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The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Between the Scenes - The South African Version of 911

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Comedy Central

Comedy, Daily News, News

4.413.5K Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2018

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Trevor compares America's 911 emergency calling service to its less reliable counterpart in South Africa.

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0:00.0

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0:04.4

I was thinking like, I think part of the problem in America is that 9-1-1, people think of 9-1-1 as being instant response.

0:12.2

And because like when I was growing up in South Africa, one of my favorite TV shows I used to watch with my mom was a show called Rescue 9-1-1.

0:18.5

Right? With William Shatner. And it was like a show where they go like, 9-1-1, do you have an emergency? And be like,

0:23.1

I'm in my house and so they go. And then like 9-1-1 would get there. And I remember even when we were watching inside, we'd be like, wow, 9-1-1.

0:29.6

9-1-1. And this is in Africa. I mean like 9-1-1. And we never thought of our numbers because they started, they tried to think inside Africa called 10-triple-1.

0:36.7

Because they try to be like, yeah, we've also got to think people like 10-triple-1 was like, no.

0:40.8

And because they try to go with that feeling. But we never thought of it as instant response.

0:44.4

Because if you would call our like call sense as it wouldn't be as efficient.

0:48.5

And so like in America, I think people are used to the fact that something will get done now. So it's thinking what you should do is just like dull it for a bit.

0:55.2

You should bring the South African operators here.

0:59.1

Just so that people stop thinking 9-1-1 is like an instant solution.

1:02.5

Because like South African, like they'll ask you questions. Like in America they just go, someone's getting robbed and like, wait, on our way. Like I heard with 9-1-1.

1:08.0

Even if you call them and then hang up, they'll come to check what happened.

1:11.7

Which I mean, I get it. But I'm also like, that's crazy.

1:15.0

Whereas in South Africa, like if they called, if you have South African operators doing 9-1-1, like you'd call, he'd be like, hello.

1:21.5

There's a man at the park and they'd be like, hello. Can I help you?

1:25.5

He'd be like, yeah, there's a man at the park and be like, and?

1:30.2

He looks really suspicious.

1:32.1

He's like, okay, go talk to him.

1:35.0

Ask him what he's doing.

1:37.6

Ask him his name. What is doing that?

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