Locals have been spreading love and light, and defending our hometown after a Redditor, who is staying in the Mother City for a month, had an unpleasant encounter with fellow Capetonians.
u/East_Ad_6371 said: “Im staying in cape town for a month, and in my first days I felt that people are really rude, I try at my best to be polite with everyone I talk, but it seems like them get irritated when I try to start a conversation or ask anything? Why is that?”
People were quick to point out the Capetonians are really friendly and welcoming, as another tourist by the name of Tracydoesthething said “Bad luck! We’ve been in Cape Town for two weeks and we’ve only met friendly people.”
Others pointed towards the general distrust of anyone randomly approaching them on the street, explaining that this could have been the reason why u/East_Ad_6371 experienced these negative encounters.
“I hear you that Capetonians may seem rude when approached out of nowhere by a complete stranger. There are so many scammers with soppy stories out there,” said MerielLawrie.
When asked for examples of what was done which could have made these people irritable, East_Ad_6371 said “[Especially] when I ask for information, I always try to start with an “excuse me” or something like that”.
“If I think how I’d react when someone says “excuse me” then I get why you’d think everyone is rude. It’s an automatic response due to every person that says that wants money or food or wants to waste your time with a sob story,” KiLL3RmOtH said
East_Ad_6371 then asked what would be the best way of approaching people, and MetaBambi responded by saying “I think get to the point of your interaction quickly, if I’m looking for a location, for example, I’ll go with “Hi there, I’m looking for Green Market Square, can you point me in the right direction?” It shows the intention of the interaction straight away, “excuse me” is usually used by people who want your attention for no good reason.”
So there you have it folks… it wasn’t a case of the Monday blues, but rather, the manner in which you approach people. Do you agree with this, and how would you react to someone approaching you out of the blue?
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