South Africans voted friendliest in the WORLD

It’s good news, with South Africans voted friendliest in the world in the eyes of the international community. These are the findings of Remitly, a US-based money-transfer company, which conducted a survey of 3 000 people, reports Business Tech. So, while the cold winter weather may be keeping us chilled out, we can all celebrate South Africans voted friendliest in the world.

It’s yet another accolade to go with best work ethic internationally. And don’t forget best rugby players and middle-weight UFC fighters. Jokes aside, Remitly’s money business deals with tens of thousands of people daily. So, if it reckons South Africans voted friendliest in the world, who are we to argue. But what about the others? Here’s how they rank …

TOP 25 FRIENDLIEST COUNTRIES

Rank	Country	‘Friendliness’ score
1.	South Africa	34.63
2.	Greece	33.71
3.	Croatia	33.50
4.	Mexico	33.47
5.	Sweden	33.30
6.	Australia	33.13
7.	Canada	32.84
8.	Germany	32.66
9.	Estonia	32.58
10.	Belgium	32.50
11.	Spain	32.41
12.	Czech Republic	32.36
13.	Italy	32.34
14.	Japan	32.33
15.	United States	32.31
16.	Netherlands	32.27
17.	Portugal	32.25
18.	United Kingdom	32.21
19.	Poland	31.99
20.	Switzerland	31.89
21.	Austria	31.83
22.	France	31.71
23.	Ireland	31.54
24.	Hungary	31.43
25.	Finland	31.38

SOUTH AFRICANS VOTED FRIENDLIEST IN THE WORLD

Survey respondents answered a series of ‘agreeableness’ questions as part of a ‘Big 5 Personality Test’. The assessment looked at personality traits: openness, conscientiousness, agreeableness, extraversion, and neuroticism. ‘Agreeableness’, or friendliness, is deemed the most effective way to gauge social harmony within a nation.

Questions included whether respondents felt empathy for others, and whether they liked to make people feel at ease. Higher scores showed people are friendly, generous, helpful, and willing to compromise for the betterment of others. The same traits the happen to make South Africans the best employees globally and the friendliest, too.

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South Africans voted friendliest in the world received a score of 34.63 out of 40. Foreigners who have travelled to Mzansi say the people are very friendly. The survey proffered that it is not uncommon to be greeted by strangers while walking down the street in South Africa. And that we’re happy to socialise and show off our good sense of humour. Remitly also says other compelling reasons to visit South Africa are the:

• Affordable cost of living,
• Favorable Rand/Dollar exchange rate (for foreigners).
• Wildlife, warm climate and long stretches of beautiful coastline.

DO YOU AGREE THAT SOUTH AFRICANS ARE FRIENDLY?

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