"Had the Time of His Life": SA Man Treated Like Celebrity in Thailand

• TikToker @jahbooj shared a clip of himself being treated like a celebrity at a food market in Thailand on 22 October
• A stranger at the market crouched down to photograph him as though he were a famous face
• South Africans flooded the comments with laughter and could not get enough of his reaction

A South African TikToker found himself in the middle of an unexpected fan moment at a food market in Thailand. The internet could not stop laughing about it. @jahbooj posted the clip on 22 October.

The clip was captioned with "POV: You are a celebrity at a market in Thailand 🔥." The video, filmed in a vlog style inside a covered food court, shows a stranger crouching down to photograph him as though he were a genuine star. His response? He leaned right into it and gave them a full show.

The lighthearted clip by @jahbooj struck a chord with South Africans, who flooded the comments with jokes, admiration, and a few cheeky suggestions that he should have charged for the performance. Watch the clip that has Mzansi in stitches below:

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South Africans in the comments were thoroughly entertained and had plenty to say:

@Yolz wrote:

"I'm in the wrong country, I'm coming there."

@Linda M💁🏾‍♀️ said:

"Oh you had the time of your life."

@Leeyandah🤍 reacted:

"Ayeyeeee! Let them in, what is what!"

@Ayonda Fanisa Ceko added:

"I love the fact that u said 'say nomore chomi, I will even give you a whole show' 🤣🤣"

@Lathilitha joked:

"Aaaah mina I'd b in business, I'd charge dem shame 🤣"

@yandiikhalakahla wrote:

"Lol I'm disappointed in you for not charging 😂😂 mara next time mos frwend" [but next time, friend]

@leboo_M❤️🫶🏿 said:

"There was no way you could disappoint, how again."

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• Marion Erskine, a 50-year-old South African author studying in Nantes, shared his first-hand experience witnessing widespread riots, looting, and fires linked to rising living costs in France.
• TikToker @khodani_h entertained social media users after posting a video documenting her unexpected victory in a spontaneous dance competition while visiting China.
• TikTok user @nasaa.reloadedd went viral after sharing a video of herself in China teaching local children choreography to the popular South African track Kwenzekalani.

Source: Briefly News