help but declare her an honorary South African – especially after she effortlessly dropped a "Yhoo", a tongue click, and a heartfelt "Shem" at the end of her video.
She may not have been born in South Africa, but our culture has rubbed off on her, and she carries it well...
Check out some of the comments from the video.
"That 'Yooohh' is your Passport sis."
"You look South African."
"Not all coloureds speak Afrikaans either lol I'm coloured but I still get the unjani sisi."
"You mastered the 'yoh'.”
"That 'Yoh' and 'Shem' make you one of us."
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