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My South African colleague tells me he is happy that you have adopted him.

by hggigg 2y ago

inglor_cz 2y ago
For South Africa, someone like Trump would be a huge improvement. Their governance is just abysmal, bad even for African standards. For example, you get much more reliable grid in Kenya than in SA.
trompetenaccoun 2y ago
And that's why South Africa is the way it is. I recommend living there for a bit, might be an eye opener for some Westerners.
- hggigg 2y ago
  It's like the US in a decade. (I have been to both and would rather spend a week in Cape Town than Chicago for example)
  - trompetenaccoun 2y ago
    I still remember when we could not even flush the toilet because CT ran out of water and there were fights breaking out at public water pumps. Then came the electricity crisis and constant blackouts which South Africa has only just gotten out of. Not to get started on the crime...
  - thoughtpalette 2y ago
    Ahh more Chicago fear mongering. I've lived here for almost two decades. There's good and bad parts, almost like every other place.
  - roflyear 2y ago
    Really? Cape town has a homicide rate of: 63.00 per 100,000 Compared to Chicago: 29.60 And similar crime and violent crime rates.
    - trompetenaccoun 2y ago
      To be fair, Cape Town has better climate and is extremely beautiful. Tourists generally like it, I can see why someone would have a nice impression without knowing much about what's behind the facade. It could be paradise if not for the politics and general state of things in SA. But yeah, comments like the above are bizarre. Moving to SA is relatively easy, I lived there myself. If it's so great as some foreigners online seem to think, why don't they give it a try? Why do educated people and skilled workers generally move in the opposite direction and leave? Of course, there's stuff like this: https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/american-tourist-robbed-and-shot-in-the-face-in-cape-town-20231106 https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/american-tour... https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/news/witnesses-testify-in-camera-as-gangsters-on-trial-for-robbing-missing-german-tourist-21005562-9b05-43e5-8cbc-4c9a52f6f50d https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/news/witnesses-testify-in-ca... https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/doctor-murdered-cape-town-strikes-b2390302.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/doctor-murde... https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/news/american-tourist-stabbed-in-green-point-in-deadly-tiff-c60a9c6f-58b6-446c-9e08-459bf0b3dcdc https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/news/american-tourist-stabbe...
      - roflyear 2y ago
        Yeah, most of the problem: we shape our opinions on how we feel and our environment. My family for example is certain that crime is going up (or is at an all time high) because Home Depot is locking up more and more of its merchandise.

My South African colleague tells me he is happy that you have adopted him.

by hggigg 2y ago

My South African colleague tells me he is happy that you have adopted him.

For South Africa, someone like Trump would be a huge improvement. Their governance is just abysmal, bad even for African standards. For example, you get much more reliable grid in Kenya than in SA.

trompetenaccoun 2y ago

And that's why South Africa is the way it is. I recommend living there for a bit, might be an eye opener for some Westerners.

hggigg 2y ago
It's like the US in a decade. (I have been to both and would rather spend a week in Cape Town than Chicago for example)
- trompetenaccoun 2y ago
  I still remember when we could not even flush the toilet because CT ran out of water and there were fights breaking out at public water pumps. Then came the electricity crisis and constant blackouts which South Africa has only just gotten out of. Not to get started on the crime...
- thoughtpalette 2y ago
  Ahh more Chicago fear mongering. I've lived here for almost two decades. There's good and bad parts, almost like every other place.
- roflyear 2y ago
  Really? Cape town has a homicide rate of: 63.00 per 100,000 Compared to Chicago: 29.60 And similar crime and violent crime rates.
  - trompetenaccoun 2y ago
    To be fair, Cape Town has better climate and is extremely beautiful. Tourists generally like it, I can see why someone would have a nice impression without knowing much about what's behind the facade. It could be paradise if not for the politics and general state of things in SA. But yeah, comments like the above are bizarre. Moving to SA is relatively easy, I lived there myself. If it's so great as some foreigners online seem to think, why don't they give it a try? Why do educated people and skilled workers generally move in the opposite direction and leave? Of course, there's stuff like this: https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/american-tourist-robbed-and-shot-in-the-face-in-cape-town-20231106 https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/american-tour... https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/news/witnesses-testify-in-camera-as-gangsters-on-trial-for-robbing-missing-german-tourist-21005562-9b05-43e5-8cbc-4c9a52f6f50d https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/news/witnesses-testify-in-ca... https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/doctor-murdered-cape-town-strikes-b2390302.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/doctor-murde... https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/news/american-tourist-stabbed-in-green-point-in-deadly-tiff-c60a9c6f-58b6-446c-9e08-459bf0b3dcdc https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/news/american-tourist-stabbe...
    - roflyear 2y ago
      Yeah, most of the problem: we shape our opinions on how we feel and our environment. My family for example is certain that crime is going up (or is at an all time high) because Home Depot is locking up more and more of its merchandise.