Why all Afrikaners should go to Europe :: Mmegi Online

Europe is a great place, it really is. You step off your plane onto a train that takes you to your destination and once there trams and buses stand ready to take you to wherever you want. Europeans have perfected recycling and they go to great lengths to ensure everybody's safety.

It's absolutely fine for a young student to walk home at 1am every day and never once be concerned about becoming a fourth-page story in the local newspaper about yet another rape or murder. If students get bored with fully equipped lecture halls and overqualified tutors they can take cheap flights to the south of France and go spot film stars in Monaco.

The north of Belgium and the Netherlands are especially interesting destinations for adventurous and privileged young South Africans. There Afrikaners can speak their native language with a bit of an accent and actually be understood.

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Why all Afrikaners should go to Europe

Europe is a great place, it really is. You step off your plane onto a train that takes you to your destination and once there trams and buses stand ready to take you to wherever you want. Europeans have perfected recycling and they go to great lengths to ensure everybody's safety.

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