People in Ivory Coast No Sabi English”: Peller Sparks Debate With Comment on West African Country
People in Ivory Coast No Sabi English”: Peller Sparks Debate With Comment on West African Country
Nigerian streamer and comedian Habeeb Hamzat, popularly known as Peller, has stirred conversations online following a viral video in which he spoke about the language barrier he expects to face in Ivory Coast.
In the clip, Peller humorously revealed his plan to buy AirPods with translation features ahead of his upcoming trip to the Francophone West African country.
According to him, the device will help him understand what locals are saying, as they “don’t understand English.
I will have to buy an AirPod that will be translating what they say to me to English,” he said.
Because they don’t understand English in that country. They are uneducated like me.
Peller’s remarks, though made in a lighthearted and self-deprecating tone, quickly sparked mixed reactions online.
Some found the video funny, seeing it as typical of his comedic style. Others, however, criticised the comment as disrespectful.
Further clarifying his point in the video, Peller added: “In Nigeria, they abuse me, say me I don’t hear English.
But everybody living in Africa, they are like me. Everybody will call me uneducated. Imagine everybody from Africa. See, uneducated — we are the same. Africa is the same now.
