Tuesday, December 14, 2010
A daily life in South Africa? (teens/students)?
A daily life in South Africa? (teens/students)?
Hi, all. I’m a high school student from California and I'm writing an article about the "Daily Life in South Africa," so I was wondering if you would answer some (or all) of my questions below... 1. Name, Age, What part of South Africa? 2. What do you do for fun in your free time? 3. Explain your everyday school life 4. What challenges have you had as a teen? 5. Any discrimination in your province or school? 6. How has the ending of the legal segregation in 1994 affected you? 7. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be and why? Thank you so much! I really appreciate your help
South Africa - 6 Answers
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1. Dee, 24yrs, JHB. 2. Music festivals - there are alot of clubs (rock music) in johannesburg that feature local bands and artists that I enjoy going to on the weekends. There are also alot of weekend music festivals that you can go to where bands play over 4 days and you can camp out. Movies is also always a great pasttime. THere are many pubs and outdoor adventure activities to enjoy on the weekends. JHB is an hour from Pilansberg Game Reserve, which is a Big-Five reserve and fun for a Saturday day out. Safari once a month - what more could you ask for? 3. I just finished varsity - it was fun, a daily commute on the bus was far easier than sitting in traffic - Jozi traffic is a nightmare, especcially at the moment with all the roadworks and Gautrain developments. Busses are however packed and often not on time, so it can get frustrating. Taxis are not an option really - unless you have a death wish, as the drivers do not adhere to the rules of the road, and cut in, drive on the wrong lanes into oncomming traffic, shoot across intersections. Unfortunetaly for the vast majority of south Africans, it is all they can afford. 4. The education system is often not that great in public schools, it is better to get an education at a private school at a really hefty price however. As a teenager, there is not much to do in JOzi except trawl the malls and try get into a club. Life gets much better when you turn 18, there is so much more to do. (includiong being able to drive legally). 5. I did not see any discrimination in my school or Varsity. Black, white and indian kids all hung out together. Especially in varsity, there were a lot of mixed race relationships. There is no real evident discrimination amongst the South Africans in my province (gauteng). THe discrimination seems to be against illigal immigrants from Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Nigeria and Congo that are living in SA and doing crime. 6. Well there is the BEE structure and affirmative action, so ssome jobs are now only advertised for the previously disadvantaged people, so it does make job seeking harder for white S-Africans. Other than that, life has only gotten better. We are a mixed nation, and even though I am white I consider myself to be an African, I was born and bred in Africa, not Europe. There is an intergrated culture in us all. 7. I would love to tour the world and work a little in Europe, and UK, and even USA, just to experience "normal" life in another country. But I would always return to South Africa, it's in my blood!
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1. N/A, 18, Pretoria 2. Study, play some WoW, movies, parties 3. School from 7:45 am to 11:45 am for me, I'm in a private school that does the Cambridge Curriculum, doing my A-Levels, much more advanced than the South African syllabus. 4. Challenges include getting to places (no reliable public transport and I don't have my car... yet.). Can't really go out at night unless you have a death wish and we have a incompetent gov. 5. School, no not at all. Province, From what I have seen, no not much there are the little quirks some people have about others but it usually amounts to no more than an opinion. 6. Increased crime, a possibly worse government (in terms of their ability to lead and their intellect), reduced economy, more crime once again and a BEE system, it means Black Economic Empowerment - its supposed to give underprivileged (black) people a better chance in the work place, however it does not work in reality as it is supposed to in theory, instead it gives UNQUALIFIED people jobs and our economy suffers as a result. I have been in contact with many unqualified people in areas of work that require a fair amount of expertise. -- Please note that I am NOT being racist, I am simply looking at things in a REALISTIC manner, If my statement were racist then we would not have such an openly corrupt government, a failing educational system, a declining economy, one of the worst telecoms companies in the world, Escom... and many, many more other areas full of failure, if we had qualified people in these places, perhaps it may not be much better, but it would be at least a little better. 7. Japan, the country moves at a pace that no other can keep up with in terms of technological advancement, they have a higher standard of living, higher education and many jobs in the IT sector.
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1. Wayne, 21, from Port Elizabeth (in philly now) 2. In SA I skated a lot, blazed a lot, roamed around a lot, and played soccer for hrs. 3. my old school sucked, it use to be a police impound and it was in the middle of nowhere; it was very underdeveloped and the level of education as compared to Philly in the US was very low. 4. Crime was a challenge. My best friend found a body when he was 8. My house was broken into 5 times in 2 yrs and economically my family had to leave when I was 14 because my father lost his job. 5. Yes, especially with the older generations. The younger generation is a lot more tolerant and conscious of other races. 6. If it hadn't ended I wouldn't be responding because I'd probably be too ashamed to talk about it so basically the only reason Im a proud South African is because the right thing finally happened in 94. 7. Probably back in Port Elizabeth but philly is pretty sweet..
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1. GR, 24 years, Gauteng - Johannesburg. 2. Hang out with friends, listen to music, read and shop. 3. When I was at school, its get to school at 7:30, have assembly, have classes, mid-day break, more classes, field hockey practice. 4. Dealing with my mother, acne, fighting with friends, pressures to get good grades, fitting in, peer pressure, the usual teen challenges. 5. You have no idea. Its everywhere just not acknowledged. There will always be racial tensions because our government insists on reminding us of the acts of the past by people who are lpong dead and by making us pay for those acts even though we had nothing to do with it. 6. It was actually in 1990 when Nelson Mandela was released. And the only way it has really affected me is by making me more likely to be a victim of crime and I would battle to find another job should I ever ose mine thanks to the Broad-based Black Ecomnomic Empowerment policy. 7.Monaco - no tax.
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1. Anja Fourie, 21. Cape Town, Western Cape. 2, Go out to music shows, parties, movies, dancing, drinking. 3. I'm a third year at Stellenbosch University. Studying Industrial Psychology. So I get up an hour before my first class, which sometimes can only be at 12h, walk back to residence for lunch, then go back to late afternoon classes. Classes end at 5h. Get back at residence, then study a bit. Go over to boyfriend. We watch a movie or we call some friends and then we go do my answer to question 2. 4. None I can think of really. 5. More blatant racism than discrimination. I don't really bother with it. But seeing as I get my degree this year and I'm going to start working next year, I should be bothered with it, because of BEE (black economic empowerment). 6. I was 5 years old then, so really not so much. 7. Right here in Cape Town. Most beautiful place in the world.
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Not what you expected hey
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