The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Between the Scenes - Wealthy Westerners Are Copying Africa

Episode Date: September 2, 2018

From raising backyard chickens to going shoeless, Trevor talks about the emergence of Western fads that seem like they were inspired by aspects of everyday life in Africa. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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I find it interesting because I come from a developing nation obviously. And for so many centuries, Africans spent their lives being told by Europeans that they were like backward and they were simple and they were primitive and all this shit. They're like, oh you don't wear shoes and you don't have clothes, look at your chickens in the backyard. And then now in Silicon Valley, people like, you know what's really, really like just calming for the mind? You know what really calms you down? Chickens. And the Africans are like, oh really, tell us more? Tell us more? Why don't th, you? th, you th, you th, you th, you th, you th, you th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, you, you, you th, you th, you th th th thi, you don't tho, you don't thi, you don't tho, you don't tho, you don't thi, you don't thi, you don't thi, you don't thi, you don't thi, you don't thi, you don't thi, you don't thi, you don't thi, you don't thi, you don't th. And you th. And you th. And you th. And th, th, th. th, th. th, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooes, and you don't tho, thi, oh really, tell us more, huh? Tell us more. Why don't you tell us more?

Everything. I mean even small things, like shoes. Shoes are good. They went to Africa and they were like, you don't wear shoes, you're savages, whatever. And then like a few years ago, people like, the benefits of being barefoot, let me tell you, a lot of people are realizing the benefits the benefits the benefits the benefits the benefits are the benefits people like the benefits of being barefoot let me tell you a lot of people are realizing that the benefits are being and it's like what do you mean the benefits of like you were told this? All of it.

The new thing that I don't like those like the support animals on the planes. Because I know there's some people who need it but I feel like now people are just taking advantage. You know, now people are just on a plane and there's now people have the dogs. And then there's an airline that came out and said, now they're going to accept ponies as well. So you can bring a support pony. And I was like, it's only a matter of time before, like, American airlines are basically going the public transportation in Africa. Because I'll tell you now, I've been like on a taxi, like in a mini bus with people carrying chickens on my way to school.

And like that doesn't calm anybody down. I needed a support animal when I got off. The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Ears Edition. Watch the Daily Show week nights at 11, 10 Central on Comedy Central, and the Comedy Central app. Watch full episodes and videos at the Daily Show. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and subscribe to the Daily Show on YouTube for exclusive content and more.

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