I PREFER South African Racism Over British 'Politeness' | She Left The UK After 7 Years

Babes, how did you get here · Apr 23, 2026 · 59m · transcript

She left Cape Town for love. 7 years later, she fled the UK and never looked back.

Desmei Collia grew up in a township in Cape Town, South Africa. Her mother worked

as a domestic worker — cleaning white people's houses — just to put food on the

table. Desmei had no money, no university education, and no examples of success

around her. Most of her childhood friends became prostitutes, drug addicts, or

alcoholics.

But she had one thing they didn't: the fire.

In this raw and unfiltered conversation, Desmei opens up about:

🔥 Why she PREFERS South African racism over British "politeness"

💍 Meeting…