Driver 1 from the airport to the hotel
Good evening. Where are you from?
From South Africa.
How is South Africa?
Fairly good. We are eagerly awaiting the announcement of President Ramaphosa’s cabinet.
How is the security situation in South Africa?
There is a room for improvement. Some people don’t respect human life.
You should do what the Kenyan government has done.
What did they do?
They identified the criminal gangs and just finished them off.
What do you mean?
They just killed them. When people realise the government will kill them, they don’t do mischief.
I cannot agree that extra-judicial killings are a solution.
I tell you, this is the best solution.
Why don’t you arrest them, take them to court and punish those who are guilty?
There is a much quicker way: just finish them off. We don’t even know what happened to the bodies. I think they were thrown into a river.
So you think that is what we should do in South Africa?
Yes.
Eish! No, my brother, that is not the solution.
Enjoy your stay at the hotel.
Driver 2 from the hotel to the airport
Good morning sir. Where are you from?
From South Africa.
Really?
Yes, I’ve been living there for 276 years.
Are you really that old?
You know, we don’t live only since our birth. My genes have been in my ancestors, who came to South Africa in 1743 and I have genes from other African people as well.
So you are an African?
Yes, I am.
In Kenya you can become a citizen after having lived 10 years in the country.
That’s reassuring.
Where are you off to?
To South Sudan.
What is the difference between South Sudan and South Korea?
Well, South Sudan is your neighbour and South Korea is in Asia.
Is there anything good in South Sudan?
Of course! There are wonderful people in South Sudan.
Do any of them believe in peace?
The vast majority believe in peace, but there are a few who do not value human life.
So why is there so much fighting?
Most South Sudanese are not fighting.
Have a nice flight.
Thank you.
Good evening. Where are you from?
From South Africa.
How is South Africa?
Fairly good. We are eagerly awaiting the announcement of President Ramaphosa’s cabinet.
How is the security situation in South Africa?
There is a room for improvement. Some people don’t respect human life.
You should do what the Kenyan government has done.
What did they do?
They identified the criminal gangs and just finished them off.
What do you mean?
They just killed them. When people realise the government will kill them, they don’t do mischief.
I cannot agree that extra-judicial killings are a solution.
I tell you, this is the best solution.
Why don’t you arrest them, take them to court and punish those who are guilty?
There is a much quicker way: just finish them off. We don’t even know what happened to the bodies. I think they were thrown into a river.
So you think that is what we should do in South Africa?
Yes.
Eish! No, my brother, that is not the solution.
Enjoy your stay at the hotel.
Driver 2 from the hotel to the airport
Good morning sir. Where are you from?
From South Africa.
Really?
Yes, I’ve been living there for 276 years.
Are you really that old?
You know, we don’t live only since our birth. My genes have been in my ancestors, who came to South Africa in 1743 and I have genes from other African people as well.
So you are an African?
Yes, I am.
In Kenya you can become a citizen after having lived 10 years in the country.
That’s reassuring.
Where are you off to?
To South Sudan.
What is the difference between South Sudan and South Korea?
Well, South Sudan is your neighbour and South Korea is in Asia.
Is there anything good in South Sudan?
Of course! There are wonderful people in South Sudan.
Do any of them believe in peace?
The vast majority believe in peace, but there are a few who do not value human life.
So why is there so much fighting?
Most South Sudanese are not fighting.
Have a nice flight.
Thank you.
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