Posted by P.C. Ford on 01/11/83 11:46

On 1 May 2006 17:01:45 +0200, Martin Heffels <mot@sneeuw.nl> wrote:

>On Mon, 1 May 2006 07:30:42 -0700, "Richard Crowley" <rcrowley@xpr7t.net>
>wrote:
>
>>And your perspective is what?
>>How long have you lived in Africa?
>
>I have friends from Nigeria and South-Africa, and a few more friends
>living/have lived in other countries. It's not that we don't discuss things
>happening in their country. I travelled through a few countries on the
>continent. I have plenty of friends who travelled around Africa. You should
>check-out other news channel than Fox, to get a bit up-to-speed with what
>is happening on this globe. Africa happens to have my interest. Maybe I
>know more what's going on over there than in my own country.
>Africa is safer than you think. It's just that it has a bad image.
>Don't make me say the US is a dangerous country........

Pleasant thoughts.

However, for a dose of reality, check the crime statistics for South
Africa, particularly murder. Seecond highest in the world. And the
statistics are said to be conservative.

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