Ask a South African anything? New Series!
Howdy Folks,
I have this idea whereby we can all participate in knowledge sharing. I'm sure we all like traveling abroad & what better way to do it if you're armed with some knowledge. 
OK! So this is how it works...starting here today...A CS member will post a blog on his country.....others can ask questions & answers can follow.
I'll go with South Africa first!
So, then hopefully others will follow ....Aus, NZ, Sweden, France, Germany, Indo,etc!
Coz, truly, we all just have perceptions of other places, not facts.
Just so that everyone knows where South Africa is..at the bottom of Africa.
Total land area of slightly more than 1.2-million sq km. 25th largest country in the world, 24th most populous country with over 51 million people.
South Africa is a multi-ethnic nation and has diverse cultures and languages. We have Africans, Chinese, Dutch, German, French, Portuguese, Italian, Indian, Taiwanese, Japanese, Russians, Malayans, Arabs...the whole dang kabooty here!
I think we're the only country in the world to have two independent countries withing our boundaries; Swaziland & Lesotho.
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These questions about South Africa were posted on a South African Tourism Website and were answered by the website owner.
Q: Does it ever get windy in South Africa? I have never seen it rain on TV, so how do the plants grow? (UK)
A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around watching them die.
Q: Will I be able to see elephants in the street? (USA)
A: Depends how much you've been drinking.
Q: I want to walk from Durban to Cape Town - can I follow the railroad tracks? (Sweden)
A: Sure, it's only two thousand kilometres take lots of water...
Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in South Africa? (Sweden)
A: So it's true what they say about Swedes.
Welcome to SA...you can catch a flight here and fly directly to Phils - have a bit of a holiday....some nice place coming up, watch this space!
I hear there are a lot of star sign Scorpios there, That want my stuff.
As can be seen, SA has a very large coastline (2 800KM)..Indian Ocean on one side and Atlantic on the other...so a coastal life very prevalent throughout SA.
Dinner with a ocean view...there are times when it is closed as waves crash over it during very high tides....
Another view at a later time...
Hi guys
Waffy...you'll like this!
Our panel will be myself, you, Stony,
Rainbow,Coffy to answer.Parti...Haha..I got fish the easy way! Skelm am I!
The Rothmans July Handicap
The race where almost everyone takes a bet once a year!
very natural scene carved out by the ocean, The Hole in The Wall
at high tide, the water seeps through and makes the strangest sounds. Local believe some spirits dwell there...
Familiar scene...driving along the coast...
This place is called Valley of the Thousand Hills...
Don't ask me? I don't know who counted..
I love the questions and answers Elmo
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Waf .... double entries are twice as nice
Q: Are there supermarkets in Cape Town and is milk available all year round? (Germany)
A: No, we are a peaceful civilisation of vegan hunter-gatherers. Milk is illegal.
Q: Please send a list of all doctors in South Africa who can dispense rattlesnake serum. USA)
A: Rattlesnakes live in A-meri-ca, which is where YOU come from. All South African snakes are perfectly harmless, can be safely handled and make good pets.
Q: I was in South Africa in 1969, and I want to contact the girl I dated while I was staying in Hillbrow. Can you help? (USA)
A: Yes, and you will still have to pay her by the hour.
Q: Will I be able to speak English most places I go? (USA)
A: Yes, but you'll have to learn it first.
Where SA wins most of its matches