Joburg is growing on me I will admit.(although never in front of my Cape-tonian friends.) I never really understood the rivalry between CT and Jozi - I know that I am expected to feel a surge of anger/irritation when I see a "GP" numberplate on the highway, and that when people act in a certain way its "soooo joburg". (not entirely sure what this means). The next few uploads will explore Joburg - from the ""eyes"" of a capetonian trying to make sense/get to know/read the other city.
the Other city I
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lebogang nkoane
I think cape/town is like San Fransisco and Jozi is like New York. Cape/Town is soft (and lord is it slow, y'all start partyin' at around 11pm) and Jozi is hard.
I love Jozi no doubt — i can't even explain why I do — but, I wanna sped a few months in Cape/Town I somehow believe my wife is that side.
Alas, most people say I wouldn't last in cape/town — which is probably true, but I want to able to say: I can't live in capetown forever with empirical evidence of why I can't.
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Uno
I always say that Cape Town is like a postcard and Maputo is like a book... I was born in Joburg but don't really know the place very well, from my limited experience(s) I wasn't impressed or even attracted to it, but I also think that Cape Town is very conservative and cloed to change (especially cultural), maybe because of its history (being the mother city and all), maybe because of its touristic importance (creating a tendency to not experiment too much with what works to get the dollars, pounds and euros) and Joburg being composed by so many different cultures and nationalities, without any major national symbols or landmarks, being a city where people migrate attracted by the opportunities it offers, gives more space to cultural fusions (both national and international) and creates a richer environment for creation (as much as it aslo creates a more consumist space).
To put it short I think that as much as Cape Town likes to think of itself as very progressive and alternative, it's actually too stuck up and euro-centric to develop any cultural breakthroughs in South African society. Take it as a provovation if you want...@Shy 1: Is it just me or this is still a very Capetownian rendition of Jozi? (chuckles...)
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NguJaz
Cape Town's pretty -- but she doesn't "speak" to me
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Greer
I do think Cape Town is still more segregated than Joburg - and possibly the most successful Apartheid city in SA.
I don't think CT is necessarily closed-minded or stuck up, (this has become a bit of a cliche')and...allow me to add/suggest that there is much more to CT than the CBD.
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Khumbelo
iLike
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Sam Buk
different worlds
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tyga
iLike too!!!
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Juxtapose
interesting idea for a series. i love them both, equally
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The Graduate
beautiful
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