Hey GkLocken:"One very rarely hears about those that never had bad experiences, those that enjoy living here and never would change countries.
I had bad and lovely experiences in the USA. Will I go back yes . Do I hate the USA no .
I am right now on my way to the country where I had my worst experiences, unspeakable up north in Africa.

Yet I had hauntingly beautiful experiences there too and there are more terrible crimes there than in SA .
It just never get the Media's attention.

Why don't we hear any of the good things that happens here in SA like in every other country too?

Those things that tourists experience and made them return year after year after year for over 10 years?

Or for instance about all those foreigners that own a large percentage of the tourist establishments in SA?

Like one German said to me" they haven't lived the difficult life we average Germans live or seen our crime or our government.
It is still heaven here in SA"!"
May I take these in part?
Who said anything about hating SA??
There is this very real attitude amongst South Africans, especially amongst us Afrikaners, that if you criticise SA or Leave, you hate SA?
It's very unpatriotic! Dont Moan or point out the bad bits, you will only do that if you hate SA.
BS!!
Love the country, love the people, hate whats being done to it in the name of greed and stupidity and arrogance.

Of course you hear about the good things, they're there everyday, news24 and IOL. why did'nt you hear about bad things in Somalia and Darfur and other African Countries?? I did, often,and still do. They are by and large, Failed Countries.
Are they worse than SA? must be, Tourism figures from them are up!!
In fact,73% of all Tourists last year are from other African Countries.
Did they leave? I dont know, neither does immigration.

Why do Tourists come back??
Because its great weather and its cheap.
Same answer for Foreign ownership

Tell me more about this one German? did he experience the Holocaust or the depression? Weimarr Republic?? what was he basing it on?