Won't be surprised if he is actually from SA! Those are the things that South Africans usually complain about... And particularly those that have jumped ship. I've rarely ever seen a foreigner get our local issues as accurate as that
Depends on whether my response is going to be positive/funny/light-hearted vs serious/stern/possibly negative. In the first instance, I'm quick! In the second I'm slow and calculating
Lots of people in the west have the impression that Africa is one big country. I get that a lot! One person asked me who the president of "Africa" is. I asked, "You mean the president of my country, South Africa?" He said, "No, I mean who is in charge of the whole of Africa?" I had to explain that there are 54 independent countries in Africa with their own leaders.
(As an aside, the person who asked was a US university graduate working for a global company. Another colleague with the same credentials was confused when we spoke of Bangladesh in the Cricket World Cup - He asked, "But isn't Bangladesh a city in India? How can a country have 2 teams in the World Cup? I was beside myself!)
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RE: Is South Africa even heard of in foriegn countries?
Won't be surprised if he is actually from SA! Those are the things that South Africans usually complain about... And particularly those that have jumped ship. I've rarely ever seen a foreigner get our local issues as accurate as that