Living in another country

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Post Report of the Day

Pretoria, South Africa

Morale among expats:

It really depends. Our circle of friends are extremely positive and we know we've found a gem of a place to be posted. Others, though, are scared off by threat of crime.

Are there problems with ethnic, race/racial minorities or religious prejudices? Gender equality?

Well, you wouldn't want to consider a posting in South Africa unless you know something about apartheid and South African history in general. It's only been about 15 years since apartheid ended and changing attitudes...