{"id":182471,"date":"2026-04-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/?p=182471"},"modified":"2026-04-01T07:41:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T05:41:20","slug":"table-mountain-bad-reviews-lesson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/fun\/table-mountain-bad-reviews-lesson\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t Take Insults Too Seriously \u2013 Even Table Mountain Has Haters!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sorry, what? A seal ate your hair on Table Mountain?<\/h2>\n

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Cape Town, South Africa (01 April 2026)<\/em> \u2013 Imagine that. Hating your experience of Table Mountain so much, you leave a negative Google review…<\/p>\n

The same Table Mountain that was voted one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature<\/a> and stands as an ancient, 240-million-year-old icon of our landscapes.<\/a> The same mountain that forms part of a floral kingdom that boasts more plant species than the entire United Kingdom\u2026<\/p>\n

That one?<\/p>\n

Turns out, in the words of Shania Twain, that don\u2019t impress me much.<\/p>\n

Well, not us. But the Google reviewers. The people taking time out of their busy days to roast Table Mountain.<\/p>\n

Trail runner hero<\/a> Danielle Lubbe recently shared a video on social media that has gained more than 160,000 views. In it, she shares some of the \u2013 quite frankly \u2013 ridiculous complaints Negative Nancies have had about the Mother City’s most beloved mountain.<\/p>\n

Before we go any further, we need to make one thing clear. If the reviews were regarding real concerns threatening safety or about poorly maintained trails, we\u2019d understand. This is an entirely different story…<\/p>\n

Courtesy of Lubbe, some of the colourful reviews left by Table Mountain visitors over the years:<\/p>\n

\u201cDisappointing when you get to the top. Scruff and dirty, 3 stars\u201d Since when are mountains generally preferred smooth and clean?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cToo high and they do not sell food + a seal ate my hair, 3 stars\u201d A seal ate your hair, on top of a high mountain, where there was no food?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a mountain, 1 star\u201d Didn\u2019t see that one coming.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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A post shared by DANIELLE LUBBE | ULTRA TRAIL RUNNER | ASICS FRONTRUNNER \ud83c\uddff\ud83c\udde6 (@danionthetrails)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n