Originally Posted by billrquimby
Penobscot:

I suspect the exodus of South African "Europeans" that began in the mid-1980s probably has slowed considerably, but I have no basis for thinking this.

I've always been amazed at the world-class scientists, medical specialists, sports figures, and business leaders that a country as small as South Africa produced throughout the years.

It is that nation's loss that so many children and grandchildren of my friends felt the need to seek their fortunes on other continents.

Bill Quimby


I'm not. White people excel wherever they are.

I've always been impressed with South African paratrooper corps and considered them world class.

One of my favorite movies "Breaker Morant" brings out the romantic in me...
Am I wrong in thinking that ancestry in South Africa breaks about even between Boer and English?
Thanks for your response!

It was Jerry "Mad Dog" Shriver (SFC E-7)who said:
"No, no, I've got them right where I want them -- surrounded from the inside."
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