Why I Love My Country

Joining in the meme inspired by EXMI and tracked by Spacebook - 10 reasons I love being South African, and I love this country:

  1. Our high interest rate - look what a too low rate did to the US world markets
  2. Our constitution. We're not the most tolerant people at times, but we seem to be more open-minded and tolerant than most
  3. We are willing to stand up for what is right technically
  4. Durban weather (an average of 320 days of sunshine a year *), our beaches and the Drakensberg
  5. Summer in Capetown (February in particular)
  6. We never lose our sense of humour :-)
  7. There are always positive people out there, willing to share their viewpoints to try and dispel some of the unnecessary doom and gloom
  8. Braai time - 24th September (next Wednesday) is braaiday, Like we need an excuse.
  9. We have an industrious web2.0 group, and we have a habit of rapidly adopting new technology appropriately, despite our 3rd world limitations often getting in the way.
  10. If there ever is a global nuclear war, we're in an excellent global position to survive - or at least be the last to go
References: SA Rocks


2 Comments

Love it!! you are so right on point 10!!! YAY! braai day on wednesday. woohoo.

your daughter is gorgeous!!

I just LOVE it and its smack on the point, congrats on your beautiful baby.

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