World Cup fever has taken over the world and in this last week of soccer, we as a nation are united as one as never before in our history. I don't know what we are going to do next week after the world stage has left our shores and we are yet again plunged into normality. I think as a country we will have withdrawal symptoms on a massive scale. It is so nice to drive in the streets filled with flags and driving past cars with flags. The people seem to be more friendly and more patient. Not just on the road, but everywhere you may find yourself. New friendships are made in the strangest places. You find yourself talking to people that you would never have talked to before, but because you have this one thing in common, you put yourself out there and are being received by all. It is so wonderful walking into a pub not knowing anyone and after a good game of soccer walk out in a crowd of 5 or 6 people laughing and enjoying every minute of it.
I am proud to say I am South African as we really are doing a magnificent job in holding this world spectacle.
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