What are some things that are stereotypes about Americans here in South Africa? It would be easy for me to just list off some details of the things I have to deal with but that wouldn’t be fun now would it. Let’s try a little role play action. I’ll have two people talk to each other. In this situation I will draw inspiration from the movies. Because in South Africa the most accurate portrayal of American culture are movies and tv shows and not actually the actual Americans in the country itself. Goody us. So today we have our favorite American movie characters so well known to the typical South African teenager, the protypical ebonics speaking black man and the Asian dude who doesn’t speak English. Typical dumb white girl, really douchebag white jock almost got a role, but such is life. Role Tape!
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AHHHH! You thought I was actually going to do a dialogue. Haha. I wish I could, but you know how fast the Peace Corps would kick me out? Gotta watch yourself these days man. The situation in South Africa is not as bad as I made it out to be, but it can be that way sometimes. I think just discussing some stuff in a simple manner is a good way to go. OOHHH so the “N” word is a bad word, or OOOHHH so Asian people do speak English, and OOOHHH not all Mexicans are gardeners are some of the responses I’m getting. So it seems that some of the people, especially the younger people, are learning a little more about America than what they see on television. Sorry if any of these were offensive to anyone but these are the things we as Peace Corps volunteers have to defuse. And I’m just letting you guys back home know. That I got the situation under control. Or I made it worse I don’t know, we’ll just have to find out.
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