No, its just that you are continually running the place down.
Look at the original post in this thread. I sure as heck don't paint a rosy picture.
And yes, my experience is the norm in Botswana (Which is what this thread is about). It's just most of the others piss it away at the bar.
As for the entry level stuff, most of the ones I have seen were around 19-25k. Unless that has changed in the recent times?
It's a great place to go and get your hours that you need to get over the 1500 mark, and to have a hell of a fun time doing it.