When Papa Penny said 'down sit' instead of 'sit down' Mzansi felt played!
By now, the thousands of people who tune in every Wednesday to watch the Papa Penny Ahee reality show know that they are in for some "Tsonglish" (Xitsonga + English), courtesy of Papa Penny.
But when he said "down sit" instead of "sit down" viewers felt Papa Penny was killing English for clout!
Of course, the Tsonga disco icon is famous for "speaking English the way white people speak his language". However, for most tweeps a phrase as "easy" as sit down shouldn't have been an issue for the reality TV star.
Fans of the show took to Twitter to express how they felt about Papa Penny possibly going the extra mile to get his English wrong. Some loved it, while others felt it was unnecessary.
Nonetheless, the show was the gift that kept on giving in term of the gags on Wednesday night, as Papa Penny kept dropping pearls of wisdom. Like...
You must climb the mountain until you catch a fish.
Lol! Whatever that means.
#PapaPennyAhee he had to say "down sit" instead of 'Sit Down' aowaaa pic.twitter.com/gaClSsDxOR
— Dankie_Vyf (@ChegoPhillip) May 15, 2019
#PapaPennyAhee
— Chief, It's Kwazi ๐ฟ๐ฆ (@kwazee_m) May 15, 2019
Down Sit? No this man is doing it on purpose.. pic.twitter.com/is2V6fAYZc
Down sit๐๐๐๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ#PapaPennyAhee pic.twitter.com/oR7ExaTpmP
— Lorraine (@LolaB26) May 15, 2019
#PapaPennyAhee down sit. Haai yho pic.twitter.com/lF34DnZ6Zh
— DeedeeBriโจ (@deedeebridgette) May 15, 2019
#PapaPennyAhee and down sit and relax he said pic.twitter.com/gdqEyIyjJ9
— ObbiMouse Waterproofing Solution's (@obbimouse) May 15, 2019
Down sit #PapaPennyAhee pic.twitter.com/Tev4B4qFAF
— ZamGee (@zamagambu21) May 15, 2019
#PapaPennyAhee so he on it again pic.twitter.com/259jtLtzrN
— Sbahle (@Sbahle91405050) May 15, 2019
When he said :don't put salt it comes mixed from the tree๐คญ๐คญ I died ๐๐๐ #PapaPennyAhee pic.twitter.com/MMLYod8UqE
— Thin Ice (@ThinIce20) May 15, 2019
There's a African proverb I love "an african man doesn't give up, you climb a mountain until you catch a springbok or a fish" #PapaPennyAhee pic.twitter.com/x4MjR2UEFI
— sbhamu'somlabalaba (@TseTse_Boi) May 15, 2019
That Part of climbing a mountain to catch a fish #PapaPennyAhee Legendary ๐ ๐ ๐ pic.twitter.com/N0AZK6qFEk
— Aluta Continua (@Gee_sa034) May 15, 2019