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Forum: Africa
Jul 7th 2010, 2:39 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 5,466
Posted By whalewatcher

Re: 1,000,000 Chinese in Africa

Just like Tibet. As Confucius said, "Never give a sucker an even break."
Forum: Africa
Jul 7th 2010, 1:40 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 5,466
Posted By whalewatcher

Re: 1,000,000 Chinese in Africa

I'll translate it into your native tongue if you want...cockney perhaps?
Forum: Africa
Jul 7th 2010, 1:06 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 5,466
Posted By whalewatcher

Re: 1,000,000 Chinese in Africa

And here's an interesting addendum from this article (http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/05/the-next-empire/8018/):

The stop-and-go quality of major Chinese farming deals and the...
Forum: Africa
Jul 7th 2010, 12:49 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 5,466
Posted By whalewatcher

Re: 1,000,000 Chinese in Africa

Hamba kakuhle, uTroll!
Forum: Africa
Jul 7th 2010, 9:38 am
Replies: 31
Views: 5,466
Posted By whalewatcher

Re: 1,000,000 Chinese in Africa

You're presenting as fact things about which there is still enormous debate, such as the ancestry of the ancient Egyptians, who today can claim descent from them, and the extent to which Egypt is...
Forum: Africa
Jul 6th 2010, 4:27 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 5,466
Posted By whalewatcher

Re: 1,000,000 Chinese in Africa

:eek: I'd lay off the Durban poison for a while, PG
Forum: Africa
Jul 6th 2010, 9:59 am
Replies: 31
Views: 5,466
Posted By whalewatcher

Re: 1,000,000 Chinese in Africa

Please In what way is Africa the cradle of civilisation?

From Wikipaedia:

...A civilized society is often characterized by advanced agriculture, long-distance trade, occupational...
Forum: South Africa
Jul 4th 2010, 10:28 am
Replies: 54
Views: 8,722
Posted By whalewatcher

Re: South Africa – would we be silly ?

Hi Todo,

Don't worry,I don't feel attacked at all. I can be a real windbag but I was just trying to make the point that escaping from the ills of the UK is the worst reason for choosing SA, and...
Forum: South Africa
Jul 4th 2010, 12:33 am
Replies: 54
Views: 8,722
Posted By whalewatcher

Re: South Africa – would we be silly ?

Having been back in the UK a couple of years I'm as capable of a fit of Daily Mail Umbrage as anyone else (although I'm pleased with some of the new Govt's stances). However I regularly remind myself...
Forum: South Africa
Jun 29th 2010, 11:23 am
Replies: 54
Views: 8,722
Posted By whalewatcher

Re: South Africa – would we be silly ?

Have you ever tried living in continuously hot weather, or have you just holidayed in it? After a few years in Cape Town I started to find it incredibly tiring. It slows you down mentally and...
Forum: Africa
May 12th 2010, 10:04 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 12,530
Posted By whalewatcher

Re: How many passports can you have?

We've just been back to the SA for the first time since we moved to the UK, and our first objective was the Spur. Hardly fine dining, but for a mid-price family eatout there's nothing in the UK to...
Forum: South Africa
Mar 17th 2010, 12:39 pm
Replies: 87
Views: 45,580
Posted By whalewatcher

Re: Converting a UK driving licence to a South African one

LOL, brilliant! I want this printed on a T-shirt over the SA flag.
Forum: South Africa
Mar 16th 2010, 4:01 pm
Replies: 87
Views: 45,580
Posted By whalewatcher

Re: Converting a UK driving licence to a South African one

I had things so easy during my years in SA. Residency came through in a flash, ID book appeared a month later. This was 15 years ago mind. They didn't have computers at Home Affairs then. It was...
Forum: Africa
Mar 14th 2010, 10:34 pm
Replies: 13
ILR
Views: 2,422
Posted By whalewatcher

Re: ILR

If I remember they wanted originals plus photocopies of all documents, although my memory's a bit sketchy now. I think the instruction book is clear though.

Make sure you've got the timing right...
Forum: Africa
Mar 12th 2010, 9:16 pm
Replies: 13
ILR
Views: 2,422
Posted By whalewatcher

Re: ILR

A schengen visa is what anyone without an EU passport needs to be a tourist in the EU 'Schengen area' (apart from the UK and Irish Republic). You can get one from any country's embassy or consulate,...
Forum: Africa
Mar 12th 2010, 1:31 pm
Replies: 13
ILR
Views: 2,422
Posted By whalewatcher

Re: ILR

Hi there Donna. I'm fit and well thanks, and hope you are too. Enjoying the cold weather and looking forward to an idyllic English summer...If you're still in NI perhaps the gulf stream has kept you...
Forum: South Africa
Mar 12th 2010, 1:11 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 4,666
Posted By whalewatcher

Re: Living in South Africa

By Saffa 'mythology' I was talking about White South Africans. For Black Africans it's a different story. There is more emphasis on academics than sports over here. But there are loads of sports...
Forum: South Africa
Mar 11th 2010, 3:25 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 4,666
Posted By whalewatcher

Re: Living in South Africa

Why can't they take it? They dish it out so much.

Part of the Saffa 'mythology' is that they are all strapping healthy outdoor folk, while people in other countries are out of shape, pale, and...
Forum: South Africa
Mar 7th 2010, 11:34 am
Replies: 31
Views: 4,666
Posted By whalewatcher

Re: Living in South Africa

That's worth noting! I've been back in the UK for over two years but it's still going to take a long time to return to my lean pre-SA physique...

The obesity level isn't a widely known fact which...
Forum: Africa
Feb 22nd 2010, 8:57 am
Replies: 8
Views: 9,322
Posted By whalewatcher

Expiry of SA perm residence

Hi there,

Just wondering if anyone has any hard info about when South African permanent residence expires. Home Affairs told me it would lapse if I lived continuously in another country for 7...
Forum: South Africa
Apr 23rd 2009, 3:24 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 6,068
Posted By whalewatcher

Re: "Young professional" lifestyle available in Cape Town?

We had a rusty, 20-year old VW Golf. People tried to steal it several times, but couldn't hotwire it. It would probably blend in on the Cape Flats better than a white BMW, so maybe get one of the...
Forum: Africa
Apr 13th 2009, 2:31 pm
Replies: 36
Views: 3,008
Posted By whalewatcher

Re: Visit a Township?

Here's one for you then: Tourism fraternity reels in shock over ambush (http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20061130031638641C462073)

Alright, it's a couple of years...
Forum: South Africa
Feb 24th 2009, 11:13 pm
Replies: 47
Views: 3,925
Posted By whalewatcher

Re: Negatives aside, what are you missing from SA?

Fresh air? Durban? Hello? Oil refinery, southern suburbs smoky industrial wasteland, muggy heat, burning stubble from the sugar cane fields...maybe jump on an intercity 125 to Inverness to get some...
Forum: South Africa
Jan 28th 2009, 11:27 am
Replies: 47
Views: 3,925
Posted By whalewatcher

Re: Negatives aside, what are you missing from SA?

I've been out of SA for over a year now, after 11 years there. Actually surprised by just how unsentimental I am about it. Get more nostalgic about places I've been to on holiday for a couple of...
Forum: Africa
Nov 26th 2008, 10:15 am
Replies: 91
Views: 9,828
Posted By whalewatcher

Re: Africas not for sissies!

How are your isiXhosa lessons coming along? You might need a bit of the lingo to persaude all those car-free natives not to throw rocks at yours.
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