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Old 6th August 2008, 02:18 PM
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hi, I have just arrived from a beautiful city to a beautiful country - from Dubai to Joburg...from perpetual summer to winter...from 5Milion population to 1.3 million South Asian and to a land of 40Million Plus poluation...
M an indian and looking to meet with like minded people from vibrant Media/advertising/event industry...Love to play squash/badminton though I am not a professional but can swing the raquet....Would like to make few freinds...

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I don't know - these days I think every country has its own level of insecurity - uncertainty...
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I don't know - these days I think every country has its own level of insecurity - uncertainty...
Yup, and every place has murderers and rapist but noting like the levels in SA. we all make choices and hedge our bets. I'm no gambler so I won't be going to SA anyday soon.
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Each to their own - I can only say that my experience so far has not been all doom and gloom.... I am an ex-South African anyway, so I might already have known what I was getting myself into, and what areas to avoid... But I don't drive an armoured car...

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Each to their own - I can only say that my experience so far has not been all doom and gloom.... I am an ex-South African anyway, so I might already have known what I was getting myself into, and what areas to avoid... But I don't drive an armoured car...

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