I am a young working professional. Many of my fellow young working professionals dream about working and living overseas, i.e. immigrating. Personally, I have a problem with this train of thought. Don’t understand me wrong - there is nothing wrong with experiencing new countries and cultures for a while or gaining overseas working experience, but it’s the immigrating that has me upset.
I agree, South Africa isn’t moonshine and roses
all the time. We have ourissues, whether it be political, economical, social, etc. But doesn’t EVERY country have that? South Africa is a Third World country, but look at what happened in England this past week, a First World country. Our people strike and burn tires, but the English break, burn and hurt their fellow Englishman. There is war in the Middle East, starvation in Somalia. Australia and New Zealand is being hit by earth quake after earthquake.
Greece and France has VERY hectic strikes.
America has the debt issue and is hit by MANY hurricanes. And so it goes on …
South Africa, although not perfect, is in my opinion the most beautiful country in the world. We have mountains, sea, vineyards, the karoo, the farms, the West Coast, the Garden Route, the N1 Highway, the history, the City of Gold, the Mother City, the sunsets, the sunrises, the night-life, the day time and best of all … the people.
Oh, what joy and warmth my country brings to my heart. I will NEVER desert it, unless I have a VERY legitimate reason. My point being - South Africans, you know what have; you don’t necessarily know what you will be getting.
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