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Where is the best place in Namibia
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Written on: 17. 01. 2011 [10:32]
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swfort
Victor
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Where is the best place in Namibia for living? |
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Written on: 08. 02. 2011 [11:34]
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Splash
Malcolm
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That is a vry vague question. |
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Written on: 25. 02. 2011 [01:07]
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ongolo
w.A.Hundt
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"swfort" wrote: Where is the best place in Namibia for living? Hi, depends what you do in life.If you like a quitr life, Oujto is a good pkacw. Once the locals accept you, you are in. Outjo community helps anybody who is in trouble, I movd here 2 years ago and would not like to live anywhere else. Regards |
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Written on: 16. 03. 2011 [14:20]
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mike1234
mike
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I would vote for Henties Bay to live in Namibia. |
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Written on: 08. 04. 2011 [05:00]
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swfort
Victor
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What about living conditions? I tolking about personal safety, high speed internet, 4G connection line for cellphone, organic food and more. Where is the best place for living in comfort and luxary? |
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Written on: 20. 04. 2011 [20:47]
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gjensen
Gerard Jensen
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"swfort" wrote: What about living conditions? I tolking about personal safety, high speed internet, 4G connection line for cellphone, organic food and more. Where is the best place for living in comfort and luxary? Let's define some paramaters to answer your question first: a) you are aware that Namibia is a country in its own rights. Depending on how you wish to interpret this, you will find either "major drawbacks" or "major advantages". It's the balance that counts - and if you think about staying in Namibia, you're obviously seeing more advantages than disadvantages in that choice. b) you attempt to look for "comfort and luxury" in a country where the the majority of people either has no work, lives from subsitance farming and odd-jobs, or "commands" a salary that hardly suffices to pay for the absolute basic necessities. You obviously aim for the opposite extreme, obviously as you regard that a requirement for your life - and as such are aware that this will draw the attention of everyone that is not in your position. Some may display envy (up to outrage), others are so desperate that they will not hesitate to do *anything* to survive. Pickpockets and petty theft are on the lower scale of that "anything", murder for a couple of bucks is on the other side of the scale - and you are aware of that. c) Namibia is a very young nation, but one that certainly has not forgotten its past - and that was a past of outright injustice based on racial issues, violently propagated by people that thought they were somehow "superior" to others. With the independence of Namibia, reconcilliation became public policy - but you are aware, that this did not erase public memory, and that as such any position that you may hold by defining you in any way "better" than others (and if it is just: "better off" ) very quickly leads to a flare-up of discussions regarding racial aspects of that stance - usually culminating in you being labled "racist", irrespective of your actual or planned intentions. d) you are aware that Namibia is an extremely arid country. Agricultural production does exist, yet the variety of products produced there can obviously not compete with the output of other countries, while the demand for such products in Namibia grows steadily. As a result, Namibia imports a lot of its food, especially a lot of processed food, and as such is at the beck and call of the countries they import these products from regarding its quality. The major market in Namibia seeks good quality at an affordable price - and not top quality at any price. As such, you are aware that some of the organic food products you may seek may simply not be available, as the demands in Namibia simply differ from the demands you may be used to in other countries (a very simple example: you may find a lot of high-grade meat, some of which may be hard to get anywhere else in the world, but will be disapointed in the choice of available lettuce and cabbage - while a "normal" Namibia will simply stare at you with a blank face and ask "what the heck is a bok choy?", perhaps attempting to helpfully suggest "...well, we sure got springbok, if that's what you're looking for..." ) - you are aware that this is not ignorance but simply a shifted focus. e) you are aware that "high speed Internet access" is a marketing term that does not describe a single product, but more an attempt to sell you something for a higher price than you'd normally pay for something as dull as "Internet access" - and that as such it's not you that defines what is "high" or what is "speed", but rather the company that sells it to you. In a country with deregulated telecomunications, you may feel that you have a gazillion of choices. In Namibia you have three: Leo, MTC and Telecom Namibia. You are able to make an educated guess at what "speed" and especially "high speed" (usually also involving a more expensive infrastructure) thus mean in Namibia. In a country where a common mode of travel is still the donkey cart, anything that travels faster than that will be sold to you as "lightning fast", even if all parteis know that no matter what speed they sell you, the available bandwidth connecting Namibia to the rest of the world is in any case far below the skyrocketing demand here. You are aware that when in Africa, time is seen not as a limited but rather an unlimited and vast resource: if it can't be completed today, we still have tomorrow... f) You are aware, that "4G" refers to the IMT-Advanced requirements that have been defined by the ITU-R in 2008, while sometimes WiMAX and LTE equipment is also commonly referred to as "4G equipment", even if it does not completely fullfill the IMT-Advanced requirements, with the ITU rather referring to them as "evolved 3G standards" back in 2010. You are obviously also aware that virtually all of the "true" 4G-Networks available in the world are pilot projects or test network setups, with hardware supporting these rare or very limited networks being not only hard to get but also rather expensive. And of course you are aware that not everything sold with a "4G" sticker on the box actually also fullfills the technical requirements (usually specified in the IEEE 802.16 family of standards). Or in layman's terms: you are aware that 4G is currently not much more than a (very short) buzzword, with real implementations that can be used by average consumers still being a thing of the (not really distant) future. Given these parameters - why would someone have to answer your question? My living conditions are just fine, thank you. I feel very comfortable, protect the few valuables that I posess according to what "common sense" (or for that matter: insurance policies) require, moan and groan about the speed of the Internet as mucha as I did when I still had virtually "unlimited" bandwidth available (working for an IT outsourcing and service provider that had (and still has) his datacenters connected directly to the Euopean backbone with the thickest and fastest cable money could possibly buy - things you can *never* have enough of: bandwidth and storage space), am perfectly happy with my iPhone running on a prepaid card instead of a postpaid contract, and feel that while I can wine and dine in Namibia at the highest level, nothing beats a hearty and meaty "braai" (BBQ) - or for that matter one with a freshly caught fish, while standing at the beach angling for yet another one. I also thoroughly enjoy the immense luxury of being able to walk thrugh the desert or along the shores of Namibia for miles on end, with nobody to be seen or heard, and sometimes even sneak out to enjoy a very special treat: a weekend out at Mile 108 with no cellphone working there, no email to bother about and a handfull of batteries going flat on me as I take pictures with my digital cmaera to remind me of just one important thing: Money can not buy you and technology alone can not guarantee you a happy life with a bunch of close friends and/or family, and no "organic" food bought in any shop in the world can possibly compete with the meat of a freshly slaughtered bokkie from a farm or a fish sizzeling on your open fire despite the fact that 5 minutes ago he was still swimming in the South Atlantic Ocean. Looking into the magnificent sunset with a cool beer in my hand, me and my friends have decided already a very long time ago: everything else is either a matter of taste or negotiable in one way or another. Your personal milage may vary with your "demands" of course... |
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Written on: 05. 10. 2011 [11:53]
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jmbaha
Jayson
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Written on: 05. 10. 2011 [12:26]
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SammyL
David Samuel
registered since: 03.10.2009
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"swfort" wrote: What about living conditions? I tolking about personal safety, high speed internet, 4G connection line for cellphone, organic food and more. Where is the best place for living in comfort and luxary? Dude, I wouldnt want to lie to you but come experience the north of Naamibia than only you will know that we got a lot of em best places. I like every place that I ever visited in my country. I mean, ja, we got a lovely place for all that you asking there. We might not be that developed after 20 years but eish, we good, unlike some countries in the world... |
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Written on: 03. 07. 2012 [17:10]
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decmaven
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I have a trip planned out to Namibia later this month. Anyone have suggestions on places to see and things to do? _______________________________________________________________ Financial Analysis |
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Written on: 04. 07. 2012 [04:50]
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valction
Val
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Windhoek for me! I have been there once. The food is great and the people are wonderful. Will visit the place again for a much needed vacation. __________________________________________________________________ Gain so much in towing away your wrecked auto by car removal services [This article was edited 1 times, at last 04.07.2012 at 04:50.] |
