"I have met the kindest person alive"

"I have met the kindest person alive"

Another South African sharing why she chooses to stay, because the people are what makes our country thrive! Ubuntu lives on...

A woman wearing spectacles posing with McDonalds worker
A woman wearing spectacles posing with McDonalds worker/Facebook/@CindySteenkamp

It is not often that people are able to take the time to share their positive experiences on social media. 

For the most part, social media has been plagued by people who want to throw shade or overindulge on how brands can do better. 

But the hashtag #ImStaying on Facebook always manages to leave us with a smile on our face, as people from all around South Africa share the reasons they want to stay in South Africa. 

The #ImStaying hashtag has become something of an online testament to why South Africans should remain here instead of emigrating. 

After the pandemic, South Africa saw a surge in our country's people emigrating, all for a variety of reasons. But this hashtag reminds us that nowhere in the world will you get people practising the concept of ubuntu as you would find in Mzansi. 

Cindy Steenkamp, a woman who was on a mission to make her daughter happy with her Squishmallows collection, shared her special story on Facebook. 

Steenkamp made it her mission to help her daughter with her collection. After meeting a McDonald's employee by the name of Elizabeth, she was off to a great start with her mission. 

On the first day she went into the outlet, she was greeted by Elizabeth, who went out of her way to make sure that a little girl with a love for Squishmallows got what she wanted. 

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A woman wearing spectacles posing with McDonalds worker
A woman wearing spectacles posing with McDonalds worker/Facebook/@CindySteenkamp

Steenkamp's post has attracted a beautiful response from fellow South Africans, with many praising Elizabeth for her kindness. 

One of her colleagues saw the post and said she would make sure that Elizabeth saw the love that was being shared over her kindness. 

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