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i met a South African!
so in the course of work (which is utterly boring) and to try and convince myself that work is fun, i have to make an effort to explore and make it fun.
so when i went into the office last Friday, i met a South African! He hails from Johannesburg and is this huge White guy... very different from what i had expected but then again i guess half the population of South Africa would comprise Whites. after the (boring) meeting and learning that i had been assigned to join this team (something i had totally not expected) he shared with the team about how notorious airport theft is. apparently in South Africa the airport theft is horrible. if you check in expensive electronic items most probably when you reach your destination they'll be gone and you have no way of replacing them.
he told us a few of the horror stories like a friend had bought a pair of brand new Puma sneakers and when he got home some airport staff had taken the sneakers and replaced it with his own so he had a pair of crummy shoes instead. and then usually they try to be all gentlemanly about it so if you put a new electronic item in the check in luggage, say a tablet, then when you get home the box will still be there but the tablet will be missing. the only way to circumvent this is to carry all your belongings with you so for all those planning to travel to Africa anytime soon, you have been warned!
so when i went into the office last Friday, i met a South African! He hails from Johannesburg and is this huge White guy... very different from what i had expected but then again i guess half the population of South Africa would comprise Whites. after the (boring) meeting and learning that i had been assigned to join this team (something i had totally not expected) he shared with the team about how notorious airport theft is. apparently in South Africa the airport theft is horrible. if you check in expensive electronic items most probably when you reach your destination they'll be gone and you have no way of replacing them.
he told us a few of the horror stories like a friend had bought a pair of brand new Puma sneakers and when he got home some airport staff had taken the sneakers and replaced it with his own so he had a pair of crummy shoes instead. and then usually they try to be all gentlemanly about it so if you put a new electronic item in the check in luggage, say a tablet, then when you get home the box will still be there but the tablet will be missing. the only way to circumvent this is to carry all your belongings with you so for all those planning to travel to Africa anytime soon, you have been warned!
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