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Old 6th Sep 2007, 10:47
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Africanized ???

Well that sure was a strong reaction JetNut!
I guess that what the fellow was saying is that when one passes through various airline buildings throughout the world, one notices a certain standard of cleanliness and order, as well as service. When one passes through African airline offices, in the main, they are dirty, run down and rather desperately in need of a coat of paint and a wipe down. In fact, this applies to other third world countries as well. Maybe what the fellow meant was third world and in error wrote Africanization.
Now we are all aware that Africa is by no standards a third world continent, indeed, as a resident, one gets somewhat hot under the collar when your home continent is written off as a violent, corrupt, broken down and disease ridden one, but the writing(graffiti?) is on the wall - Airways park is in a disgusting state, chairs broken, floors and walls grubby, and offices in run down state.
Must be the fault of apartheid I guess.
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