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Forum: Africa

Mar 18th 2008, 12:46 am

Replies: 91

Visiting Zimbabwe

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Posted By Rick b

Re: Visiting Zimbabwe

I will not degenerate this thread further as it should be about visiting Zimbabwe. I will just correct one of your illusions. I am not based in London. I am now fully based in Zimbabwe and do not...

Forum: Africa

Mar 18th 2008, 12:17 am

Replies: 91

Visiting Zimbabwe

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Posted By Rick b

Re: Visiting Zimbabwe

I don't believe I referred to you in that post?

Funny that, up until the last census in the UK, Jedi was thought to be a fictional religion.

Forum: Africa

Mar 17th 2008, 4:30 pm

Replies: 91

Visiting Zimbabwe

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Posted By Rick b

Re: Visiting Zimbabwe

I was, as you well know, using the term "Rhody" as it is used in Zimbabwe today to describe those who are stuck in the past, are against integration and who the majority in Zimbabwe - white and...

Forum: Africa

Mar 17th 2008, 3:52 pm

Replies: 91

Visiting Zimbabwe

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Posted By Rick b

Re: Visiting Zimbabwe

Do you actually read the articles or just post them?

If you bothered to read them you would see that the UK government agrees that for the majority (NOT ALL) of Zimbabweans the bad economic...

Forum: Africa

Mar 17th 2008, 3:40 pm

Replies: 91

Visiting Zimbabwe

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Posted By Rick b

Re: Visiting Zimbabwe

I haven't, and never said I had been. I am London born. My girlfriend is Zimbabwean by birth.

Yes and everyone is where they are to live and earn money. Correct.

I said one person was a...

Forum: Africa

Mar 17th 2008, 3:11 pm

Replies: 91

Visiting Zimbabwe

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Posted By Rick b

Re: Visiting Zimbabwe

RL spouts the opinions of a Rhodie who is bitter and twisted at his Utopia of Rhodesia ending.

My comments insulting to him? Shame and for the record, I am quite sure it's not your praise I would...

Forum: Africa

Mar 17th 2008, 2:12 pm

Replies: 91

Visiting Zimbabwe

Views: 6,743

Posted By Rick b

Re: Visiting Zimbabwe

It is not legal, but is widely done. Most people deal in forex when talking prices for stuff other than day to day groceries as quite simply the figures are too high to think about. So prices are...

Forum: Africa

Mar 17th 2008, 12:55 pm

Replies: 91

Visiting Zimbabwe

Views: 6,743

Posted By Rick b

Re: Visiting Zimbabwe

Not at all. It is not being stupid if you don't know how things are done because you are not there. What is stupid is to assume and tell people things are done a certain way, when actually you don't...

Forum: Africa

Mar 17th 2008, 11:15 am

Replies: 91

Visiting Zimbabwe

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Posted By Rick b

Re: Visiting Zimbabwe

I don't think you quite understand the whole inflation thing do you? As prices go up, obviously rates go up accordingly and with that pay goes up. If employers didn't keep pay in line with the Black...

Forum: Africa

Mar 17th 2008, 11:12 am

Replies: 91

Visiting Zimbabwe

Views: 6,743

Posted By Rick b

Re: Visiting Zimbabwe

Fair point - don't send me their details. I could be a Government employee. Honestly, never send any details on the internet - it is too dangerous.

Forum: Africa

Mar 17th 2008, 10:23 am

Replies: 91

Visiting Zimbabwe

Views: 6,743

Posted By Rick b

Re: Visiting Zimbabwe

If you are so sure then I know quite a few people who are looking for workers both skilled and unskilled. Feel free to send me their details and what they did before. I know there are many who are...

Forum: Africa

Mar 17th 2008, 9:56 am

Replies: 91

Visiting Zimbabwe

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Posted By Rick b

Re: Visiting Zimbabwe

Tegwyn, we know your point of view - from someone who is not in Zimbabwe. Do you not think that if someone wants to visit Zimbabwe they should be able to hear points of view from people like...

Forum: Africa

Mar 17th 2008, 12:39 am

Replies: 91

Visiting Zimbabwe

Views: 6,743

Posted By Rick b

Re: Visiting Zimbabwe

I was going to post on here before you left, but decided to refrain as it seemed everyone else was doing a "Campbell".

I was in Harare at the time you were over (in London for 7 weeks at the...

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