Nando's ad: all you foreignerrrs...

Nando's - a (Portuguese) grilled chicken fastfood joint from South Africa, has been infamous for their provocative advertising. The past week they released an new ad, which went viral (well, local anyway) over the social networks and was due to air for the first time on national TV on Friday. However,

SABC chickens out on Nando's ad

For your international enjoyment:



Bit of background: When the Dutch arrived in South Africa in 1652, the Khoi-san people inhabited most of SA. However, the growing european presence from the south, and the Bantu tribes settling from the north has pushed the remaining KhoiSan into the Kalahari desert.

This is an important political point, because the present government carries out its land-appropriations on the basis that disputed land was inhabited by their forefathers, but ignores the fact that if this reasoning was taken to its logical conclusion... - hence the ad.

reply to post by PadawanGandalf


Well that was different. lol

Hmm, at least it was against everyone! Can't be fairer than that

Problem with nandos is, they advertise extra extra hot and it's just mild hot. You have to bring your own jalapinos to give it a real kick.