Here it's reversed. The only thing keeping the downtrodden from rising up is a sense of false hope, instilled by the 1994 referendum to end apartheid. In the interest of attracting tourism, South Africa likes to call itself the Rainbow Nation. In truth, there is anything but harmony or unity. Crime has reached alarming rates here.
People hire attendants when they park their cars at meters.
At supermarkets, cash register drawers are guarded by a foot of wire mesh. Two people were killed and several British children lost their limbs. That's not a little bit ironic, especially considering the growing movement in America's black neighborhoods to reclaim their African roots. I have much to say about South Africa. Let's put the info on the installment plan.