EXPOSÉ
S
ituated on the Southern most
tip of the African continent,
Cape Town, South Africa
was recently voted New York
Times #1 place to visit. It's labeled as
majestically beautiful with multiple
pockets of cultural diversity. The truth,
however, is far from what many may
believe. In reality, the Mother City is
far from the idyllic, unified place most
believe it to be.
Being from Cape Town, I felt a
sense of pride when I first heard the
announcement. The feeling is similar
to when people realise they've just
gotten a ‘like’ for something they've
published on one of their many
social network profiles. And just like
those social media ‘likes’ the pride
is actually quite empty for most of
us children of the Mother City. The
honest truth is that Cape Town is
actually a “Mean Girl” and it's quite
clear she feels there’s ‘fokkol’ anybody
can do about it.
Make no mistake - Cape Town is “drop
dead gorgeous”. Unfortunately, both
she and the people lucky enough to
be able to experience her know this,
turning this stunner into the egotistical
city she feels entitled to being.
“ M OT H E R C I T Y I S FA R F R O M T H E I DY L L I C ,
U N I F I E D P L A C E M O S T B E L I E V E I T T O B E .”
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