“I Can Relate”: Mzansi Feels for Student After He’s Caught on Camera Stealing Roommate’s Food

“I Can Relate”: Mzansi Feels for Student After He’s Caught on Camera Stealing Roommate’s Food

  • A video of a guy stealing his roommate's food shocked many people while others remembered their varsity days
  • The young man's reaction after he realised that there was a hidden camera placed in the kitchen was priceless
  • Social media users commented on how funny the video was with some feeling sorry for him
A TikTok video of a young man stealing cooked food caught many people's attention and triggered those who've been victims of theft
A student realised he was being filmed after stealing his roommate's food. Image: @ttheblessing
Source: TikTok

A TikTok video of a guy walking straight into the trap and stealing his roommate's food made it to the internet, leaving social media users with mixed reactions.

The viral video was shared on the video app by @ttheblessing receiving many comments from users who felt his pain while some refused to condone theft.

Caught on camera

In the video, the man first looks around as he enters the kitchen. Then, he moves to the stove, where the meat is cooking.

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He then took out a piece and quickly ate it. As if that was not enough, he took a second piece, placed it on a side plate and added seasoning before realising that he was being filmed.

Watch the video below:

SA peeps weigh in on the video

As social media users watched the video, many shared similar stories.

User @ kgiba_204 was left amused, commenting:

"Please teach me how to eat hot food because wow you take the trophy🤣."

User @nonkindlovu added:

"We recieve the same allowance but still some people would rather compromise on grocery and steal from us🥴😭."

User @hlengiee4 shared:

"I can relate personally, I was this close to beating my roommate because I was really tired of the nonsense that she was doing 😢, reporting doesn't really help but I managed to calm myself down."

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User @sixolise_mhla shared his experience with a roommate, detailing:

"All I can say is that next year, I need a single room. My roommate took away my happiness in my first year at university."

User @sbudameister shared his own res experience, commenting:

"Shared-kitchen res is the worst... Had my pot full of beef stew stolen when I had gone to fetch something from my room... The time it had taken me to prepare it😢."

SA lovers caught with stolen booze

In an article previously reported by Briefly News, a couple was caught stealing alcohol by security guards at a bottle store.

The woman had six bottles stacked in her tights and covered with a shirt, while the boyfriend only had three bottles on him. Social media users were shocked to see that the guy took a few bottles while the woman had six.

Source: Briefly News

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Bongiwe Mati (Editor) Bongiwe Mati is an experienced reporter currently working under the Human Interest desk at Briefly News since (Aug 2024). Prior to joining the Briefly team, she worked for a campus newspaper at the University of the Western Cape (2005) before joining the Marketing and Sales department at Leadership Magazine, Cape Media (2007-2009). She later joined BONA magazine as an Editorial Assistant (2023-2024), writing for digital and print magazines under current news, entertainment, and human interest categories. She can be reached at bongiwe.mati@briefly.co.za