Tonight we shared tablecloth with Johannes and Colleen. So to speak, of course. We simply sitting around the same fire and everyone brought food. Although in the end it seemed that we had invited them because his store was the never ending story. They are a lovely couple South Africa carried the day "taking care" of us in this mess of roads, dunes and rivers, as they did before Stevie and Adila. Around here there are not many tourists and the few that there are all Afrikaners, descendants of settlers from the nineteenth century, with his adventurous spirit and the 4x4 to what larger. But above all, they're all champions of the barbecue. The only difference is that the North began taking dinner "pap", a kind of local porridge, and the South sandwiches. We are left with the past. English bread, tomato and cheese, heated up the grill and laugh you the best bikini in the world. But great ideas, ours. Take a pizza frozen, fold it like a calzone and put it on the grill. Scrumptious.
back to our hosts, Colleen is an eco-consultant, of which hard to understand what their job. The Johan is simple. Fly. After 10 years in the Army and 20 more in South Africa Airlines is now captain of an Airbus 340. So overwhelmed with platitudes but luckily his answers are more original than our questions.
- Have you been afraid to fly again?
- Yes, every day. So do not stop drinking, giving sarcastic answers brandy round his hand while the other removes the coals.
- Did you see any UFOs out there?
- No but I love it. Surely there! It would have a story to tell ...
- What heaven is more beautiful from up there?
- All but the best are the meteor showers. Liam
We talk about a site and another, jumping back and forth, so that the end seems that we are in a battle of countries. We win by beating and that he himself has traveled the world several times. The strange thing is when asked about his favorite country. Do not even doubt. Namibia.
As the fire and hot alcohol more, we started talking about politics. On the one hand, are fans of Mandela. They say only he was able to make a peaceful transition and no grudge. They forget he also said that whites without losing their economic privileges, so we're going to cheat, are what count beyond the social apartheid. However, on the other hand, treat their compatriots of color as being lazy useless people who want to live very well working very little. The bad news is that outbreaks of xenophobia among blacks themselves in recent weeks seem to prove them right. South Africa is the economic engine of this continent and therefore not for immigrants from receiving as Zimbwawe or Mali. The problem is that, like hunger strikes, the newcomers work harder and for less than local ones. You can imagine the rest. According to Colleen
that will not happen ever in Namibia or Botswana because they have not lost tribal customs. In these countries, if someone does something wrong it take before the whole town and have their feat to let everyone know how the friend. Not a bad system but serve only for the little things of everyday life. The big sausages have never been ashamed.
We do not know if Europe have come echoes of these problems but here are all heartbroken that will take away the greatest opportunity who have taken 100 years to leave the Third World. World Cup 2010. And not only South Africans but all the countries around it. Our friends tell us that these guards on the border with Botswana will "put the anger" as if the championship would be held there too. For after saying that football is a sport for fools.
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