"Johannesburg is like an ugly person with a great personality. Cape Town is like a beautiful person with a kak personality."
No, Joburg isn't pretty in the conventional meaning of the word but I find it both beautiful and fascinating. The people here are open yet private, stressed yet relaxed, helpful yet distant and always hustling.
I'm starting to sound like Alanis Morisette.
Joburg is more than anything full of stories. A couple of days ago, me and Nick were in a taxi cab with a Zulu driver named Themba, who told us all about the tradition of staying in close touch with your ancestors. He wore a goat skin bracelet, to show that when he bought a new house, he slaughtered a goat and talked to his ancestors about moving with him and his family to the new place. When you share the meal with your ancestors it's also important how you dress, you can't wear "British t-shirts", but short pants and a vest is okay. "Shoes would be disrespectful, you have to be bare feet."
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