Comments on: Why going to South Africa for the World Cup terrifies me https://www.eutimes.net/2009/07/why-going-to-south-africa-for-the-world-cup-terrifies-me/ We deliver exclusive hidden news that you won't just find anywhere, information that nobody wants you to know about. Updated 1 minute ago. Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:38:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 By: Dan https://www.eutimes.net/2009/07/why-going-to-south-africa-for-the-world-cup-terrifies-me/comment-page-1/#comment-10771 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:47:32 +0000 http://www.eutimes.net/?p=2848#comment-10771 hi Lez… i am sorry if you have been involved in anything like that you have mentioned… my point that i’m trying to get across is that not everywhere you go are you going to get stabbed to death!!! tourists aren’t gonna go wandering down some township road… and the fact that i havn’t been involved in a murder, furthermore proves that it is a safe country (considering you act safe- obviously there are instances where you cannot avoid it- but its like that in any country!!!)

if anything- we need this world cup- it shuts people like malema up (even for a month)… the only way this country can improve is if we allow it to!!

we mustn’t go generalize that it is an unsafe country because of one man- or should i say a team of men and supporters- there are good ones out there!!!

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]]> By: lez https://www.eutimes.net/2009/07/why-going-to-south-africa-for-the-world-cup-terrifies-me/comment-page-1/#comment-10769 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:13:37 +0000 http://www.eutimes.net/?p=2848#comment-10769 Hi DAn…i am guessing by yr response that you dont know any murdered farmers or their wives and babies? I am all for rah rah unity etc..I love SA sport..it just feels so wrong that we can so blindly ignore the sh*t this country has all for 1 month of soccer. WE do have a beautiful diverse county that COULD have been great UNTIL malema and his thugs started the rot. So while you strut yr proudly SAfricanism I will continue to grow the food that feeds the mouth attached to the hand that wishes me shot!!

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]]> By: Dan https://www.eutimes.net/2009/07/why-going-to-south-africa-for-the-world-cup-terrifies-me/comment-page-1/#comment-10768 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:46:09 +0000 http://www.eutimes.net/?p=2848#comment-10768 i’m sorry…. LEZ- i live in south africa- and i think anyone who lives here can safely say that you have blown everything out of proportion!!!! yes we are a country that has it’s lows (malema-“reverse racism” etc) but none of these terms should be published to a world that hasn’t first hand experienced south africa- and in fact these terms like reverse racism- are terms that have a strong emphases and over exaggeration….

secondly- which country hasn’t got its safety issues- ???

south africa is an amazing-beautiful- culturally rich country… we have and do host extremely successful sporting competitions- and are know for this…

lets be positive that AFRICA is hosting a world cup and not be soooo negative— grow up people!!!!

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]]> By: lez https://www.eutimes.net/2009/07/why-going-to-south-africa-for-the-world-cup-terrifies-me/comment-page-1/#comment-9234 Sat, 01 May 2010 12:07:56 +0000 http://www.eutimes.net/?p=2848#comment-9234 Don;t kid yourself.I live in SA..I know we are generally a happy warm welcoming people..but this country does not have a handle on crime..this is a very dangerous country where criminals have 90% chance of getting away with their crime. Violence and reverse racism is advocated by the likes of malema..he has the following of the illiterate uneducated radical youth who have nothing to loose by robbing, raping and killing mainly white people…come to the SWC at your own peril..ask yourself this..would you willingly walk around a mexican drug neighborhood???? the same applies to SA!! No normal sport in an abnormal society

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]]> By: a scotsman called joji https://www.eutimes.net/2009/07/why-going-to-south-africa-for-the-world-cup-terrifies-me/comment-page-1/#comment-6634 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:14:19 +0000 http://www.eutimes.net/?p=2848#comment-6634 A nice post all the same but have you been to a world cup? Take it from one who plans to attend ’till he rests I believe the spirit of football will overcome these ‘horrors’ you speak of!

the media has stumbled on the fact that sa has great wealth as it does poverty which has caused such pain and events but doesn’t focus on the fact that the people are still very much welcoming with both arms, its what makes the continent as a whole when the chance is given!

The airports will certainly be safer and your stats don’t include naivety for the xenophobes who couldn’t detect the warmth of Africa. A bar in CBD Jo’burg showed me & a buddy nothing but football, pool, banter and a taxi home around sunrise!

…the most dangerous place in the world, but for who? I hope that, if nothing outside the football, this world cup helps the world understand the true nature at which poverty exists here and may it help bring the world closer to Africa as a whole. But that you’ll probably witness in the bars & streets late at night, not in your hotel paper.

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]]> By: football https://www.eutimes.net/2009/07/why-going-to-south-africa-for-the-world-cup-terrifies-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1856 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:52:37 +0000 http://www.eutimes.net/?p=2848#comment-1856 Nice post.i learned many more about the world cup football from this post. thanks for posting.

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