Thabang Mazibuko, an ex-Big Brother Titans housemate from South Africa, claimed he was surprised to learn that Nigerians consume “weird” meals.
The 21-year-old claimed the cultural parallels and differences between South Africans and Nigerians surprised him as he had a deeper understanding of Nigerian culture after spending 65 days in the Big Brother Titans house with Nigerians.
He revealed this in a recent Hip TV interview.
Thabang said, “I learned about how rich in culture Nigeria is. I thought South Africa is place that is rich in culture and great history but Nigeria has so many different cultures, so many different traditions; they have a really rich history and that is something that I learned that I don’t know [before].
“I learned about the different foods, food ethics and the way they eat food. I found out that in Nigeria they eat popcorn with sugar and peanuts [laughs]. That’s weird but okay, cool.
“The biggest takeaway is that there are a lot of similarities between us and they things that we eat. But custard I think it is the same thing but we eat it as a dessert but they [Nigerians] eat it as breakfast. That was also pretty shocking.”
