{How things work in South Africa}
Three contractors - one from Soweto, another from Pretoria ,
and the third from Benoni, are bidding to fix a broken fence
at the Union Buildings in Pretoria . They go with a Union
Buildings official to examine the fence. The Pretoria contractor
takes out a tape measure, does some measuring,
and then works some figures with a pencil.
takes out a tape measure, does some measuring,
and then works some figures with a pencil.
'Well,' he says, 'I figure the job will run about R900. R400
for materials, R400 for my crew, and R100 profit for me.'
The Benoni contractor also does some measuring and
figuring, then says, 'I can do this job for R700: R300 for
materials, R300 for my crew, and R100 Profit for me.'
The Soweto contractor doesn't measure or figure,
but leans over to the Union Buildings official and whispers,
'R2,700.00' The official, incredulous, says, 'You didn't
even measure like the other Guys! How did you come up
with such a high figure?'
The Soweto contractor whispers back, 'R1000 for me,
R1000 for you, and we hire the guy from Benoni to fix
the fence. ''Done!' replies the government official.
And that,folks, is how it all works in S.A.
{Please note that this is simply a direct copy of an e mail
forward I received today and is not meant to indicate
my personal beliefs} I do trust you will enjoy it any way!
(Especially my fellow countrymen ***wink***)
2 comments:
So, so true, lol, had a quick chuckle here, unfortunately it is precisely that, right, at least we can laugh about it,lol
lotsa luv
I think it takes an African to fully appreciate how things work in this country.
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