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sueffun

Mar 31st 2011 11:23 am

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Hi Mags
I emigrated to SA from the UK in 1980, I am married and have three sons, 22,21 and 17. I loved SA for many years but now I am so fed up with the attitude of entitlement, lack of service, crime, , BEE,the list goes on and on. There isn't even any decent public transport. I would move to any other country in the world other than Africa or the middle east.

All three of my boys want to move overseas when they have got their degrees as they see no future here in SA. The universities have a "quota" system and if your daughter ever wants to do medicine, forget it.
At UKZN some of the students who think they have the right to get free everything are going into lectures and the other students whilst they are in class and doing exams.

Go with your gut feel and I wish you great success.:)

ededed

Apr 6th 2011 8:35 am

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More good news - it appears that not being robbed now makes headlines. Of course, they were robbed, but this being South Africa it's important to make sure people aren't being robbed in your game park!

http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Ne...-Park-20110405

sueffun

Apr 6th 2011 1:48 pm

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Thanks for posting that, its really quite funny. It pays to have a sense of humour living here, I think we would all go quite mad without one.:)

warwickH

Apr 9th 2011 3:52 pm

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Originally Posted by LA2JHB (Post 9271122)

Been here 4 years. Wife is South African and we've had it. Rising costs, deteriorating infrastructure, complete incompetence from govt depts/police, nothing in return for what you pay in tax, absolutely no future here for kids. Looking at move to Dubai-it cant we worse.

We did the same, moved to Dubai hated it. Returned 2008 just as crash started, yes it’s been tough but would much rather be here than UAE or UK. grass looks greener in Dubai only because there is more sh@t. It reminded me of the old SA scratch the surface and there is a apartied

Pablo

Apr 10th 2011 8:39 am

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Originally Posted by warwickH (Post 9295154)

It reminded me of the old SA scratch the surface and there is a apartied

It remind me of the old SA scratch the surface and there is a bad speller.

ededed

Apr 10th 2011 8:54 am

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Originally Posted by Pablo (Post 9296003)

It remind me of the old SA scratch the surface and there is a bad speller.

You don't need to scratch the surface. No-one here can spell "Ed". I get "Ad, Add, Edd, Idd" and, bizzarely and more than once, "Egg".

Daxk	Apr 10th 2011 11:22 am

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Originally Posted by ededed (Post 9296016)

You don't need to scratch the surface. No-one here can spell "Ed". I get "Ad, Add, Edd, Idd" and, bizzarely and more than once, "Egg".

you should see what I get!!!

ededed

Apr 10th 2011 3:45 pm

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Originally Posted by Daxk (Post 9296164)

you should see what I get!!!

Paddy? Mick? Bog-Trotter? Seamus? Piet?
;)

Tegwyn

Apr 10th 2011 5:52 pm

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Originally Posted by ededed (Post 9296016)

"Egg".

:rofl::rofl: Are they suggesting you're a little scrambled?:p

ededed

Apr 10th 2011 6:56 pm

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Originally Posted by Tegwyn (Post 9296572)

:rofl::rofl: Are they suggesting you're a little scrambled?:p

I'm normally poached - especially on a Friday night!!

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