How many south african people living in the united kingdom can sit down and truthfully say to themselves"i want to live in england for the rest of my life and am really happy living here".dont you see the chavs and the rest of the scum living here as the other "sipho".they would also rob you silly giving half the change.i have also been beaten up over here for being foreign
2007-01-28 05:18:48 · 16 answers · asked by kobie65 3 in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ South Africa
With you on that, pal.
I'm British, but can't wait to get my sorry gat-hole back to the Rebublic (lived there for many years).
None of your audience can probably pronounce "Sipho", by the way - educate them.
2007-01-28 05:27:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I really do miss South Africa, I miss my family, the way everyone in my hometown knows me. Braais with lambchops and boerewors, swimming in my backyard in a decent swimmingpool. Houses that are actually big enough without having to put half your belongings in the loft!
But as for England - I came here because my (now ex) husband is British. After 5 years I am still scared of driving when it snowed, I hate the fact that I live in a house, but only a wall between me and my neighbours. But I'll be forever thankful for this country, because I am able to work and bring my boy up on my own, also because when I wake up in the morning and realise I left my door unlocked, I feel "Oh dear", and forget about it, not "Oh s**t, we could've been killed". And numerous other things.
I can't put England down. It's been great for me and my boy. Off course there are problems in SA, and others in England. You'll never be able to live in a perfect world. I think it is what you make of where ever you are.
2007-01-28 15:16:24 · answer #2 · answered by sins 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not all english people are chavs or racists. However i have seen a fair few that are.(racist) As for the chavs- please don't even go there. As for hating this country- i would say no i dont. This country has given my parents oppurtunities they would never have had where we come from and me, well i've been given a whole new life. For that i am thankful.
2007-01-28 13:46:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I did leave The UK for exactly that reason. I am British (white) and ashamed of what has happened to my country over the last 40 years.
The 'chavs' you speak of (for the benefit of of readers) are a subculture of generally unemployed, poorly educated (in the affective sense) individuals that are tolerated because of idiotic and liberal social policies. There are a lot of very real 'no go' areas in UK cities because of them and people like them.
A country that is actually proud of the fact that it has one CCTV for every 12 people. They need them because Britain has become a lawless place where criminals seem to be rewarded for their crimes.
A land of equality? The legislation is there and god help anyone that might even refer to another's race in the workplace, let anyone insult them. On the streets its another matter altogether. A racist free for all.
2007-01-28 13:37:27 · answer #4 · answered by philip_jones2003 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I sit here and way up the good and bad of both countries and they come up even, but the bad in South Africa is rape, murder, hi-jackings etc. and I am scared to have my kids there and by the way, I am South African.
2007-01-28 13:50:13 · answer #5 · answered by stevieboy69 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its not just South Africans who dont like the chavs....
2007-01-28 13:24:11 · answer #6 · answered by R Stoofaloh 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Naww......... they will come back some or other time..cause the english wants to be like the Americanos that wants to be allways better and bigger....but fails dismaly...As where ons boertjies are down to earth people......so that will get stuck in their throat sooner or later....and they will get sick of it. Ask me i know quite a few people living there from S.A. ...including my brother and i know what they say...Plenty
2007-01-28 13:56:41 · answer #7 · answered by §§ André §§ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I am not South African, but I spent last year there and have come to love that place! I don´t know how anyone would ever wanna leave there! I for my part cannot wait to get back there....for looong!!
2007-01-28 13:40:35 · answer #8 · answered by John-May v 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sWell actually i think your quite rude!
Not all of us are chavs or racist, they a problems with thing like this all over the world not just the UK so pls do not tar every one with the same brush...I do believe that in Africa there have been beating and destroying of English peoples homes and farms out there, so there you have it, there are prob with gangs,religion cultures and who owns who or what every where so don't be so shallow
2007-01-28 13:26:59 · answer #9 · answered by littlemermaid_72 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Oh well you will be wanting to leave as soon as possible then?
To return to your utopian Shangri-la .......
Actually you are very VERY racist, it is as though you expected english chavs to be better behaved just because they are white?
2007-01-28 13:24:47 · answer #10 · answered by Not Ecky Boy 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋