There is a reason why South Africa is called “The Rainbow Nation”. Its various cultures and languages make it one of a kind. I, as a French man living in the courntry since 2000, wanted to know whether the World Cup was going to bring a change to South Africans.
It was an interesting afternoon at the Port Elizabeth fan park for the South Africa vs. France game. A half-time interview with a friendly Afrikaans man, John Fourie, led us to understand a bit more about the way football is perceived in his culture.
Having lived in South Africa for the past ten years, I always had the perception that the Afrikaans community was a lot more interested in rugby and looked at football as a “black” sport. John seemed to agree but added that, since the begining of the world cup, South Africans were all united, not only behind one team, but more behind a flag and a country.
“People unite behind being South African.”
From what I saw here, it is clear that hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup is a blessing to South Africa and makes its people proud. John agrees:
“The World Cup has been a blessing to this country.”
Even for people who do not have the passion for football, the opportunity to be involved in the tournament brings them closer together, with one thing in common, Bafana Bafana. “It makes the whole world equal”, says Fourie:
“Sport is the only thing people have in common.”
To prove how much determination these new supporters have, John, wearing his Springboks’ jersey, sings:
To listen to John and his friend’s song, click here
A big thank you for your article. Really Great.
Thanks for sharing, this is a fantastic article.Really looking forward to read more. Great.
It is wonderful to see expressed in print what we have experienced in person during the World Cup. Well done.
Great site
I think the World cup has, and will do great things for this country… we need to be more positive as South Africans… thanks for being POSITIVE 
Great stuff guys 
Amazing, I found your site on google poking around for something completely unrelated- now I’m gonna need to go the old posts. Good bye free time today, but this was a really spectacular find.
Do you think blogging just has to be about writing? Reason I ask is I want to start a photography blog, but I feel I am better at expressing myself with photos rather than write. Should I even start it? With your experience could it work, more pictures, less words?
Random question: I was told to start a blog so that my clients or potential clients could connect with me, I am a photographer. Do you find that happening with your readers?
Great post. YOu make it seem so easy to share your experiences. I wish I could do as well in sharing on my blog. I just got it started and sometimes feel stuck on what to share or if it is the right thing to share. what to do?
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Give me the URL of your blog, I’ll have a look and give you some advice.
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Of course it could, there are plenty of blogs/web sites designed by photographers.
Type blog photography OR photographer in Google, you should have plenty of exemples.
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