Twitter Reacts To White South African Migrants Being Poor In New Zealand. A video of South Africans who moved to New Zealand has been making rounds on social media.
A video of South Africans who moved to New Zealand has been making rounds on social media. The video recording showed some South Africans who say why they left South Africa and speak about how life in New Zealand is for them. Most people say they left the country because of the crime that was occurring here. One of the people that were interviewed is Carole Venecourt, who was a caterer in South Africa. The law in New Zealand needed her to have a different kitchen for her business, which made her sell at markets, including hospital markets.
She went on to add that she is also a bus driver. Carole Venecourt says, “I decided to earn money and I went bus driving. I know everyone this is very strange for a baker in a bus.” The woman went on to say that she enjoys being a bus driver because she gets to meet new people. Another person who moved was journalist Ryk Hattingh, who now owns a shoe repair shop, key cutting and engraving. He says that he has never been in the business of shoe repairs, key-cutting or engraving. He says the first two years of being in the country were gruelling for him. The video recording also shows other women singing in Setswana. Tweeps reacted to the documentary.
Some South Africans didn’t seem to like the fact that the migrants were getting attention for their living state. One tweep says, “…White South Africans even make news for living like migrants like they’re above it.” One tweep says, “Now I see why they are arrogant and still racist here…it’s the only country they can be like this…the world out there is cruel…” One tweep says, “I’m still shocked at the fact that white South Africans leave all this privilege here on Saint Dibs’ rainbow nation, go to New Zealand or Australia hoping to get the same only to end up as bus drivers and street hawkers…” One tweep says that the woman driving a bus is normal in overseas countries. The tweep says, “This is so normal overseas, I’m happy for her.”
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by Alexandra Ramaite
