Foreign Invasion

Dutch Fans~ Orange may just be the in colour

Hola, Bonjour, Goedemorgen, como vai and well the list goes on of how many foreign accents I heard over the month long craziness of soccer madness. Cape Town was the city to be in if you wanted to experience pure foreigness as I refer to it. The streets were full of an array of colours as each foreigner adorned their country's colours whether it be neon orange, red, combo's of red, blue & white, there was never a dull moment.

Long street was the street to be in if you were not at the game or if you were looking for a place to celebrate after any of the matches. Matches were screened at pubs, bars, restaurants and clubs thus there was no getting away from the frenzy but honestly even the real pessimistics must have had a hard time trying to remain negative. The atmosphere was electric, face painting became the new artitistic chosen career path and the vuvuzela became the new musical instrument which touched the hearts or rather the ears of so many around the world.

A number of foreigners used Cape Town as their base for travelling and the backpackers and guest houses in town were the central hubs for the masses. If you wanted to hear an accent, rub shoulders with basically an entire continent in one night long street was the place to be and in particular the Dubliner. The Dubliner is "Cape Towns first authentic Irish Pub located on the vibrant Long Street, in the heart of the action"

This world cup hotspot or rather foreign hotspot was jam packed with the humming sound of accents however local flavour shone as proudly South African's welcomed our visitors from around the globe. Many friendships were made as the World Cup brought unity and encouraged South African's to express and showcase the beauty of our country.

The Dubliner in Long Street

Foreigners have left South Africa with a changed mindset, insight into one of the world's most beautiful countries and a lifetime of memories, what else could one wish for. In the words of the spanish

Sudáfrica es sorprendente, indeed South Africa is amazing!