What's the view of South Africa by Americans and the rest of the world?

Answer 1

I am proudly South African firstly and I love this place. I was studying overseas and met people from all over the world. Most of them who have been to SA said they loved it and would love to come back! The one guy i met from America is planning on moving to SA to live. Then you get the few who haven't heard of us and when you tell them that youre from SOUTH Africa, they say, "yeah, but what part?", or occasionally the ones that do actually believe that there are animals just roaming the streets and stuff like that. One thing I found out whilst meeting foreigners, is that they LOVE the South African accent! It even sorta attracts them to you;) Other people when hearing where you live say something like, "what? Isn't that like suicide??" The there are the others who have never been to SA but say that they hear it is a beautiful place. The majority of comments though, gave me the impression that people like South Africa and very seldom was the response something in the negative.

Answer 2

I am a South African and it is a beautiful country. There aren't Lions running around or elephants causing traffic jams. That you'll only see at the many nature resorts. The only "tribes" with "unhealthy" living conditions I have ever seen is the town ships or squatter camps. This is where people who can't afford a place to stay live. They build houses, from any cheap materials, known as "shacks". We do have a problem with poverty because the are many people unemployed.

Answer 3

South Africa is slowly entering the picture as a great vacation destination. The various beaches are great for outdoor activities like surfing and such. There are plenty of museums for the culture seeker and lots of wide open spaces for the adventurous traveler. Johannesburg is also developing a name for itself because of the nightlife available.
Give it some time and you will see that South Africa will emerge not as a country known for apatite and suffering bit as a country ready to show off their beauty.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Hi Tiaan
I'm a S-African living in London, and I get mixed responses about SA from people here in UK.
Folks who've been to SA or who have family there are very informed about it and love it.
Yet people who havent been to SA or have any family there seem to be the least informed, yet the most opionated about it.
A friend of mine works with a Jamaican who is convinced that there is still apartheid in SA and is always accusing us white S-Africans of being racist.
Then of course there is the Europeans over here, who are under the impression that no white people are born in SA, and when I said my father is Afrikaans they assumed he must be black.
It's quiet annoying when people steriotype like that, but that's something one gets use to.

Answer 6

as a south african, i get the feeling the view of us from the rest of the world isn't very good unfortunately. good question though, i've always been interested to kno if its true that they think we still live in mud huts with lions roaming freely!!! ha ha... how wrong they are

Answer 7

well we see them as a third world that is poor. But with white ppl there too. And the world views them as a great country as well. = )

Answer 8

im an indian and i feel pity at the plight of poor and unhealthy conditions the tribes survive in.....but im sometimes compelled to feel proud that in spite of soooooo many changes and temptations, they have managed to stick to their own culture{ i wouldnt be able to resist temptations....}

Answer 9

I don't really have a view. I never thought about it.

Answer 10

i'm from namibia, and though SA isn't as cool, it's still pretty awesome. it's a beautiful place, with lots of cultural diversity and beautiful landscapes and people.