Regardless of rating excessive on the record for social points like crime, violence in opposition to ladies and even rape, South Africa has landed the highest spot for being the “friendliest” nation on the planet.
This follows a scientific examine the place 27 international locations have been measured on 5 key character traits.
SOUTH AFRICA IS FRIENDLIEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD!
In accordance with UK financial institution Remitly, South Africa earned the highest spot for being the “friendliest” nation on the planet.
In a scientific examine, over 3 000 ballot members from world wide answered a sequence of questions from the “agreeableness” part of the Large 5 Persona Take a look at. The take a look at gauges 5 key character traits: openness, conscientiousness, agreeableness, extraversion, and neuroticism.
The mission was to seek out out which nation was thought-about to be the ‘friendliest’ and most welcoming to vacationers and guests.
Within the examine, South Africa scored a powerful 34.63 out of 40 within the agreeableness trait.
Remitly stated within the evaluation: “Residents are identified for being heat and welcoming, making it simple for travellers and guests alike to really feel comfortable round them. It’s not unusual to be greeted by well mannered strangers whereas strolling down the road, and South Africans are usually joyful to socialize by partaking in conversations and exhibiting off their good humour, making loads of jokes.
“An added plus level is that there are eleven official languages spoken in South Africa (English, Afrikaans, and 9 ethnic languages), that means that there are plentiful methods to speak with the locals and make new associates”.
The outcomes of the examine have been tweeted from the SA authorities’s official X account, which added: “From Ubuntu to on a regular basis kindness, South Africans are simply lekker like that.”
WHO ELSE MAKES THE CUT?
Whereas South Africa nabs first place, listed below are the remainder of the Prime 10 friendliest international locations in response to the examine
2. Greece
3. Croatia
4. Mexico
5. Sweden
6. Australia
7. Canada
8. Germany
9. Estonia
10. Belgium
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