Gavin wrote:One of South Africa's main industries is tourism
, the majority of tourists come from either
europe or
america. Le
ts just say that whenever a tourist on "safari" in one of
the many game parks is mauled by a wild animal
. Its usually not a
european tourist.
Some years back an
american lady wanted to take phot
o's of a lion cub in one the game parks, and wasn't satisfied with where the lion cub had decided to lie down.
So she got out her vehicle and politely attempted to move the cub into a better photographic position. Needless to
say the mother lion wasn't too happy about that. Guess what happ
end next. Lucky to survive her encouter with a fierce pre
ditor, said touris
ts then decided to sue the game park,
after being warned numerous times not to exit the
vehicle
You asked about my
experiance with
americans,
and no its not from TV, as I mentioned, tourists. Lots and lots of them. During peak
season its hard to miss the somewhat large people in
hawaian shirts, floppy hats and sandals, with a gigantic camera slung around the neck (which is not a good thing to do around here if anyone is thinking of visiting
)
and lets not forget the 1:25 scale map unfurled completely, so as to act almost like a parasol. It is at this point, whilst during my busy day trying not to get mugged in a city, that I get asked
"where can I find traditional dancers?" and "I
didnt know
africa was this modern" and "
where can I see wild animals
?". The only wild animals you will see in an
african city, are the criminals and the tourists.
Now as I only enquired as to what is taught in American schools
, as a genuine enquiry, out of interest, I'm surprised that some have decided to see it as an act of insolence. I've known plenty of
americans over the years
, some as mentors, some as friends
, one of my
ex girlfriends is even
american. So if my tone sounds a little like I think I'm superior, then I apologise as only a mortal
can, if tha
ts not good enough for you, then I suppose as an offended American, the only thing left for you to do is brand me a threat and bomb my country.