My STRUGGLES IN BOTSWANA 🇧🇼 As A NIGERIAN 🇳🇬

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  • @taofeekogundiwin8111
    @taofeekogundiwin8111 2 роки тому +83

    After my Masai Kenyan spouse died of cancer in 2019, I traveled to Botswana for a conference. I met a beautiful Tswana woman, a lawyer whom I eventually married in November, 2021. Good people, quiet and peaceful nation. Peace be upon Botswana forever.

    • @helengeorgeslifestyle
      @helengeorgeslifestyle  2 роки тому +8

      Awww sorry about your first wife and thank God you are finally blessed with the best no doubt motswana women are so calm and peaceful . thank you so much 😊

    • @taofeekogundiwin8111
      @taofeekogundiwin8111 2 роки тому +2

      Peace

    • @goitsefamily6726
      @goitsefamily6726 2 роки тому +3

      But why will you worry about a country which is not your next-door,please when you have a problem with a country which is not yours stay at your country and remember we don't need you here you just come uninvited,look how you are forcing yourself in sa please visit Cameroon is near you

    • @judyatoro9387
      @judyatoro9387 2 роки тому

      @@goitsefamily6726 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

    • @dansonobakengobakeng7746
      @dansonobakengobakeng7746 Рік тому

      Your luck y

  • @UgonmaOgbuanu
    @UgonmaOgbuanu 2 роки тому +32

    Because of you I've come to love Botswana.

  • @lnut94
    @lnut94 2 роки тому +11

    Southern Africa is beauty, especially the triangle Botswana 🇧🇼, Namibia 🇳🇦 and South Africa 🇿🇦,,, you so beautiful queen...

  • @topsyjay1234
    @topsyjay1234 3 місяці тому +9

    I am just planning to move from London to Botswana and prefer to buy a house and set up businesses to employ my fellow Africans and I just prefer to go to Botswana and with those struggles you encountered initially there, I love your video for pointing out those things which won’t be any problem to me because am used to talking to people from South Africa, Malawian, here in London and those pronunciations am use to that and I learn from the excuse me rather to say sorry please, am cool with all that and with cold and heat , I even preferred cold to heat . So Botswana here I come soon from Nov I will come and stay for three months first to lay my ground works then settle down to build that lovely country for us all Africans to enjoy our planet . Am fed up of United Kingdom spent 35years in the uk already and time to go back to my continent Africa and develop it too. Botswana people have British way of driving and with seatbelt am use to that . I understand their money pula, so buying things won’t be of any problem to me to know. God bless Botswana and wish them peaceful life .

    • @sarahbagai4572
      @sarahbagai4572 Місяць тому +2

      We will be waiting ,I think I will be the 1st to be employed😂😂😂😂

  • @helengeorgeslifestyle
    @helengeorgeslifestyle  2 роки тому +11

    Thank you guys for 600 subs i love and appreciate you all 🥰🥰🤗

    • @deenarankata6298
      @deenarankata6298 2 роки тому

      Nna mma I'd love to learn your pigeon English.. I love it.. Make a video on that soon

    • @helengeorgeslifestyle
      @helengeorgeslifestyle  2 роки тому

      @@deenarankata6298 Alright I will do that soon keep an eye and thanks for the input 💕❤️

  • @allenchilekw5698
    @allenchilekw5698 2 роки тому +41

    Your accent and many of those people in Western Africa is truly a struggle for many of us in the Southern part of Africa

    • @helengeorgeslifestyle
      @helengeorgeslifestyle  2 роки тому +1

      Right 😃

    • @asbmab723
      @asbmab723 Рік тому +1

      Very true very funny accent

    • @tshokolokubakuba2396
      @tshokolokubakuba2396 3 місяці тому +1

      Starting from Zimbabwe going up their accent troubles most us in Southern of Africa. Chai!!!😂😂😂

    • @tshepometsi6607
      @tshepometsi6607 2 місяці тому +2

      They use their indigineous languages accent but they think their English accent is best yet it is not at all.

    • @idy386
      @idy386 Місяць тому

      @@tshepometsi6607unlike you speaking English like the English is not a thing of pride, can the average white person pronounce your name well ?

  • @katlegonawa9946
    @katlegonawa9946 2 роки тому +22

    I am a Motswana the "sorry" part killed me, so true.😂

  • @gomolemotlhagwane8090
    @gomolemotlhagwane8090 2 роки тому +5

    Welcome sister to Botswana, started watching your videos I hope you have a wonderful stay and be blessed..

    • @edwinsunled5334
      @edwinsunled5334 10 місяців тому

      I'll be coming soon.. I need a good community to help me settle down

  • @othomile
    @othomile 2 роки тому +11

    It is cold here yes, infact today snow fell in Maunatlala and parts of central regions of Botswana.. Snow and/or heavy hail

  • @gsup38
    @gsup38 Рік тому +2

    Beautiful Natural Hair!!

  • @jkbbotswana5003
    @jkbbotswana5003 2 роки тому +22

    Glad you are now part of the culture!

  • @oleteddie1607
    @oleteddie1607 2 роки тому +10

    I am a Motswana and i just Love Nigerians so i really enjoyed this video. as i subscribe to your channel.... Plus its hilarious

  • @oluwasolaluyomi3109
    @oluwasolaluyomi3109 2 роки тому +21

    As a nigerian living in Botswana , I'm glad to see your channel and Sharing your experiences

    • @helengeorgeslifestyle
      @helengeorgeslifestyle  2 роки тому

      Thank you so much sis

    • @onipetheoderic2356
      @onipetheoderic2356 2 роки тому +1

      Hello Oluwasola, I will like to get info from you please, can we connect

    • @keziahgift471
      @keziahgift471 2 роки тому

      Nigerian in Botswana too
      Let’s be friends 😊

    • @jamesedi9338
      @jamesedi9338 Рік тому

      ​@@keziahgift471
      Can we start sharing number for whatsapp group

    • @martiniyke2356
      @martiniyke2356 Рік тому

      Bro can you please assist one with how to get their visa ?

  • @janetmatutu5797
    @janetmatutu5797 2 роки тому +8

    "No I'm not done (dan), I'm Goerge" 😂🤣🤣

  • @livinghealthierandhappier
    @livinghealthierandhappier 2 роки тому +39

    Here in the UK we are also not allowed 🚫 to with a child in front and sit belt it's a must I am very impressed with this country Botswana very organised considering being in Africa 🌍 👏🏾

    • @the8thchurch461
      @the8thchurch461 2 роки тому

      Considering being in Africa? That is the mistake people make about Africa. You all think we are very different from you but let me ask you this question, can you do business with monkeys in the jungle? There is your answer. When Europe colonised us, she also was FORCED to bring us to a level where she can do business with us. So it is propaganda to say that we are backwards. It doesn't serve the West to leave us underdeveloped because she needs a market for her products. Don't let people make a fool out of you by selling you lies. Africa is not too far behind you, trust me.

    • @helengeorgeslifestyle
      @helengeorgeslifestyle  2 роки тому +2

      Yes oo mummy Jane Botswana is well organized if every African country can be like that we will change the perceptive. Thank you for watching mummy Jane I appreciate your support ❤️💕

    • @auspiciousnkomo3071
      @auspiciousnkomo3071 2 роки тому +2

      Africa is organised, it's just a few countries like Nigeria where such thing may not be an offence. Here in Zimbabwe you are also advised to let them seat at the back seat even if the front seat is vacant.

    • @auspiciousnkomo3071
      @auspiciousnkomo3071 2 роки тому +3

      What really prompted my response was your statement, 'considering being in Africa', wtf the MSM really brainwashed you.

    • @tetobdub9097
      @tetobdub9097 2 роки тому +1

      @@auspiciousnkomo3071 exactly she didn't have to say considering being in Africa

  • @kasikwagoma6740
    @kasikwagoma6740 2 роки тому +9

    My dear, in southern Africa that is how we pronounce words. In Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa.

    • @helengeorgeslifestyle
      @helengeorgeslifestyle  2 роки тому

      Oh okay that is fine

    • @Meikles888
      @Meikles888 2 місяці тому

      ​@helengeorgeslifestyle go back to your disgusting country.We dislike nigerians be cause they destroy everything good they see.A bunch of ritualist,no hygiene, scamming ingrate.

  • @taofeekogundiwin8111
    @taofeekogundiwin8111 2 роки тому +8

    Batswana people are peaceful and delightful to be with.

  • @israelkalu25
    @israelkalu25 Рік тому +2

    bostwana has the same ascent with south africa

  • @peacegouta7840
    @peacegouta7840 2 роки тому +5

    Your content is always pure. Love you for that

  • @ogone1465
    @ogone1465 2 роки тому +11

    it's a bit cooler in southern Botswana compared to North

  • @euniceokom1526
    @euniceokom1526 2 роки тому +11

    😂😂😂 now you are pro Botswana #TIME ✌️I enjoyed watching 😀❤️

  • @mmikaeyatanka1294
    @mmikaeyatanka1294 2 роки тому +13

    I mean yeah the Southern African countries have a lighter accent more especially Botswana & South Africa. Other African countries use a heavy accent like the West African countries.
    We struggle with the heavy Western African countries accent like for real

    • @helengeorgeslifestyle
      @helengeorgeslifestyle  2 роки тому +2

      Serious 😀

    • @mmikaeyatanka1294
      @mmikaeyatanka1294 2 роки тому +3

      @@helengeorgeslifestyle yep....not always easy to grasp the accent from West Africa or any country beyond the Equator

    • @activeobserver1150
      @activeobserver1150 Рік тому +2

      We all have heavy accents. We are Africans

    • @palesamogorosi8939
      @palesamogorosi8939 Рік тому +2

      ​@@activeobserver1150Southern Africans generally don't. Trust me.

  • @tillybaker91
    @tillybaker91 2 роки тому +5

    Just came across ur channel ☺️ u're so funny. Welcome to my country 🇧🇼🇧🇼

  • @mamelloisme1496
    @mamelloisme1496 2 роки тому +13

    🤣🤣🤣🤣Helen please know that I love you for a long time. You are hilariously funny. 💞💋 You are doing very well with your channel so please keep them coming. Here's to you: receive my belated welcome to BW🇧🇼/🇳🇬 You are now a Motswana wena. Nomore going back to Naija!

    • @helengeorgeslifestyle
      @helengeorgeslifestyle  2 роки тому +4

      😅😅😅 wena 🥰 thank you so much my friend I appreciate your warm welcome and I love you too 🤗😍

  • @loratoterena8777
    @loratoterena8777 2 роки тому +4

    Heee Chinekenna😂😂😂,my dear i like Nigerians soooo much you people are funny oooo, you're welcome 💋

  • @mompatisengalo9524
    @mompatisengalo9524 2 роки тому +12

    I would love to do a feature where i talk about my interactions and experiences engaging Nigerian people, for the sake of diversity,, studied in China since 2017 and made a lot of Nigerian friends mostly Hausa(sp),Yuruba and ibu... Lets give back to the Nigerian people too.

  • @stewarttau1451
    @stewarttau1451 2 роки тому +7

    We have had the privilege of having Nigerian and Ghanaian teachers in Botswana so we do not struggle much with northerners.

    • @lesegogaebeeyn4005
      @lesegogaebeeyn4005 4 місяці тому

      Even in Bophuthatswana we had a great influx of Ghanaian teachers

  • @salvatoredantes1690
    @salvatoredantes1690 2 місяці тому +1

    Ookaay

  • @logicmotshwaredi5092
    @logicmotshwaredi5092 2 роки тому +9

    the 'must' part killed me 🤣 😂

  • @madamnoire7464
    @madamnoire7464 Рік тому +3

    West African accent sounds like Caribbean accent. We in southern africa struggle to hear what you're saying.

    • @SocaCarib
      @SocaCarib 9 місяців тому +1

      It is different from the Caribbean accent.

    • @JosyRock1
      @JosyRock1 6 місяців тому +1

      Not all west African countries have the same accent. Nigerian accent is totally different from the rest of the west Africans. Even though I am not a Nigerian I enjoy their accent when they are doing comedy it makes it sound funny.

  • @kaonekgasa
    @kaonekgasa 2 роки тому +7

    😂😂 “I am not Dan” 🤣😂

  • @oleratontlailane6371
    @oleratontlailane6371 2 роки тому +14

    Lmao I am so happy that you I came across your channel, you are hilarious. I am a South African Tswana and there are quite a lot of similarities between SA and Bots. Please continue these videos. I love them!

    • @helengeorgeslifestyle
      @helengeorgeslifestyle  2 роки тому +1

      Hi Olerato💕 thank you boo and welcome to the channel 💕

    • @ketimetsekgosiemang872
      @ketimetsekgosiemang872 2 роки тому +1

      Olerato u don't call yourself tswana .you are motswana Biko

    • @oleratontlailane6371
      @oleratontlailane6371 2 роки тому

      @@ketimetsekgosiemang872 Is it not a tribe? Therefore making me part of it?

    • @ketimetsekgosiemang872
      @ketimetsekgosiemang872 2 роки тому

      @@oleratontlailane6371 kene kere fela ore "MO"tswana ako fela oe bue ka setswana o utlwe ,o mokae mma? Ke tswana 😁

    • @oleratontlailane6371
      @oleratontlailane6371 2 роки тому

      @@ketimetsekgosiemang872 Lmao I get what you are saying, but my sentence was in English akere. In Setswana in makes perfect sense, in English, not so much

  • @topezi1
    @topezi1 9 місяців тому +2

    Baby seat at the back. Seat belt. Botswana has international standards for sure. Big up to them.

  • @keziahgift471
    @keziahgift471 2 роки тому +8

    As a Nigerian that grew up in Botswana I very much can relate 😅

    • @peacemakersammy4377
      @peacemakersammy4377 Рік тому

      I so much love you video is awesome and is giving me a lot of guidance if I come

    • @GlenroseMakgorogo
      @GlenroseMakgorogo 7 місяців тому

      I believe that Nigerians are behaving well there

    • @RESCUESOULTV
      @RESCUESOULTV 3 місяці тому

      Hello

  • @theshieldsmagic
    @theshieldsmagic 2 роки тому +11

    You killed us from the first 2mins to the end 😂😂😂😂, very interesting❣❣

  • @ishmaelbott5337
    @ishmaelbott5337 3 місяці тому +1

    Don the dragon Willson

  • @francisbakarrkamara3516
    @francisbakarrkamara3516 2 роки тому +2

    I'm happy that no one told you to go back to your country...One Love Botswana

    • @yesohyes9198
      @yesohyes9198 2 роки тому

      They are so open minded unlike some African that are sadist small criticism go back to your country lol. But they’re in others country criticizing too. lol

    • @tyaler9805
      @tyaler9805 2 роки тому

      Yup

  • @rig.1
    @rig.1 2 роки тому +7

    "sorry" is cut off from "sorry to disturb you,but may you....." that's usually the context we say it in. ❤ I absolutely love your channel ma'am

  • @donmopol9257
    @donmopol9257 Рік тому +1

    Madam you funny sha.
    I laugh no be small.

  • @thelobopoplatform7768
    @thelobopoplatform7768 2 роки тому +13

    I really wish to see you here in Gaborone someday🤣 Im glad you're enjoying it here , you're now a part of us❤️

  • @ekwuruibemarshalnnamdi9239
    @ekwuruibemarshalnnamdi9239 2 роки тому +8

    The accent is similar to that of ghanians from how you pronounced it.. I had issues with ghanian accent when I came to ghana.. when a lecturer said blaad I got confused.. little did I know it was blood.. Ghanaians love speaking their language to ask a lecturer question in the classroom..and lecturer will reply with their language regardless of whether foreigners are there..

    • @ogone1465
      @ogone1465 2 роки тому

      sometimes you run out of english

    • @helengeorgeslifestyle
      @helengeorgeslifestyle  2 роки тому

      @@ogone1465 😂😂😂

    • @helengeorgeslifestyle
      @helengeorgeslifestyle  2 роки тому +1

      Exactly Botswana pronounce blood as blaad too 🤦‍♀️ their language is so dear to them eveywhere 😀

    • @yesohyes9198
      @yesohyes9198 2 роки тому +1

      That’s rude many people especially foreigners who schools there have been saying that. Local language is for your household not in school

    • @Fauxkat69
      @Fauxkat69 Рік тому +1

      @@yesohyes9198 go to France and tell them they shouldn't speak French in school and see what they tell you.

  • @lorraine.2409
    @lorraine.2409 2 роки тому +6

    Excuse me is meant to gain someone's attention after that you tell them what you want🇧🇼

  • @jennifertebomosiane9596
    @jennifertebomosiane9596 2 роки тому +8

    😂😂😂 I can't wait for winter vlogs.

  • @dubem1951
    @dubem1951 2 роки тому +6

    😄🤣😄🤣 is Botswana not abroad? You are so funny . Currency was also my struggles when i traveled out

    • @helengeorgeslifestyle
      @helengeorgeslifestyle  2 роки тому +1

      Don’t mind them Botswana no do them awww adapting to new currency is always hard I’m not alone 😀

  • @real_electronatorbotswana857
    @real_electronatorbotswana857 3 місяці тому +1

    You Got A +1 Subscriber

  • @Malkatanja
    @Malkatanja 2 роки тому +1

    I am understanding you ooo

  • @laonemaganu3514
    @laonemaganu3514 2 роки тому +4

    Girl you're funny 😂😂 .. gained a subscriber 👌🏾🙌🏽

  • @mamelloisme1496
    @mamelloisme1496 2 роки тому +3

    Btw dope hairdo and you looking wow!🤩🤗

  • @prospereveryday2255
    @prospereveryday2255 5 місяців тому

    Hi great and informative video.
    How long have you been living in Botswana?
    Please kindly tell me the safest places to live in Botswana thanks.

  • @victormoses3015
    @victormoses3015 2 роки тому +4

    the word "must " in Botswana signifies the seriousness of what you are talking about.

    • @helengeorgeslifestyle
      @helengeorgeslifestyle  2 роки тому +1

      Okay in Nigeria it means a command and it’s rude to use must

    • @MrMoreri
      @MrMoreri 2 роки тому +1

      I agree with you Mrs George, its rude to ask for something using the word must. That's really a commanding word no matter where you are. We misuse the word

    • @the8thchurch461
      @the8thchurch461 2 роки тому +1

      @@MrMoreri Very true. Musr is certainly a command.

    • @abodanoah3361
      @abodanoah3361 2 місяці тому

      I have never been kind to anyone who uses "you must". I find it infuriating and it turns me into an etiquette teacher by default...so relatable ... As for the "sorry".. I have learnt to adjust... Enjoyed watching ur vlog..A Ugandan currently in Botswana... hilarious vlog it is 😂😂😂

  • @katlego5077
    @katlego5077 2 роки тому +8

    This is truly hilarious 😂 🤣🤣🤣. The command part I've heard before from a friend who is Zimbabwean. Really enjoyed this

  • @alohgoodness425
    @alohgoodness425 2 роки тому +4

    Congratulations on 600 subscribers

  • @Benhonestthegenius
    @Benhonestthegenius Рік тому

    Please I want to migrate to Botswana from Nigeria I need your help and directions

  • @muzammilaliyu1326
    @muzammilaliyu1326 3 місяці тому

    How much can I spend to get to Botswana
    I get the feeling like i should migrate there

  • @chikajudith648
    @chikajudith648 2 роки тому +2

    Really??? It's cold in Botswana??? Woow! Never knew o! Was thinking is the normal Nigerian weather

    • @helengeorgeslifestyle
      @helengeorgeslifestyle  2 роки тому

      For where hmmm it’s very cold here oo

    • @otibrodigan9105
      @otibrodigan9105 2 роки тому

      Yes Botswana has four seasons. I have Nigerian friends & some thinks whatever is happening in Nigeria is the same as Botswana which is very untrue. Totally different.
      Helen I love your channel ❤️. Wish to meet you when home in Botswana 🇧🇼 ❤️

  • @real_electronatorbotswana857
    @real_electronatorbotswana857 3 місяці тому

    9:56 Excuse Means PARDON ME.
    We Hardly Ever Use The Word

  • @mmikanyanabusang4785
    @mmikanyanabusang4785 2 роки тому +5

    I think 'Must' is used by people who are not fluent in English

    • @carolletebele3639
      @carolletebele3639 2 роки тому

      Yeah true. That word is used to command so it isnt suppose to be used haphazardly

  • @UgonmaOgbuanu
    @UgonmaOgbuanu 2 роки тому +1

    See my student ooo... ah you're doing well Helen. I brag differently because of you.

    • @helengeorgeslifestyle
      @helengeorgeslifestyle  2 роки тому

      Haaaaa my head be swelling 💃💃 thank you Teacher you are the best 🙌❤️❤️

  • @LifesBANANAtoo
    @LifesBANANAtoo 2 роки тому +6

    😂😂😂this is funny. Batswana use must properly. Must isn’t a command. It expresses necessary personal obligation. -have to. -have to- signals obligation from authority. In fact when the teacher tells your kids ‘your mother must’ they are trying to be considerate of families which cannot meet that obligation. Good observation.

    • @helengeorgeslifestyle
      @helengeorgeslifestyle  2 роки тому

      Wow! Now I get it from your view and it makes so much sense 😮 thanks for this small lecture Bolivia 💕

  • @alohgoodness425
    @alohgoodness425 2 роки тому +4

    Hahahhahahahah this currency part loud o 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
    It’s always like that,thank God you are now baba🥰

  • @bonifatiusleonardo4395
    @bonifatiusleonardo4395 2 місяці тому

    😂😂👍 nice

  • @livinghealthierandhappier
    @livinghealthierandhappier 2 роки тому +2

    My sis you are so funny 🙆‍♀️🙆‍♀️🙆‍♀️😅😅😅 My ribs are painful now of laughter 😃🤦‍♀️

    • @helengeorgeslifestyle
      @helengeorgeslifestyle  2 роки тому

      😀😀😀 sorry for the pain mummy Jane and thank you for watching ma I’m grateful 🙌❤️

  • @PemisireObigbesan
    @PemisireObigbesan 4 місяці тому

    Please ma, if I want to move from Nigeria Botswana
    What does it going to take me

  • @rex-kevinokeke8040
    @rex-kevinokeke8040 2 роки тому +1

    In Lagos you are actually not allowed to carry kids at the front sits

    • @Peenike
      @Peenike 10 місяців тому +1

      Not only lagos self, Nigeria as a whole.if they catch you, you pay a fine.

  • @tshepometsi6607
    @tshepometsi6607 2 місяці тому

    Yes, we use "excuse me", but it's understood by not the majority.

  • @keoneeG
    @keoneeG Рік тому +2

    😂😂😂I enjoyed this 😂but sometimes I feel that we Batswana are too peaceful and we just let things slide.. we don’t like confrontation btw 😂

    • @Accuface2000
      @Accuface2000 Рік тому

      I once argued with an old Motswana woman in Francistown. It's like she had a chip on her shoulder . I walked away as fast as I can and disappeared in a nearby mall. That's when I realized Namibia is blessed with cool and patient people. In Namibia, people get amused and sorry for you. No hard feelings.

    • @keoneeG
      @keoneeG Рік тому

      @@Accuface2000 not everyone is cool and patient in Namibia btw, same as here. No hard feelings 😏

    • @Accuface2000
      @Accuface2000 Рік тому

      @keoneeG - Namibians have a different nature - Liberal, playful, curious, understanding, forgiving, engaging and slow to anger. They love a bit of openness, assertiveness and outspokenness. Same cannot be said about Botswana. Totally different people. It's like they will crucify you. Namibia is westernized and diverse culturally, there is a large white population here, so people are more open.

    • @keoneeG
      @keoneeG Рік тому

      @@Accuface2000 Lol 💀
      Batswana are generally, not all , note that, peaceful people. Even this video is about Batswana. I don’t even know why we are arguing about Namibians. But one thing I know there is no nation in this earth where the people are 100% good, otherwise you wouldn’t have prisons in Namibia. And I don’t dispute that they’re not generally good. And you cannot use one awful experience you had in Botswana to generalize their character.

  • @ms.Waldorf
    @ms.Waldorf 2 роки тому +1

    Motswana here!😂 i agree with you with the “must” word it does sound like a command! I don’t understand why they use it like that😂

  • @gillianmogomotsidambe1338
    @gillianmogomotsidambe1338 2 роки тому +2

    I am so early today.. 5th viewer so far ❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @keeditsekeaikitse1184
    @keeditsekeaikitse1184 2 роки тому +2

    usually we say "excuse me" when we are around someone or people and we do something considered disgusting, for example, burping,farting...it is used as an ask to be pardoned after doing a not so pleasant behaviour. also others would say, "excuse my language", perhaps if they spoke an insult or about to use an offensive word. another way to use excuse me is to ask for a person's attention,if you wish for them to make way you add onto that and say "excuse me,can I pass" aka "sorry,can I pass". most literate Batswana actually acknowledges must as a command because we are taught so in school, but how it's used most of the time is a matter of broken English- improper use of the word.

  • @letumile.legakabe9490
    @letumile.legakabe9490 2 роки тому

    How long have you be en in Botswana?

  • @onuohavictoryebuka2097
    @onuohavictoryebuka2097 10 місяців тому

    Is bostwana good for business?

  • @alohgoodness425
    @alohgoodness425 2 роки тому +4

    Am not Dan am George 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
    Abakiliki woman😂

  • @malebs8332
    @malebs8332 2 роки тому +1

    On the "Must" the did you dirty, must is a command, we ask, I'm a Motswana, but if anyone comes to me with a must, I'll flip.

    • @helengeorgeslifestyle
      @helengeorgeslifestyle  2 роки тому

      🤣🤣 but i dont think they see it as "command" i know they dont mean to command but eish i struggled with that especially when its coming from children 🤦‍♀️😀😀

  • @arekhandiaarekhandia8336
    @arekhandiaarekhandia8336 2 роки тому

    My dear sister, I want my brother to come over please can you tell me how to go about the visa stuff

  • @graemeyetts3465
    @graemeyetts3465 2 роки тому +9

    Helen .. Excellent piece. As a Muzungu in London I have to listen more closely to Nigerian English accents, even tho I have had the pleasure and honour of many interactions with Nigerian people.
    I've been to Ghana and Botswana, Uganda and Kenya. Botswanan is closer to UK English at least aurally IMO.
    Really good video.
    I enjoy language and accents in general.
    As an English Man it's fascinating to sample so many different World wide interpretations of the language we proudly gave to the World.
    Sadly nowadays some people would describe the above compliment as having "Colonial" connotations
    Do you have an actor inside you?

    • @helengeorgeslifestyle
      @helengeorgeslifestyle  2 роки тому +1

      😂😂😂 it’s the last question for me 😂 thank you so much for engaging 💕

    • @graemeyetts3465
      @graemeyetts3465 2 роки тому +2

      U could certainly be a performer 🇧🇼🇬🇧🇳🇬

    • @kasikwagoma6740
      @kasikwagoma6740 2 роки тому +1

      @@graemeyetts3465, I Zambia we also say muzungu.in Zimbabwe they say murungu.

    • @Accuface2000
      @Accuface2000 Рік тому

      @graemeyetts3465 - You are exaggerating. Kenya, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa speak proper English. West Africa, not so much. Pegion /Creole English is common there.

  • @ekwuruibemarshalnnamdi9239
    @ekwuruibemarshalnnamdi9239 2 роки тому +1

    Keep uploading sis we dey your back..

  • @muzammilaliyu1326
    @muzammilaliyu1326 3 місяці тому

    So 1B=20N ?

  • @alicedamanabel3347
    @alicedamanabel3347 2 роки тому +3

    The must part, I don't believe it, I'm a Motswana and I haven't heard anyone say I must give them something, probably those you met don't know English well, especially kids

    • @helengeorgeslifestyle
      @helengeorgeslifestyle  2 роки тому +2

      I hear that alot both from kids and adults

    • @unathiselemo8977
      @unathiselemo8977 2 роки тому +1

      BUT EVEN IN SOUTH AFRICA 'MUST IS USED A LOT'. WE HARDLY USE 'SHOULD'.

    • @rig.1
      @rig.1 2 роки тому +2

      "must ke cheke bana".."must ke ye lapeng"..I think you've heard it in passing but didn't pay too much attention to it. we use .just quite alot, o don't even notice just how much I say.. Even when I agree with something someone says, I would say "yah, must"..and that's it

  • @daphneysekeleko8163
    @daphneysekeleko8163 7 місяців тому

    Love you from Botswana 🇧🇼

  • @stewarttau1451
    @stewarttau1451 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you for telling the world how to prepare before travelling to Botswana. Africa south of the equator is different from the north. Everything you said is truth, but when you said it, it sounded strange. HAHAHAHA

  • @selokelamabeo9896
    @selokelamabeo9896 Рік тому

    What is there in Botswana is same here in SA 🇿🇦

  • @boitumelomoabiwa1136
    @boitumelomoabiwa1136 Рік тому

    Excuse me is for when we sneeze 🤣🤣

  • @pierrewesly46
    @pierrewesly46 Рік тому

    I am living in America, i must have not any problem to understand, now i am learning the Nigerian accent too because i work with lot of Nigerian, now when i talk the believe i am from Nigeria too.

  • @comfortkgakgamatso345
    @comfortkgakgamatso345 2 роки тому

    "The tomato is too big for one Naria":-D I'm dead

  • @achatwithgoitse
    @achatwithgoitse 2 роки тому +1

    Hallo darling the 'MUST' is only from lack of understanding LOL! Its especially said by little kids if u'll notice ❤

  • @RobertSekatawa
    @RobertSekatawa Місяць тому

    So Botswana has the same British accent like Uganda

  • @ConanBayBay1738
    @ConanBayBay1738 2 роки тому +2

    P1000 is equivalent to 1000 Naira 😂😂😂😂 you've earned my subscription.

  • @everithingoes7715
    @everithingoes7715 Рік тому

    You made it so funny😂😂😂

  • @gladysmoruti
    @gladysmoruti 2 роки тому +1

    I'm enjoying these videos 📹 ☺ keep them coming tsala

  • @owunnablessing8859
    @owunnablessing8859 2 роки тому

    I have saw your video now

  • @dansonobakengobakeng7746
    @dansonobakengobakeng7746 Рік тому +1

    Botswana s English it is similar with South African clicks language, don is don

  • @kaoneroberts4049
    @kaoneroberts4049 2 роки тому +2

    in Nigeria a seat belt is not mandatory 😳?

  • @UgonmaOgbuanu
    @UgonmaOgbuanu 2 роки тому

    Looking forward to some winter videos

  • @lnut94
    @lnut94 2 роки тому

    But it snows here in Namibia and South Africa, come make a turn sweetie...

  • @rameses1979
    @rameses1979 2 роки тому

    West African in America here. "done, come, some.... I pronounced like in Botswana, South Africa and Zambia 😁😁😁. Baby also sit in the back, seat belt mandatory

  • @lambertochieng5729
    @lambertochieng5729 2 роки тому +5

    Don't forget the accent struggle is both ways. They were also struggling with your accent 😅

  • @rig.1
    @rig.1 2 роки тому

    I love your content. new follower here🙏🏾💯🔥

  • @lloydsonn6384
    @lloydsonn6384 2 роки тому +1

    if i am blocking your way and you say 'sorry', i let you pass. If you say 'excuse me', i stop (still blocking your way), look at you and expect you to say something like 'hey can you help me here'.
    ###that part had me laughing but thats how it is most of the time

    • @mondyphillips3420
      @mondyphillips3420 2 роки тому

      Yeah like for me wen i say excuse me i feel some bit of audacity in it but wen i say sorry i just feel that warness or heart felt gesture i even see smiles and pleasant gesture wen I say sorry can i pass. Eish excuse me is so heavy on me like seriously 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @kaisaraize
    @kaisaraize 2 роки тому

    🤣🤣😂😂take a shot every time she says done

  • @apollosmartyn
    @apollosmartyn 2 роки тому

    Nice video hope to work with you some days on UA-cam 🇳🇦🇳🇦🇳🇦💪💪