In South Africa, surprisingly, there are few major differences when compared to the United States. People act the same, dress the same, have similar humor, listen to similar music, and, in general, have similar aspirations. Streets are named Florida, Orlando, and Orange, and the landscape and climate are similar to what you’d fine in the United States. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘culture’
25 Jun
How We Learned Rugby Amidst World Cup Madness
And now, a lesser known fact about South Africa, and something that helps explain why FIFA has had difficulty selling World Cup tickets. As our Cape Town tour guide Gavin explained on the initial commute from the airport, most white South Africans place soccer as a distant second to rugby as their favorite sport. In [...]
25 Jun
Everywhere You Look There’s A Soccer Ball
Once again, my hope to have internet service (confirmed in advance) was foiled. So, the following is a rapid-fire blog posting of two in a row, with a third due by midnight. Cheers! Despite expectations that we would be fully electronic at our guesthouse in Simon’s Town, a small fishing and tourist community wedged in between [...]
23 May
Curious Exhibitions And The Return of The Dreaded Short Shorts
In anticipation of the World Cup, there are only so many opportunities for North Americans to see live soccer, to get a small glimpse of the much larger, much more intense stage we will hover above in late June. Shelley and I got our first taste back in March, which I chronicled earlier, when the US Men’s team battled [...]
