2006-09-15 05:41:36 · 13 answers · asked by Porgie 7 in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ South Africa
Do people use it for the wrong reasons? And why do some people use it in a negative way? Some people use it TOO MUCH and it doesn't seem to have the "strenght" it used to have.
2006-09-16 08:47:54 · update #1
Definately!!!
"Proudly South African" proudly WHAT????
Whoopeee you are South African so am I, nobody else in the world gives a you know what if you are proudly African - South or otherwise.
If anybody needs to keep klaping themsleves on the back about being South African Get a Life or get out into the real world, where you will see you are just "another shrimp in the seafood salad of life"
Another USED TO DEATH one is " The NEW SOUTH AFRICA" Ju eezuz thats been overkilled aswell.
Keep smiling
South African Proud of it But not shoving it down everybodys throat @ every chance given
2006-09-16 12:35:23 · answer #1 · answered by ed3602us 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It has long since served it's purpose as a tool to unite South Africans of all colours.Apart from overcoming the horrors of Apartheid then it begs the question exactly what are you proud of? It cannot be the beauty of the Country since humans had nothing to do with that so exactly what contribution have South Africans made to the World that make them so proud.Personally I feel it is a sort of an insecurity at being second best and the more it is thrown in your face the more arrogant it sounds and the more it will produce a negative response. Let me put it another way- Have you met a humble South African of late?
2006-09-18 14:24:38 · answer #2 · answered by Alf Garnett 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is definitely not an overused expression to be proud of your Country. I recently went to South Africa, strangely enough, even though the high crime rate and high poverty level, the people seem happy and courteous and I can not wait to go back. I was living in Zimbabwe as a young girl, and still have a brother there and a brother and sister in Kempton Park and Krugersdorp , South Africa. They are very happy there.
2006-09-16 14:32:30 · answer #3 · answered by perrisgal 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Why do we have to say that we are proud South Africans?
Why dont people already believe that we are?
2006-09-19 03:26:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe if more of us (South Africans) where truly proud then this country would BE THE BEST PLACE. WE can do it! Let us all be proudly south african.
2006-09-15 15:13:49 · answer #5 · answered by cheryl l 3 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Most definitely not!! I am very proud to call myself South African.
2006-09-15 14:10:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
hey porg.... i dont think its over-used... wat makes me worry is that they dont use it as a "bring all south africans closer" thing... now its just changed to a money making scam...
i dont know, thats a bit of a good 1 / difficult 1..
2006-09-16 01:29:32 · answer #7 · answered by Hector 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No way! We should overuse it more!
2006-09-19 05:34:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no way!!!!!!! if ur proud of ur country then say wateva u want man!!!!! southafrica is a great country and im proud to be from there!!!! so i say "PROUDLY SOUTHAFRICA" dankie!!!!!!!
2006-09-18 08:52:18 · answer #9 · answered by TofoluX 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it's the best expression!
2006-09-15 18:24:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋