So i was watching AJE(and other random channels) briefly last night while fixing the sat dish and then they had a special on .. SWC SA 2010 and i figured kewl, lets see what they say.
- 2mil of 3mil tickets are sold,
- ticket sales hampered by the internet sales for locals(net penetration etc) long forms at banks, id checks for all mates etc,
- perception of crime in country,
- #COST, 8hr flight, big country between game cost, price fixing, limitation of flights(and associated cost) etc
Now you look at this list and guess what they pick up 1st.. crime. So they interview this leading soccer journalist and he says how he fears his life(Oh he has never been down here before but he knows so much about crime in SA vs tourists based on... news from townships), i mean the crimes in the townships are so bad and its like going into the unknown.. look what happen in Angola and the rest of the continent blah blah blah and then he moved on to the real reason there is slow sales.
Point? GROW THE F*** UP!! Seriously as a south african i feel like bitch slapping him with a fish what a dumb ass. Angola is like SA?? Townships, yah they gonna stay there in hotels and visit? I've never been to one and i've been here all my life? I've never been involved in crime either and why? because i take basic simple precautions.
If you want to do stupid things, be a victim etc then fine but admit that you are an idiot but dnt talk **** on the news.
Crime is ****ty yes but aside from the horrific ones(which also happens in other places, its just easier to get away and do it here in SA) that are very planned,
there are a lot of opportunistic ones where victims are just being damn stupid. Then they have interviews with 'people' of SA, some said crime is bad etc but gov is doing something and they feel ok. But then you have this white chick on tv saying how she is afraid of for her life to walk in alleyways and dark corners at night(LMFAO uhm common sense says you don't venture down those late at night hon
) BUT seriously, its damn funny she says she is scared to walk around and yet they stopped her as she was walking down the road? lol.
If you watched the report you'd realise that crime, while a HUGE factor is an excuse of a reason. The real one is location, distance and unknown factor of it. After this world cup is done you will see, the world will be in a 'i should've gone' sentiment especially when pictures of our country is on display.
2010/11 summer we will be flooded with tourists if the WC goes with little major crime(besides the oh i forgot all my money/items in the hotel/beach and the cleaning/passing person stole it crap) as i know a LOT of people who are waiting to see the WC before coming.
