"Wake up and smell the roses, pull your finger out of your a*se and get on with making life a success - Nobody out there gives a flying c&ap who you are and where you came from - BUT CAN YOU DO THE JOB THAT I WANT TO PAY YOU FOR - Capatilism!"
.........a valid point busdriver, one which I must agree with.
However, you and I live outside SA and dont see what is going on in the aviation industry - paticularly with regard to the old race/class/gender dispute. I have spoken with friends and family back home and by all accounts its still a major problem.
IN SOUTH AFRICA: Pale males are always going to have to be that much better than the next candidate inorder to succeed.
I say, if you cant find what your looking for in SA.....then do what many others have done (incl myself and busdriver) - Leave. There are many places around the world that will happily offer you an oppertunity based on merit and not race. SAD FACT - BUT TRUE.
SN