South Africa

[Webber]

I've been offered a job out in South Africa doing electrical, I've never left North America before and can only go off things i read and hear in the news for what type of place it is.

Really I'm just wondering how bad the racism is down there, whether I'll get robbed/car jacked and If someone is going to shoot at me (I'm white). - sounds stupid but I really want answers to these questions

[Revolver]

one of my best friends is from capetown.

you shouldnt worry at all.sure there are places you are to stay out of. just as there are places in vancouver you are to stay out of.

do it. go for it. southafrican people are pretty amazing and its beautiful there....

i understand why you have the fear. at times it seems that our main stream media's job is to keep the majority of northamericans terrified of the world so they wont venture out and see how the world really is.

...could you handle not going and looking back 30 years from now and accept the fact you didnt take a gamble when you were young,able and free to do it?

[mapleleaf4ever]

I've heard that the crime in Johannesburg is pretty fucking nuts.

Sounds like a cool experience though... and I've known quite a few gorgeous South African girls.

Go for it!

[mojo]

Do it! Not everyone has opportunities like this. Plus, the South African accent is by far the sexiest.

[Rayeine]

A freind of mine just got back from Burundi teaching PE not too long ago...changed his life. I guess he could hear gunfire in the distance some nights...and depending on where you go Violence is always an issue...but believe it or not eventually he got used to it...he met some awesome people..And is thinking about going back. ..it really opened him......from what he told me...Where he was teaching wasn't a very known part.....but i have no doubt that trip did something to him...insanley irriplaceable.This is an INCREDIBLE opportunity.....one that could shape who you are to become...and the people you'll meet...and just...the livin to be had. It would be crazy (in my opinion) to pass that up.

[Rayeine]

Originally Posted by mojo

Do it! Not everyone has opportunities like this. Plus, the South African accent is by far the sexiest.

agreed!!

[Ms.Tarantula]

go for it!!! if you really hate it there you aren't chained to that country... you can come back here if you miss us :)

[Revolver]

Originally Posted by mojo

Do it! Not everyone has opportunities like this. Plus, the South African accent is by far the sexiest.

seriously....really.....trust.....ive been all over and have heard all the accents,,,

MOJO IS RIGHT!!!!!

THE southafrican accent is by far....BY FUCKING FAR!, the sexiest accent you will EVER hear on a woman.

case....CLOSED!.

do it man....just go for it. tarantula said as well....if it dosent work out, you can alwasy come back home.

what do you have to loose?......nothing.

what do you have to gain?........everything.

[Courtney]

wird i think south africa n afectnts are kinfa ug
oph wekll

[lildonkey]

Originally Posted by Courtney

wird i think south africa n afectnts are kinfa ug
oph wekll

Hi my name is Courtney, and i don't have fingers... I just use my penis to type on the keyboard..... I'm black from the waist down, so excuse the typos.

[Revolver]

Originally Posted by lildonkey

Hi my name is Courtney, and i don't have fingers... I just use my penis to type on the keyboard..... I'm black from the waist down, so excuse the typos.

lolssss

[QuanNeur]

personally i hate the south african accent. I find it rough..

I work for a company that has a strong South African base for offshoring, and as such I work with a lot of south africans here in england. It sounds like a totally beautiful place where everything is cheap but the violence is very real and the stories I hear are enough to keep me from doing a secondment there. You can't just go to the beach and flop out anywhere. you can't walk alone at night. and the casual manner some of my coworkers discuss cleaning blood off their driveways is enough to convince me I don't want to live there. if you've got a thick skin and don't want to venture off the beaten path then you'll probably be fine, but if you're more of an adventuring type like me then you'll find yourself severely constricted or else in serious trouble.

[Courtney]

Originally Posted by lildonkey

Hi my name is Courtney, and i don't have fingers... I just use my penis to type on the keyboard..... I'm black from the waist down, so excuse the typos.

more like,
hi my name's courtney and i drank way too much tequila last night

[Gunter S]

you goin get raped

[se7en]

just chill in the big cities where alot of tourists and white people stay. forbes did a study about ten top worst places to live, i think africa had 5-6 on the list

[cubed]

There are some gorgeous places in South Africa.

It's on my list of countries I want to hit up.

[Grapes]

Originally Posted by QuanNeur

if you've got a thick skin and don't want to venture off the beaten path then you'll probably be fine, but if you're more of an adventuring type like me then you'll find yourself severely constricted or else in serious trouble.

Let me get this straight:

If you're an adventuring type, you SHOULDN'T go??

Your rationale is a little backwards.

Be an adventuring type. Go to South Africa Webber, and have lots of fun experiences.

Being adventurous doesn't have to be synonymous with being stupid, and ending up alone in the wrong part of town at the wrong time of night.