There are lots of reason I love this country of ours. Sure, there are hundreds of bad things about it, but I always tell people that tell me how bad it is hear and how much better it is in other countries that all countries have their own shit. Crime, for example, is a world thing, not a country thing. You hear about all the fairy tales of their being so little crime every where else, but although it might be less than here, it is still there.
I’ve never thought of myself as patriotic, and to be honest, I’ve never even voted. And I fully believe for that reason I have no right to moan about the happenings in our country, I haven’t used my voice. I also don’t think I will ever vote. It’s difficult to try and explain why, so I won’t even try.
I have been privileged enough to be able to explore a number of places here in South Africa. I’d like to one day say that I’ve been everywhere here. I love traveling between the different provinces and observe the different cultures we have. Where else in the world do you have so many different cultures and races living together?
If I have to sit and think about it, being in this country and traveling through it makes me feel alive. I get excited when we travel because we have so many different landscapes and terrains that we can admire. The terrain also changes so quickly moving along a road that you just simply cannot travel through this country and get bored.
We also get to experiences places and landscapes that not a lot of people would be able to experience through our EC Offroad Adventures adventures. A passion for nature is what you need in this country, because you can really just get lost in it’s beauty.
Then we get to the ample wild life we have here, and all the game parks and nature reserves. We often drive back and dirt roads which takes us on public roads that lead through game reserves. The most memorable moment was traveling along the road and all of a sudden we had 4 giraffes right in front of us in the road. Where else but in Africa do you get to see such wild life while driving along a public road? A quick visit to one of the game parks will quickly let you understand why tourists from all over the world flock to South Africa to experience what we’ve come to take for granted. 15 minutes away from my house, I can go and drive though an elephant park and see elephants roaming around. 10 minutes in another direction we can go view lions and cheetahs.
I also believe we have the most awesome beaches in the world. Yes we have had problems at the beaches like drunk civilians causing havoc, unruly 4×4 drivers causing problems with the wildlife and finally getting banned from the beach and abalone poaching. But go take a stroll on the beach early in the morning when the sun is rising or in the evening when the sun is setting with your dogs and tell me that isn’t one of the relaxing experiences you can have.
Our country has the best weather. Where else in the world would it be cold in the morning, sunny in the mid morning, raining and windy by the afternoon, only to have perfectly calm and warm evening? Perhaps some people would blame that on global warming?
Even the poorest of the poor in our country are still proud to be South African and 99% of the times you can see them happy and smiling. Ah yes, I hear you saying what about all the protest action that happens in the townships. I can understand why these people are upset, I would be too. But ask those protesters if they would leave this country for anywhere else, and I’m sure the answer would be a flat NO.
Here in South Africa, we were spared from the rest of the world’s financial problems for quite a while because of the right systems being in place. We are currently in a recession, but it happened months after the rest of the world had their downfall.
I even love the politics sometimes, where you hear the various party leaders slander each other’s decisions and views, but still they can sit down and have civilized discussions. Although they do not agree with each other, most of them do still respect each other as people.
I love South Africa’s banks and it’s telecommunications provider….. haha ok well, not really.
Talking about things we hate, we need special words to use for those people. Where else would you find such meaningful words as “Kak” and “Jou ma se ….”?
All in all, I think the people from South Africa are very positive human beings, and if you’re one of those people I salute you. Positiveness alone might not get you very far, but with it you will get further.
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