Tuesday, May 14, 2013

An article on racial relations almost 20 years post Aparteid

Interesting article... I read it while sitting at a cafe. Three tables had patrons of different races eating a meal together, talking, and laughing. The rest of the tables were either appearing same race or are individuals. Not so different than what we would see in the U.S. This cafe seemed to be owned by an Africaan older couple (originally Dutch descent). All the employees appeared to be Black or Colored (these are S. African terms). There was a glassed in smoking area. The only people using it at this time appeared to be White. They seemed the most serious people in this cafe. I can definitely already see the economic disparity based on race in S. Africa, especially based on employment opportunities.


http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2012-11-28-the-expectations-gap-race-relations-and-navete-in-south-africa/#.UZIViKYazCQ


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