His contention that supporting the ANC is evil beggars belief – I don’t think it’s a particularly bright thing to do, but I hardly think that someone deciding to vote for the ruling party is doing a terrible, terrible, awful thing. How good is your friend’s understanding of South African history and politics? If all he can do is parrot chunks of text from international newspapers or those charming blogs dedicating to denigrating SA, then he’s got a lot to learn.

Drives me fracking moggy when people come to SA and spend their time here BITCHING and moaning about how terrible it is, how frightened they are, how they’re going to get eaten alive at any moment…often while spending a great deal of foreign currency to stay in nice larney spots, and when they only go to swanky nightclubs, nice bars, cool restaurants, and – if they’re feeling very daring indeed – on one of those hideous township tour efforts.

Give me a break. I hope you opened the passenger door and chucked him out.