tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963847333257031227.post1603174270631514107..comments2023-04-07T13:40:02.899+02:00Comments on kwerekwere is barbaros, not xenos: catching up ; also, why am i here, anyway? i don't have the "africa bug" that people keep talking about.kwerekwerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01057201172646578598noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963847333257031227.post-78887345963034553412010-02-24T22:25:22.454+02:002010-02-24T22:25:22.454+02:00Australia has worked out pretty well for me.
I t...Australia has worked out pretty well for me. <br /><br />I think you'd prefer Melbourne to Sydney, culturally speaking, but Sydney does have the better weather.Ladyfingershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662558636492294862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963847333257031227.post-85088079911483840932010-01-06T02:15:36.967+02:002010-01-06T02:15:36.967+02:00the short answer to your question is: i'm too ...the short answer to your question is: i'm too tall. most south africans over 30 are around 5 feet tall; few are taller than 5ft6, and i'm 5ft11. <br /><br />most south africans who are around my age who are close to my height are either only children, or the youngest or oldest by such a significant margin that their parents didn't need to share resources during those crucial nutritional development years. <br /><br />this country is an excellent case study in the effects of nutrition between pre-pregnancy and age five with regard to ultimate height. <br /><br />south african television is also pretty fun to watch for this reason; an actor who is six feet tall tends to tower over everyone else, and they have to re-frame the shots.kwerekwerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01057201172646578598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963847333257031227.post-51375685263151558652010-01-06T01:30:29.094+02:002010-01-06T01:30:29.094+02:00Wow, you had very specific criteria, but it's ...Wow, you had very specific criteria, but it's good to know what you want. So, from your explanation, South Africans do not expect black people to live as second-class citizens, but there is a high level of xenophobia. I guess you're not able to easily "pass" as a black South African?Balanced Melting Pothttp://www.balancedmeltingpot.comnoreply@blogger.com