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Help Wanted, Needed immediately; A FAT LADY, Willing to travel to Florida and sing. The networks are standing by. (this came from someone in SOUTH AFRICA! How nice to know we the butt of the worlds jokes once again..) __________________ Yeah.. laugh all they want. I'm not running around outside with a spear trying to get my lunch __________________ Quote: Originally posted by Adisharr Yeah.. laugh all they want. I'm not running around outside with a spear trying to get my lunch correct me if i'm wrong, but isn't south africa part of the UK? like, don't alot of wealthy people live there? i always have these visions of south africa being a very posh, exotic place. but i could be wrong. __________________ Quote: Originally posted by Adisharr Yeah.. laugh all they want. I'm not running around outside with a spear trying to get my lunch Spectacular American ignorance on display for all to see. *sigh* and we wonder why they make the jokes...with the laughing, and the ridiculing, and the scratching, and the biting... __________________ Actually yes and no stylee-while pictures of South africa are lovely to look at, the actual country is a mess-with political uprisings,crime,and a bad economy. The whites who once ruled S.A are now in the minority as far as getting any kind of profitable work over the black and indian residents of the country. We used to travel alot and when I was a kid..due to my fathers job I had been there 4 times.My husband and I had opportunity also to travel there due to his job 5 or 6 times ...We stayed there for 3 months once and trust me-I would rather walk down any street in harlem wearing jewels and furs-While capetown is lovely -it is advised that if you are not familiar with ANY area of south africa and especially if you are a tourist that you do not go out at night without someone who knows the way around-hijackings are frequent and some of the locals are so nasty they will cut your feet off just to steal your shoes..the thieves at this point are really into stealing copper wiring..and will do just about anything to get it..the rape stats are higher than almost any other country in the world and the aids stats are SKY HIGH..while like any other big cities in this world there are those fat cats with bulging wallets-and its true that more than 50 percent of south african residents have maids,housekeepers and gardners-there are numerous pods of people who barely have food to feed themselves. Nice to visit-not nice to live... ps..while Johannesburg is treacherous..capetown is very geared towards visitors-Places like Durban and Pietermaritzburg are rising metropolises..FILLED with computer related jobs.I must say though-the friends I made while I did stay there are lovely people-just like any you might find in JoeQ Neighborhood and we still keep in contact which is how I get all this USA bashing type emails..they for once are happy to be out of the spotlight of having a bad governmental situation. [Edited by oblongmelon on 12-11-2000 at 02:09 PM] __________________ I believe Capetown is one of the few places in the world where rape insurance is sold. As for the cutting of the feet for the shoes, that might be an exaggerration, but I don't doubt that it happened maybe once or twice... __________________ What can I say - so I'm a geographical moron. Luckily, I don't have to know where it is to cash my paycheck or I would be in deep S*** Also after reading what oblongmelon has to say about the place, I think I'd rather be running with a spear and taking my chances. I'm also quite sure there are no other ignorant people in the world. Just us. __________________ arrrgh...silly-its an old south african saying.....grrrrrr, but truth be known..it has happened..cars get hijacked all the time,where people get robbed and killed for their clothes,shoes,wallets. [Edited by oblongmelon on 12-11-2000 at 03:11 PM] __________________ Quote: Originally posted by styleee Quote: Originally posted by Adisharr Yeah.. laugh all they want. I'm not running around outside with a spear trying to get my lunch correct me if i'm wrong, but isn't south africa part of the UK? like, don't alot of wealthy people live there? i always have these visions of south africa being a very posh, exotic place. but i could be wrong. It was a Dutch settlement, not English. __________________ Who cares if we are laughing stocks to the rest of the world. We are far from being a perfect nation and events like this will help us improve. I personally think that they should count all the votes even though I didn't vote for either one of them. One thing I think is hilarious is when they interview some idiot on the street who repeats everything he has heard on the news from other people, except he's such a basket case that he screws it all up. For instance the other day I heard this one toothless bastard talk about "They need to end the election, because we are looking like some third world nation like Russia or Alaska!" What a freakin dip****! __________________ Quote: Originally posted by Hopper1 Quote: Originally posted by styleee Quote: Originally posted by Adisharr Yeah.. laugh all they want. I'm not running around outside with a spear trying to get my lunch correct me if i'm wrong, but isn't south africa part of the UK? like, don't alot of wealthy people live there? i always have these visions of south africa being a very posh, exotic place. but i could be wrong. It was a Dutch settlement, not English. Dutch by ancestry-but under rule of the Crown..I think it still may be- One of the "home" languages is Afrikaans-of which I am fluent..it's origins are definately dutch and hasn't strayed too much from the original Dutch that it was derived. Unfortunately the Afrikaaners are looked down on by alot of South Africans as being 'peasants'...it's sad. __________________ Quote: Originally posted by Adisharr What can I say - so I'm a geographical moron. Luckily, I don't have to know where it is to cash my paycheck or I would be in deep S*** Also after reading what oblongmelon has to say about the place, I think I'd rather be running with a spear and taking my chances. I'm also quite sure there are no other ignorant people in the world. Just us. You call yourself a geographical moron. Maybe you should post on topics regard geographical issues. Maybe you should post in the topics that have to do with the McDonalds down the street. Or better yet, maybe you should learn about the world around you. Someday you'll realize that it affects you in ways you never knew Blu __________________ Quote: Originally posted by oblongmelon Unfortunately the Afrikaaners are looked down on by alot of South Africans as being 'peasants'...it's sad. typical British smear job... Mavi forum