Hilarious tourist questions about Africa
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As South Africans (and Africans) travel the world or meet foreigners, there are some crazy questions about Africa that we encounter. Here’s a collection of some funny questions.
Funny tourist questions about Africa - general
- Are there ATMs in South Africa?
- Do you have doctors in South Africa?
- Are there supermarkets in your country?
- Do you celebrate Christmas in South Africa?
- Do you have lions in your backyard?
- Do you have perfume in South Africa?
- Do you ride around on elephants?
- Do you speak African?
- Have you ever had Aids?
- How did you learn English?
- How many wives do most husbands have?
- In South Africa, do you have a slave?
- In South Africa, do you have access to the internet, phones, cars, roads?
- Is Kilimanjaro visible from your home?
- Is milk available all year round?
- Should I take my own cutlery if I wanted to visit South Africa?
- What is it like to wear clothes for the first time?
- Which country in South Africa are you from?
- Which tribe are you from?
- So if you are from Africa, why are you white?
- Are there any African countries with no people?
Unanswerable questions about African - safaris
- Are there any poisonous foods in the area?
- Can you tell me what kind of dog a lion is?
- Are elephants allowed to push the trees over like that?
- Do warthogs give birth to live babies? Do they hatch from eggs, or do they hatch from sperm?
- Does zebra meat have a striped texture?
- How come the cleaners don’t pick up the elephant dung?
- How many impalas does a buffalo consume in a single day?
- Is that the same moon that we see back home?
- Is that an African or an Indian elephant?
- What should I do if a lion bites me?
- When (or what time) do they turn off Victoria Falls?
- When (or what time) should we expect the lions to roar?
- When does a hippo turn into a rhino?
- Will I be able to communicate in English wherever I go on safari?
An answer to almost any question you have about safari in South Africa.
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