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South Africa's social and economic spin-off post World Cup 2010 |
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One of the Winners of our ZAGlamour "Writer's Competition", Nina Hastie is a force on her own and is to be reckoned with...on a very serious level. Okay, maybe not that serious, but the girl does have her darker moments, which is why we love her!
Welcome to ZAGlamour Nina, we welcome your writing with open (and editing *ahem*) arms!
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David and The ZAGlamour Team
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"Hi There ZAGLAMOUR readers,
This is an article in response to Mr David Alves’ genius plan to get content by awesome people for free. What a Jew. I’m just kidding. David Alves has a giant penis, he told me so himself." |
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Rands...RAHNDS boet...!
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Dear ZAGlamour Readers,
This is an article in response to the ZA Glamour writer’s competition. So, the competition states that you could choose between a few subjects -which they provided- to write on. At first I was thinking I would go for the “Coffee with Malema” and then I realized, no-one has coffee with Malema, he drinks Jonny Blue. Everyone knows this. So, I opted for the “What kind of Spin-off from the World Cup do you see South Africa having both socially and economically…”
Well, other than the obvious, hey look… a billion South African Rands (pron. RAHNDS) are being spent at our restaurants and bars. And a bunch of European, South American and Asian tourists going to check out the big 5, there might have been the odd Argentinean who got a glimpse of the big 2… (My lovely breasts, Delicious, and Gorgeous), but I didn’t charge them, although I might just put it out there… I welcome VISA, AMEX, and Diners…
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I can tell you personally, that despite the horror of having to face the N1 between Joburg and Pretoria over the last few years with all the road works and headaches that came with it… it is an ABSOLUTE pleasure to drive that road now. The country has finally woken up to the fact that we are no longer trying to live in an infrastructure that was originally intended for 5 million whites and completely forgot about the fact that oh, wait… there are 45 million other human beings in this country that should also have access to cars, decent public transport, schools, housing etc… it’s just great to see that we are finally putting our money where the tourists can see it looks like we’re doing something. It does a lot for South African PR. I’m also very impressed that we’ve managed to keep all the embarrassing bad Juju press under wraps, or is it just that our media houses have been milking it for what they can in order to increase sales, but thanks to the world cup, people actually engage in the media and they don’t need to take the mickey out of a monkey to sell papers, for a while anyway.
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The Vuvuzela was an icon for this World Cup 2010
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It’s also been an interesting exercise for me to meet a whole lot of ridiculously good looking South American men, and realize that South African men better up their game or I’m trading this 3rd World country for one that has better looking men! My best moment to date was a conversation I had with an Argentinean man and his rather vocal and passionate query as to: “Who imbented the BuBuZela?” Of course, in Argentina, they speak Spanish, and they don’t have a V in their arsenal. I laughed so hard I couldn’t respond. Well, if the Argentinians don’t like the “Bubuzelas”… they can just be bery bery grateful that their team is on their way home.
I don’t know what it is about a sporting event of this magnitude, perhaps the collective consciousness of millions of people all focused on one thing at the same time, like a prayer or a meditation. Imagine the power that harnesses the power of the world together, in union of thought? I think it’s a phenomenon. We can all feel it. This campaign of Can you feel it? Yes I can. It’s amazing. I am having conversations with strangers with smiles on their faces, or tears in their eyes, and I know their joy or pain… it is the world in union. That’s something pretty spectacular.
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Nina Hasite...ZAGlamour's newest import.
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I don’t know what the economic repercussions are of such an incredible event, I’m sure there are other websites that have those answers, or people that have degrees in economics or whatever. I can talk about this: I can report that this World Cup has allowed me to swell with pride as I relay the history and wonders of our magnificent country to people who have come here and made themselves at home. I’m impressed that we haven’t had as many petty crimes that I thought we would. I’m impressed that we can leave an impression on the rest of the world for once, and it’s that there is more to this country than AIDS and Nelson Mandela. I’m glad that the bubuzelas will be ringing in the ears of many people for years to come.
I am proud to be South African. (With a Serbian mother)
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Writer, Nina Hastie 
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