'If one American can send me $1,000 I will have dinner tonight,' joked one user.
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Social media was a mess on Sunday after one local user asked Americans to “send us money in SA”, joking that we are dying of hunger and being stalked by animals.Within hours it had garnered more than 30,000 likes, 8,000 retweets and more than 1,000 comments. Dear Americans send us money in South Africa, we're dying of hunger, lions are chasing us and elephants are eating us😭😭 send those dollars ngfuna ukuyophuza😭😭The user tagged Trevor Noah, saying the SA-born comedian “knows our struggles”.
Other users joined in , sharing “stories” about how hard it is in SA and motivating for foreign coins. We're even afraid to stop the match because as soon as the whistle sounds, he's coming for dinner... we've been playing for days now😭
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