Brumbies to sell Canberra to South Africa

johnboy said :

Also I’m sure really wealthy black south africans would be welcome too, but do you want to bet on the ratios?

yes …. but the odds would not make a market. Stanhope doesn’t care where the money comes from.

…white South Africa…; …migrant groups, including european ones, take generations to become indistinguishable..; …wealthy black south africans…

your terms, how is it my ‘sad race obsessed mind’?

astrojax said :

what, johnboy, they ”look like you” so have assimilated? and are therefore ‘australian’? have a good think on monday what is going on.

Only in your own sad race obsessed mind is that what I’m talking about.

I’m talking about going to the same parties, watching the same sport, joining the same clubs, doing the same community service. The things that bind communities together.

what, johnboy, they ”look like you” so have assimilated? and are therefore ‘australian’? have a good think on monday what is going on.

Also I’m sure really wealthy black south africans would be welcome too, but do you want to bet on the ratios?

If you’re so removed from life as to get huffy about that statement then feel free to storm off in high dudgeon.

Some migrant groups, including european ones, take generations to become indistinguishable, others act like they’ve been here for 5 generations within a year of arrival.

Don’t blame me for that.

They certainly assimilate faster in the suburbs than migrants from anywhere else bar New Zealand.

sorry johnboy and mrpc, but can you explicate which cultures/races don’t fit into australian culture, and what do you mean by ‘australian culture’ and ‘assimiliate’ here anyway?

i find this is a bit offensive.

My point is that I believe that Stanhope will market to white south africans who are “fleeing” black south africa. The marketing campaign will not be focused at black south africa. This will come with the capital that black south africa needs to build a future and Stanhope will be hoping to draw that capital to Canberra.

A quote in the CT after New Year’s Eve from a South African family was quite sad. It said that they can never take their kids out after dark at home, so the Civic fireworks were quite e xciting for them.

Live in Canberra? Where the flap are they going to live? Why are they trying to entice people to move to Canberrra when housing costs a fortune?