Am I out of step ? Or are there a lot more people of different ethnic groups moving into what used to be an almost 100 % exclusively "white" activity? VIS caravanning & camping----
How does everybody feel about this ----
Just asking ---
Notice this about motor- biking as well
The spectrum widens
Hello Warren
I noticed it as well during our stay end September in Manyane. It was more noticeable in the section allocated to tents only.
Every time I encountered it, it feels a bit "peculiar ". However, if they behave and obey the rules, it is fine. After all that is what is expected of all of us when camping.
I am just concerned that cultural differences in behaviours, can lead to confrontation.
As long as they don't listen…
As long as they don't listen to Steve Hofmeyer then all is fine ![]()
Ok, on a serious not (I hope there are no Steve Hofmeyer fans here) Bad behaviour can be exhibited by members of any ethnic group, based on my personal experiences.
Anton, wat van....
.... Dozi dan. Ek moes eenkeer tot herhaling oor etlike dae luister na Ou Ryperd.!!!!!
In my experience................
............I have not come across one example of non-white campers at the resorts / caravan parks where we usually camp and that is at all national parks, Hartenbos, Storms River, Leentjiesklip, Yzerfontein, Phalaborwa, Reyneke Park, Smuts House, Natalia, Scottburough, Montague, Onrus, Kambati, De Voetpadkloof , Prins Albert, Skurwekop and BenMari in White River.
However, I do not have a problem should people of other ethnic groups turn to camping on condition they behave in a manner we are used to.
It’s a good thing
Otherwise the ANC would start shutting down the caravan parks. On a more serious note; it’s not about colour - it’s about class. Most resorts are not cheap anymore, with municipal resorts out of season the possible exception. I’ve come across numerous annoying white folk in municipal and pricier resorts.
You all know about my nightmare experience in Bontebok NP earlier this year, and that was a group with a different Afrikaans accent to mine. The loudest one also proclaimed that he (who dressed like a she) can’t talk softer because it’s not part of his culture. But a family of “his culture” camped next to us at Onrus recently and were very well behaved and came over the one day to give us freshly baked koeksisters (their kind). They had class, the other group in Bontebok NP didn’t.
Chris S....
Môre Chris en ander vriende
Soos die engelsman sou sê-- "it is all about class".
Jou Bontebokpark ervaring onderstreep dit net. Ongelukkig het "class" nie kleur nie.
Len: Bestaan daar 'n geskrewe handleiding " behave in a manner we are used to". Dit is waar ek die potensiele koppestamp sien.
bitter-einde
It's not that I'm raising "issues" with multiracalism, it's just an observation that it's seems to me to be a growing phenominan -- myslf I don't give two-hoots as I always try and camp at "die bitter-einde" ..
.. as far from anyone as I can get.
Given my above rant I 100 % agree with Wildehondt, it's a matter of class not race ---- Just as long as there is no "slaughtering of the cow" I'm unaffected... But I can see how that may well bring out the voorlaaiers and the knobkierries & assagies
Wildehond : - Not cheap anymore is not exactly how I would put it ------
Being single, and camping alone, has over the years given rise to some interesting situations, amongst them what's is: - is he really a he or is he a she or a he that's looking for a he that might be a she---- NE ! It get's complicated --- Who am I to judge ---
Tell you what, listening to "Sy's my baby--- baby---baby---- baby" 400 times over and over is one heck of a lot worse than sharing crayfish braai with a he dressed as a she ![]()
Well in my book anyway
Pick up line
Môre vriende
Op ligte noot, so kampeer ons by Dwarswegstrand gedurende April 22.
Sit ek rustig by my driepoot braaier terwyl Marie 'n bykossie of 3 binne in die tent maak. Skielik is daar die stem agter my oor-- kamp jy alleen? Daar staan toe 'n dame wat 'n vriendelike gesprek met my aanknoop. Antwoord Marie met haar werfstem uit die tent--Nee die suiplap het sy kombuishulp saamgebring.
Nou ja, tot vandag is dit nou 'n huishoudelike grappie sodra ek my sit kry by die braaiertjie.
Laat my toe om tog te seg,…
Laat my toe om tog te seg, in my hart is ek maar so effe rasisties, maar, ek laat die son oor elkeen skyn. Solank hulle my in vrede laat, laat ek hulle in vrede, en as iemand van 'n ander ras met my begin gesêls sal ek nooit so persoon afjak nie.
Dit kan tog tot groot…
Dit kan tog tot groot voordeel wees om 'n geselsie aan te knoop - jy weet nooit, dalk stap jy daar weg met 'n lekker vet kontrak.
Wessel.....
Wessel : Nee, ek beskik oor geen geskrewe reëls oor hoe ek verwag ander mense moet kamp nie. Ek sal egter net basiese ordentlikheid en respek vir andere van my kampbure waardeer en ek probeer om teenoor hulle dieselfde te doen. Sou dit wees dat my kampbure in uitsonderlike gevalle nie so optree soos wat ek sou waardeer nie, sal ek dit gedweë aanvaar. Indien sodanige optrede met die verloop van tyd sou toeneem, sal ek bloot net die betrokke oord van my kampeer-lysie afhaal - laasgenoemde het gelukkig nog nooit gebeur nie.
Badplaas
Solank almal wat saam kamp hulle mede kamper respekteer en by oord reels hou is dit regtig ok met my wiw ook al kamp jare terug by Badplaas het n paartjie met n groot tent en 3 kinders gekamp die ma het elke oggend haar pap en vleispot met sand by staanplek se kraan gewas dan dryf die pap en oorblyfsels rond en vlee het gepla nooit die wasbak geriewe gebruik nie ek haar die sondag gevra om die opwas geriewe te gebruik en ek is toe aangehaal as n rassis en oord personel my gvra om bedag saam te wees 12 jaar later nog nooit weer daar gekamp nie
Kampeer handleiding
Môre Len en ander vriende
Net soos Shaun vertel, wat vir sommige as onaanvaarbaar is, is dit maar OK vir ander. Solank as die raskaart gespeel gaan word gaan die sannas en knopkieries uitgehaal word.
As die oordbestuur dan boonop die ander party se kant blindelings neem, sal daai oord my ook nooit weer sien nie.
Len: Jy bedoel seker as die oord sulke gedrag al meer toelaat, dan skrap jy die oord van die lysie. Ek sal nou nie 'n oord penaliseer as 'n kampeerder onaanvaarbare gedrag toon nie. Ek sal egter ferm optrede in so 'n geval verwag. As dit nie gebeur nie, sal ek ook maar so 'n oord afskryf.





Warren you are right, we…
Warren you are right, we have met some Indians, colored a few blacks in recent campings, must say, in all these times, we never had any problems.
The Indians especially, were extremely polite and were very nice neighbors.