American Village That Looks Like South African Townships Exposed in Viral TikTok Clip: “Can’t Believe My Eyes”
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American Village That Looks Like South African Townships Exposed in Viral TikTok Clip: “Can’t Believe My Eyes”

  • A video of an underdeveloped American village shocked thousands of people on TikTok timelines
  • The area looked very similar to South African townships, and TikTokkers were pleased to see the exposé
  • The TikTok clip went viral, and people could not believe that some parts of the United States looked like that

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A video of an American village that looks like South African townships
A man travelling on a train posted an American village that resembles SA settlements. Image: @zonlive0
Source: TikTok

The U.S. is a first-world country that most people aspire to live in. The country has had great marketing in the media and movies, and many want to taste the American dream.

Their dominance in worldwide media has painted a rosy picture of the country, and some people think there are no impoverished people in America.

African TikTok user posts video of American village

One African man, @zonlive0, living in America, dedicated his TikTok page to exposing the unpleasant sides of the country. Recently he posted a video showing a "village" while travelling on a train. The area looked similar to many townships in Mzansi, and local TikTokkers were shocked.

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Watch the TikTok video below:

SA TikTokkers react to video of American village

Thousands of Mzansi people found it hard to believe that some Americans lived like that. Some wondered if the community had running water and jokingly offered to donate.

@geeti_1 said:

"It looks like Hammanskraal."

@u_nombulelo stated:

"Lmao, not me thinking it's somewhere in SA."

@fydohfab asked:

"Bathong do they have clean water? How do we help?"

@isaiah_o00 posted:

"The America they never show but do worse to some countries in Africa."

@mphobridgetsearol posted:

"Never In South Africa like this? I understand we aren't rich or we are poor. South Africa isn't that dry and it looks like an old dry neglected place."

@avalon_finch commented:

"Not me thinking this was inland mo SA. I swear I saw RDPs fam and the landscape looks like my province

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@mimitshepi added:

"I can't believe my eyes, this is the first time."

@mannana_ commented:

"Haibo I thought this was a joke you know."

Video of Limpopo village with beautiful mansions built in rural area goes TikTok viral and inspires people

Briefly News reported that a video posted on the TikTok page @limpopocribs caused a stir on the social media platform. The clip showed a village in Limpopo with countless mansions.

The aerial clip spanned the rural area - no hut or shack was in sight. The streets were filled with various modern homes with varying floor levels. Within a day, the TikTok video got over 400 000 views, and most people were stunned.

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Hilary Sekgota (Deputy Human Interest HOD) Hilary Sekgota is the Head of Desk for Evening and Weekend content at Briefly News. She completed a BA in Communication Science from Unisa in 2018 and a Diploma in Journalism from Varsity College in 2010. She also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. Hilary joined the Briefly News team in 2022 and started her journalism career at Tshwane Sun. She has 12 years of experience covering current affairs and human interest topics. Email: hilary.sekgota@briefly.co.za

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