I was a born South African and although, I'm not there now, this world cup holds some interest for me.
The truth is I'd like to talk about the world cup briefly from a slightly different perspective to the mad vuvuzelas and crazy screaming fans. That of my friends who live in South Africa in fact. It's crazy how much of an effect the world cup has had on the country.
When I lived in Johannesburg, it was pretty much standard that nobody would use public transport as it was rather dangerous, crime and all, but now, the Gautrain had around 25 000 people within its first week! Yep, that's a success for now.
And then there's the fact that they say there's actually some sort of unity in the country. Well, that's new and hasn't been present since Mandela's appointment of 1994.
Plus, the soccer team, Bafana Bafana, drew with Mexico. That's something new as well. Yep the country seems to be on fire.
Well, I don't know if I believe it, but in a month after the world cup has ended, I'll be there to see whether it made any lasting change.
Enjoy!
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