Henry_iain Posted August 6, 2012 Group: Royal Member Followers: 39 Topic Count: 34 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 24,652 Content Per Day: 5.76 Reputation: 20,360 Days Won: 160 Joined: 08/05/2012 Status: Offline Birthday: 01/30/1985 Share Posted August 6, 2012 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...... Agreed. Might I add, that even though there is a high crime rate, South Africa is by no means unsafe. it all depends on where you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingwalker Posted August 7, 2012 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 970 Content Per Day: 0.14 Reputation: 11 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/20/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted August 7, 2012 I have lived in Alaska for a few years, and so I will clear up some misconceptions that I have heard: We do not have 12 months of winter, its 6 months, and we do have summer, two weeks in July, the temps have reached triple digits above zero We do not have complete darkness in the winter, but close, we get 4 hours of daylight in the winter, and Barrow, AK gets 4 months of total darkness. We do not live in igloos, we live in houses, apartments, cabins, and tents Not all indigenous people are Eskimos. Alaska is larger than Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted August 7, 2012 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.76 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.95 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Not all indigenous people are Eskimos. Actually, the indigenous people don't like being called "Eskimos". That was a derogatory term given them. They call themselves "Inuit." Do you know what other indigenous people are there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasoncran Posted August 7, 2012 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 4 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,246 Content Per Day: 0.28 Reputation: 90 Days Won: 5 Joined: 02/16/2012 Status: Offline Share Posted August 7, 2012 well i live in florida 1) no we arent all on vacation 2) not all floridians surf, go to the beach 3) not all floridians live near the beach 4) theres more to florida then disneyworld and orlando!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 5)most floridians are not native to the state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlos123 Posted August 8, 2012 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 61 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,015 Content Per Day: 0.14 Reputation: 97 Days Won: 4 Joined: 07/12/2004 Status: Offline Share Posted August 8, 2012 San Diego. That's where I presently live. What you see in the postcards is all true. Nice touristy stuff. But if you live here...well that is another story. The touristy stuff quickly gets boring. Instead you are left with inconsiderate folks, hoodlums, punks, very dry weather in the summers..so dry that a lot of stuff just dies, VERY expensive to live here, San Diego proper is absolutely full of homeless folks laying on the sidewalks at night, and so forth. Rules for everything down here (though that is really more California than San Diego itself). The favorite word of young people here starts with F if you know what that is. The favorite word of young blacks is...well...a two word phrase related to mom's that I won't even hint at. Not quite what you read about in the tourist books. Don't get me wrong. I am VERY glad I left my stay in Canada (where I was FREEZING to death) to come down here but I consider this place a stop on my way to South America is all. I can't stand big, inner city Americana. Carlos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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