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Hello from South Africa!

Discussion in 'The Welcome Lounge' started by Dasc Crescent, Sep 26, 2011.

  1. Dasc Crescent

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    Hi all
    Obviously I'm new here,
    I'm from SA, been gay for a few years, told my closest friends, then my closeish friends, then pretty much all my friends, now its just the people I don't really know who don't know, and my parents..

    But I'm changing that on saturday!!
    yip, I'm about to come out :slight_smile:
    but that's a thread for another time

    I hope to make new friends ^_^
     
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    Welcome to EC! Good luck in coming out to your parents. Let us know what happens.
     
  3. Dasc Crescent

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    Thanks, I will!
    I've been working on an Email for my dad for after I tell him.
    my family is the strict Christian Afrikaans type, South Africans will understand
     
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    Heyo, welcome to EC!
     
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    Bienvenue!! :smilewave
     
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    Hello and Welcome!! Hope all goes well with your parents!!
     
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    Wow, that's so great!! Hope that you start to feel at home here in no time! (I'm sure you will) ^-^(*hug*)
     
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    Hi and welcome to EC! :smilewave
     
  9. Dasc Crescent

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    Thanks guys :slight_smile:
    Will have to get used to the time zones again :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:
    See you later :slight_smile:
     
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    Hey, a fellow South African! :slight_smile: Strict Afrikaans type? Sounds like my dad's family, so I can relate. Hope it all turned out alright. ((hugs))

    <3
     
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    hey!!! im South African too, congrats for having the guts to come out to your folks man, u have my respect! my mom is afrikaans and stil living back home and im in Australia with my dad ( im still in the closet), my mom refers to gays as "confused" so yeah thats gonna be a tough alk to have. good luck hey!
     
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    Hey welcome to EC.
     
  13. PlutonianShore

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    Greetings from Bloemfontein.

    Used to sit in the same boat as you, trotse Boer Afrikaanse parents and all. They just realised that they needed a change of thinking, seeing as their eldest took a lot more interest in the less-than-fairer sex than usual.

    Anyhow, I hope it works out! :slight_smile:

    ---------- Post added 4th Oct 2011 at 05:50 AM ----------

    Greetings from Bloemfontein.

    Used to sit in the same boat as you, trotse Boer Afrikaanse parents and all. They just realised that they needed a change of thinking, seeing as their eldest took a lot more interest in the less-than-fairer sex than usual.

    Anyhow, I hope it works out! :slight_smile:
     
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    Hiiiiiiiiiiii!

    Be careful there in South Africa, I don't know where you're located specifically but it seems there might be a serial killer in Johannesburg targeting gay men. You're probably nowhere near there, but I just wanted you to be cognizant of it. GayNZ.com SA: serial killer may be targeting gay men

    Situational awareness! :thumbsup:
     
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    Johannesburg is pretty much the centre of everything around here. Serial killer targeting gay men? This is insane. *hides under bed*