Has /trv/ been to Johannesburg? I've been trying to verify what's claimed in pic related and I'm having a hard time, can anyone here weigh in?
>>1283195
Seems legit
I have been to J'berg in '15, there are actual ghouls in the city centre. I saw one tourist get caught, they dragged him into a dark doorway, I'll never forget his screams of horror.
Thanks for the story, my aunt is a white woman from SA. She and my uncle go there every few months, but they live in a gated community. I'd like to go there as an european individual solo tourist, is it even possible to come back home alive?
>>1283208
Why didn't you or any other guy help?
>>1283213
They say if you ever get bitten or simply scratched, you'll turn into one of those. Sorry bro but I'm no Rick Grimes.
>>1283212
Yes. Of course. Plenty of whiteys live in JhB. They regard themselves as sharp urban professionals compared to the stoned capetonians that can't be anywhere on time. Lots of hipster places to go to. Plenty of beautiful women. Plenty of money. Don't believe the /pol-memes.
>>1283195
There was some pretty groovy blog about some Dane(?) that moved to JhB to work in a call-center. He got a local GF, went driving all over town on a motorbike. That guy seemed fearless and should have some good current info about the place. Anybody know what I am talking about?
All I can find from reliable sources is that the police are corrupt and that crime is through the roof. Buildings do however get hijacked, but it's by the tenants that the criminal gangs let in.
>>1283195
Bumping for interest, Joburg is my next travel destination. I do not fear the ooga booga.
>>1283195
This is a big pile of racist shit.
>>1283764
>corrupt police
Welcome to Africa. They are however less corrupt than in other African countries
> crime is through the roof
Yes. It's Johannesburg. Maybe you've heard of the place before? As long as you aren't a Zimbabwean junky living in a Hillbrow flophouse, you can protect yourself though.
>Buildings hijacked.
Also ancient history. Also only happens in real ghettoes. Less common these days.
Seen in http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0783532/
>>1283232
Bullshit
>this_is_fine_dog.jpg
>>1283839
I spoke the literal truth. Just came from there. JhB is full of hipsters, startups, parties, wealth. Just google it. Saves you the trouble of applying for a passport and leaving the country for the first time.
>shitting down elevator shafts
I laughed way harder than I should've.
>ghouls
I have this feeling that they mistranslated "spooks," which is an actual existing derogatory term for black people.
>>1283857
>hipsters are in warzones now
Wow i really underestimated them i though them living in east new york was bad but wtf
>>1283867
Related:
https://archive.org/details/LawAndDisorderInJohannesburg-LouisTheroux
>>1283867
Sounds plausible.
>>1283918
Bring your Fedora
And of course hipsters are in warzones now. Somebody needs to boldly go where polfags do not dare
>>1283195
More /pol/ bullshit.
Do not believe anything in that board.
>>1283864
I guess that you could say that they crapped in the shafts.
>>1283918
If you think east New York is bad wait 5 years for when they start living in south Bronx and Washington heights
>>1284483
That's not /pol/. /pol/ has flags and user ids. That might be /b/
>>1284597
But bringing that irrelevant shit here to trv is definitely polfaggery, no matter where it originated.
>>1284606
Asking to verify info is polfaggery?
>>1284813
Nope, but thinking this particular info could be legit is.
>tfw white guy living in Joburg for nearly 10 years
Thanks for the laughs, OP.
>>1284855
How's the after effects of the municipal election been for joburg? Has it been better or worse?
>>1284855
Is there even a grain of truth in it?
>>1284855
Post pics. I met a south african white girl from joburg that described it as if the city as a whole is the biggest shithole you can ever walk into. I know it is dangerous but I don't think it could be THAT bad, after all I'm from south america originally and have seen some shit in my days.
>>1283195
Kys OP, stop posting this crap
>>1284868
>Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane says there has been progress in the DA-led municipalities to clean up the metros, which he says were handed over in a mess, besieged by corruption and cadre deployment.
http://ewn.co.za/2017/08/03/maimane-da-still-has-a-lot-to-do-in-cleaning-the-metros
>>1284904
The whole ghouls thing sounds more like Chernobyl horror stories than anything else. It's all overly exaggerated, but dont get me wrong - the place can get as shitty as any big city.
>>1284944
http://www.travelstart.co.za/blog/the-joburg-we-know-and-love-in-50-photos/
>>1285219
>this ACTUALLY happens daily
>vs
>we promise the cannibalism, street crime, and racal kidnappings will stop. promise!
gee. how convincing.
>>1285219
>It's all overly exaggerated
Exaggerated from what? I can understand if OP's story has been embellished a bit, after all it was written from the memory of something heard from a taxi driver, but what do you think the truth is? What was the driver actually talking about?
>>1285267
>What was the driver actually talking about?
Complete and utter bullshit
>>1283232
>there are rich elitist white hipsters that hole up in nice apartments while the people surrounding them live in squalor and stab each other for their daily box of crackers
>this isn't a /pol/ meme
>>1285295
>some people think people who have lived in an area for 200 years and buikt everything there, who were then genocided and replaced by people who had never even set foot in the land before, who came from 3000 miles away
>people believe the people who built that land now owe welfare to cannibals from 3000 miles away
>this isnt a socialist meme
>>1285298
i like /trv/ too much to let this turn into a shitty political discussion. It looks like a cool place to travel and south africans are cool as shit.
>>1285267
Most "thrill" tourism and shitty blogs like that are sensationalized. It's just there to get you to read. People that have never seen a local from a third world country before tend to imagine there is more going on than there actually is. Some locals like to fuck with them and blow things out of proportion.
>>1285305
Could it just be an embellishment of the building hijackers? That's what I'm leaning towards.
>>1285338
Building hijackings and human trafficking is as common in Joburg like in any other major city. However usually reserved to the usual utter shit places. Hillbrow is or rather was such place, but they been desperately trying to turn it around or rather the blackmarket business has moved elsewhere.
Long story short; the city is fine - avoid the shit places though.
>>1285338
yeah, probably. it's kind of like taking the boat trip through the amazon waiting to see a cheetah kill a pig.
>Has /trv/ been to Johannesburg?
I can not talk about the others, but I have been in Johannesburg.
The city is dangerous and diryt, like many cities in poor countries. And like in any 3rd world country big city, you need to follow few things: Stay in the safe places, avoid walking alone at night, avoid taxis, avoid being a retarded tourist.
And try to have fun. There are many cool places and I hope you will enjoy your trip.
>>1285442
>, avoid taxis
Bruh. Much like "robot", the definition of Taxi is not the same for saffies and foreigners.
>>1285444
If they look anything like this then stay the fuck away.
>>1285396
building hijacking, cannibalism, and ritual child sacrifice are sadly common as in any other city, (we live in 2016 after all)
but please dont let that discourage you from sampling th cultural vibracy and friendliness of the people. be careful of people who approach you in the street, and try to get a hotel whose guards are armed with adsault rifles (dont worry, its not dangerous like america with no gun laws)
>>1285494
Thanks /pol/.
>>1285636
You meant /leftypol/
>>1285449
Why?
>>1286210
Un-road worthy vehicle packed to double it's capacity driven by an illegal immigrant (either drunk or high) with no respect for the rules of the road or other drivers.
When the news reports of a car accident in any city - 90% of the time it involves one of these.
>>1286606
Why doesn't SA build a wall to keep illegal migrants out?
That would actually solve many of their problems.
>>1288039
Yeah. Let the Mexicans pay for it.
>>1288039
Because the local government cant put up a toilet stall without 90% of the budget "vanishing" with just enough left to hire a guy to dig a hole.
Get rid of the ANC and that alone would solve many of the country's problems.
>>1284470
>polfags
Die.
>>1284483
>flashy pictures
>durr literally heaven on earth
>>1285219
After reading this thread I decided to google Johannesburg and get an idea.
The first results were about how a couple had to run from some nigger hijackers when they tried to hijack them as they pulled into their own driveway.
The other results? Some niggers hijacking some peoples cars from gas stations.
Sounds like a fun place to live
>>1288359
>The first results
>I do not understand Google
Those results are literally not what you got.
If you try Google News, the first result for JhB is Robert Mugabe's wife beating up a model in a local hotel (sounds like great fun).
The second result for New York is "For 18 hours, cabbie sat dead in front seat".
IE, you have no case.
>>1288359
Can't confirm. Pic related is the best I could get (Google News).
>>1288401
>>1288377
I don't know if you know this or not, but the top stories change depending on the time of day. You know..as time passes new stuff happens in the world.
I didnt even want to bother taking my time to go get this screenshot. I just didnt want your dumbass thinking youre so fucking smart.
>>1288417
>niggercountry.jpg
polfag detected
>You know..as time passes new stuff happens in the world.
No shit Captain Obvious. But the top results are still LITERALLY joburg.org.za, wikipedia for JhB and Lonely Planet. Therefore, you polfags did not have to get your tampons tangled.
>>1288423
You are retarded as they come.
You can clearly see the top result in my screenshot, which was requested, that I was telling the truth.
You guys are nuts.