2006-07-27 04:37:04 · 18 answers · asked by giggles 1 in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ South Africa
hi there im in rome,italy.missing my family terribly,finishing a law degree here,probability of returning looks very slim.i try to keep myself busy and not to think of home so much anymore as i drove myself crazy in the beginning,crime looks like its a problem in our once beautiful country.here is a nice site to try if you feel homesick....i registered to it and its absolutely fabulous..you get to watch all your favourite shows like egoli,carte blance.....its great...http://www.kuduclub.co.za or if you want to read some south african newspapers like rapport,or a nice magazine like huisgenoot try http://afrikaans.mweb.co.za/netAfrikaans/tuis/, just click on the tab you want to go to.
hope this help but i surely like it alot!!
otherwise also try this http://www.skype.com,registration is free and you can talk to your family in south africa for free if they also have this program,or you can buy a voucher and speak for next to nothing to family and friends!!!
goodluck though. email me on danica1983@hotmail.com if you want to talk..
2006-07-28 22:46:40 · answer #1 · answered by Danica F 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I'm from Cape Town, missed it dreadfully. I used to have nightmares that I'd moved to the UK and then wake up and hey - I was living my nightmare! Took me a while but I love the Uk now.
What don't I miss - well, obviously the crime. The shanty towns. Miles and miles and miles of shanty towns. The poverty. The crazies. The worst drivers in the world. The south-easterly wind. The fact that when my ex-=husband walked out on me and my two small children (my baby was 4 months old) I had no help at all. I don't miss all the family traumas and dramas. School fees. Doctor's bills.
And when I had my baby here, I had an epidural - free! My chldren have had college education here, free. They've seen the world, learnt to get on with people. A better standard of living.
And besides, you can buy biltong mail order, along with Mrs Ball's chutney.
2006-07-27 13:30:37 · answer #2 · answered by True Blue Brit 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I miss home. south Africa is a country with such a fantastic cultural influence. I love everything about it, just each time I miss the people and country, I remember having a gun to my head in the Pick n Pay, watching a man being shot in the parking area at the airport, being hi-jacked and being held up in my house for 45mins while they take everything, then I don't miss it anymore... and the crime is getting biger by the day. Even the police stations now are being held up daily by armed robbers. Estimated 23% of S.Arfican police are actually behind violent crimes.
2006-07-29 06:15:48 · answer #3 · answered by samuri282 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with PJ. So ya, I'm Down under but I MISS South Africa SO much! Man, do I miss HOME! No place like home sweet home!
2006-07-28 03:48:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am very positive about South Africa. It is my mother country and it will always be. I miss South Africa allot. All SA's miss home.
2006-07-27 12:00:06 · answer #5 · answered by Jules 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You South Africans all THINK you miss home but you will probably come back anyway, enjoy the rest of the world while you can, and it's freezing here at the moment, wish I was in London
2006-07-28 05:37:43 · answer #6 · answered by jaygirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah I'm away from home and I hate it. I'm currently in the USA and honestly I'd rather be back in the beautiful country of South Africa.
2006-07-27 21:16:08 · answer #7 · answered by ....... 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I lived in South Africa for 20 years and my wife is South African. We live near Edinburgh, where there is a good shop selling SA products. It's called Ndebele. Yesterday my wife was feeling homesick so I bought her some boerewors, Mrs Balls Chutney, All Gold tomato sauce, Tastic rice, kumquat jam and Handy Andy. I bought a can of Prep shaving cream for myself!
2006-07-28 04:57:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mate I'm not even from SA and I miss it. My Brother stays in Cape Town so I will be going over in november for as long as I can. I think all the SA people think that the UK or Aussie land is the answer. I know both places and tell you SA is the best place in the world. Official!! Fck the crime rate I feel safe in SA as long as you keep your eyes peeled and keep out of certain areas. Exact same as UK!!
2006-07-27 11:52:02 · answer #9 · answered by PJ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know the feeling - i suck at being away from South Africa - who can live without biltong and ouma rusks? Nevermind koeksisters and melktert :)
2006-07-29 06:16:46 · answer #10 · answered by agliotti 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Me....been away now for 8 years. Been home twice on holiday. Miss it terribly.
2006-07-28 11:45:23 · answer #11 · answered by MissBehave 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋