See, I'm kinda dumb*, so this was the smartest thing I could come up with to-evening. You're welcome to laugh at me.
It's the old worn-out quiz: "Which are the 3 top... X".
So my question to you is this. Which are the 3 things you love the most about your respective society, and which are the 3 things you hate the most?
I'll ask those who choose to
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South Africa.
+ Diversity (still not entirely united in diversity as the slogan says, but we're on the way to there).
+ Ubuntu. I'm a human being through other human beings. It's not just a catchy phrase. Most people put that in practice.
+ Cheerfullness. Even in the direst of predicaments. And we have many of those here.
- We could do a lot better on the issue of tolerance of outsiders.
- Some traditions, while being long-lasting and respected, are outright backward and need to be either adjusted or abandoned. Including the attitude to women in the rural areas and the superstition of common folk lore.
- Ineffective in addressing social and health issues. We have the resources to do it, for god's sake! Just some more brains please.
I could go on but you said 3+3.
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The choice of words is telling of this optimistic approach to life that I've seen in South Africans. You didn't say "This sucks" or anything like that. :)
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I love:
1. We are a quiet country. The people are quiet and the nature is quiet. There is something very unassuming about Swedish nature that is just amazing -- it's not spectacular like the Norwegian fjords, but it's still beautiful, just in another way. You're meant to be in it rather than just look at it, you're meant to feel it ( ... )
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