Cultural Stereotypes

Nomfundo Makhanya 19 October, 2007 12:39 General Permalink Trackbacks (0)
Why do people feel the need to categorize people just because they are Zulu, Xhosa, Coloured, White or Indian to name but a few. I am Zulu & i've been categorised even before people know me. I wont lie i tend to also judge people to an extent by their cultural influences. Although i do the same i do not base everything on their cultural background. The stereotypes i've heard about Zulu people are one's such as that; back in Durban it is a farm mind you Durban is a city in KZN, we say stuff differently but i dont understand because that is something that is bound to happen and that we look a certain way. What seems to be common about this pattern is that it is constantly people from JHB. Now the question i'd like to ask is do people lose themselves when they go to JHB. The thing is

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