HimmlersGrandson
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I'm a late 20's guy from Scandinavia who moved to Sandton about 2 years ago. As my lease is now up, I am thinking whether I should stay in Joburg's northern suburbs or if I should make a move to Pretoria.
Some general questions:
1. Would/should I need to learn Afrikaans to be fully accepted among the Afrikaaners in Pretoria? If I continued speaking English, would I forever be an outcast or one of those annoying people everybody in a group is forced to accommodate?
2. Are Pretorian whites really more conservative than the Joburg ones? And if so, in what ways does this manifest except politically? Are the gender roles more traditional? Do people dress differently?
3. Just browsing social media sites online, it seems quite common in Pretoria to get engaged or married while still in or just after High School. Am I correct? In general I see nothing wrong with this. But will I struggle giving that I am not "one of them" (an Afrikaaner) and I'm 10 years older than my prospects in the dating market? Currently I am struggling to find suitable white women in Joburg as firstly, they are a rare sight and secondly, most are very liberated and "Americanized" (which is not my thing).
Other than this I'm of course interested in hearing anything else that relates to JHB vs PTA in general. Thanks for reading.
Some general questions:
1. Would/should I need to learn Afrikaans to be fully accepted among the Afrikaaners in Pretoria? If I continued speaking English, would I forever be an outcast or one of those annoying people everybody in a group is forced to accommodate?
2. Are Pretorian whites really more conservative than the Joburg ones? And if so, in what ways does this manifest except politically? Are the gender roles more traditional? Do people dress differently?
3. Just browsing social media sites online, it seems quite common in Pretoria to get engaged or married while still in or just after High School. Am I correct? In general I see nothing wrong with this. But will I struggle giving that I am not "one of them" (an Afrikaaner) and I'm 10 years older than my prospects in the dating market? Currently I am struggling to find suitable white women in Joburg as firstly, they are a rare sight and secondly, most are very liberated and "Americanized" (which is not my thing).
Other than this I'm of course interested in hearing anything else that relates to JHB vs PTA in general. Thanks for reading.