The Many Faces of South Africa - part 2

BAD ROADS, BUT NICE STORY (continued, p.2) Overcoming a difficult stretch of road at Coffee Bay does not consist only of the difficulties, but there has been for us all and informative value. During the trip we were able to examine up close the settlements Xhosa people, who settled along the ridges and hilltops. I do not know why, but Xhosa like to settle on higher ground. All the villages, and their on the hills around East London and Durban is very much seemed to seek to reach the summit. They are also very colorful. It seemed as if the family and neighbors tried to pick a shade that everybody likes, and paint their homes in the same color. Farm contrasted against the background of colored houses. It must be the owners of stores that sell paint here, earn a lot in the sale of green and white paint (or a solution for whitewash). Oh, and on trade with barbed wire. It generally can make a fortune. Villages in the hills That's another feature of the Xhosa people. It seems that adult men Xhosa is a standard for clothes, which they followed with religious zeal. We could not understand why all the shops selling English cloth caps, jackets and catchy, though out of fashion, pants. Guys Xhosa people dress the same way as the young Englishmen who have reached a certain age. They say that they dress this way because they have so decided. There is no indication that they imitate the English, and it's hard to say, why all this started, but you begin to unconsciously think about it, when at the bus stop you see a group of young people, most of them dressed according to this model. And once I touched on this topic, I can say that we have seen how African men, especially younger ones, try to dress very well. Women also are trying to dress up, but - here I'll be careful in their statements - they are trying to choose a closed clothes, which often produces the opposite effect. Men, in general, especially blacks, are trying to keep myself in shape. But, perhaps, change the subject. Home people Xhosa road to Durban was quite good, as befits the second largest city in South Africa. Good road, but only after a get over the next section with potholes. This time it happened in broad daylight. The trip that day was not long, and we arrived at the Hotel Nomads Bekpekers "is not too late. The next day we traveled through the city. Once again convinced that people prefer not to travel on foot if they have a car. We visited the Botanical Gardens. He was not far from the hotel where we stayed, but it seemed we were the only people who somewhere had to go that day. Local shops do not affect its size but also look elegant. Mosque during our trips to Durban, we were again struck a strict separation of South African cities. It is understandable that the city be divided into similar segments, but the contrast between them is still amazing. White neighborhoods are no longer belong only to white, and near shopping centers could see a lot of black people. However, in the black neighborhoods of white meet infrequently, even in places where clients are served directly in the cars. Locals warned us, in what areas it is better not to go out of the car and where you have to be careful even when you're in the car, especially at night. Start material: Completion of material: