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South Africa

We do not have lions in our backyards.

Not too many people live in huts.

Contrary to popular belief the country is very green (my wife expected brown rolling Savannah, and although we have lots of that, we also have a lot of greenery!)

We have a 1st world road system (with the obligatory tolls....)

Cape Town has been voted as one of the most beautiful cities in the world

Durban (where I was raised), is the biggest port in Africa.

Johannesburg is a huge metropolis built on gold, and has the deepest mines in the world (so deep that it gets so hot they are air conditioned)

We are a major exporter of citrus fruit, apples, sugar, timber and wood pulp, gold, uranium, titanium, aluminium, diamonds and coal.

We invented the process, and produce our own fuel from coal.

We did the very first heart transplant.

We have the best Rugby and Cricket teams in the world......

Hey, we have crickets in Oklahoma too..... LoL

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We really do enjoy traveling and taking pictures...

Oh, and your pictures DO make me DROOL!!!!

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We have the best Rugby and Cricket teams in the world......

Hey, we have crickets in Oklahoma too..... LoL

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Of all the western states, Colorado has done the best job of developing itself. Wyoming is not much different geographically, but they never developed ski resorts of much of any other business. Utah has slowly been catching up in the last 20 years, especially in the areas north and south of Salt Lake City.

Of which im very happy. Yes parts of wyoming are boring, just stretches of nothing, but there are other parts like the mountains and the black hills that are beautiful-and remain beautiful because of the lack of ski resorts, and industrialization, and I personally like it that way. Nothing like two many people to make the great outdoors seem crowded, and more like the zoo.

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I know that my cousin's husband who has never been to Louisiana had the notion that it was all swamp and alligators, but I can attest to, as well as others, that is not true, we have hardwood forest, tons of pasture land, and more.

In some ways there are misconceptions about the South, as well.

What about England,

Australia,

and Canada,

I spent a lot of time in Monroe, Shreveport, Baton Rouge, and they were not bad, but the closer you get to new Orleans look out.

When I was in Houston we would go home to Florida often and we crossed a bridge in La. I think was about 22 miles long it was all swamp. But we have swamps in Fla. too.

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Well, if someone can tell me what the perception of Maryland is, I can mention if it is true or not.

almost nearly but not quite hardly D.C.

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Well if it's Mary's land why are you there? :red_smile: squatter?

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Well, if someone can tell me what the perception of Maryland is, I can mention if it is true or not.

almost nearly but not quite hardly D.C.

Sorry, coheir, I didn't catch what you meant?

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Well if it's Mary's land why are you there? :red_smile: squatter?

Mary was very generous. :)

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