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Race & Ethnicity

Wolf Frankula

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2. In South Africa, as in many other African countries

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Jul 9, 2022, 12:48 PM

Jul 2022

A lot of people speak at least two languages. The language they speak at home, and the language they speak in public. I was told don't ask what tribe somebody is, that is rude. Ask, 'What language do you speak at home?' A lot of people will not know Afrikaans, but they will know English.

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Ryanair forces South Africans to do Afrikaans test to prove nationality [View all] Eugene Jun 2022 OP

Why does Ryanair think they have the job as immigration officials? Bev54 Jun 2022 #1

In South Africa, as in many other African countries Wolf Frankula Jul 2022 #2