Things you won't see back in Europe

Here are a few scenes which most South Africans would consider completely normal, but might raise eyebrows back home.

A pick-up truck on the motorway with 10 black people in the back.
This is very common. Typically the driver is white.
A couple of guys cycling the wrong way along the hard shoulder of the N1.
It's the busiest stretch of highway on the entire African continent. One guy was carrying a wheelbarrow frame over his shoulder
People sitting outside the entrance to builders' warehouse holding up signs saying "plumber", "tiler", etc.

One of the guards at my complex told my girlfriend today that he wants to move back to the guardhouse at her complex, because they've got new uniforms.
It's tempting to conclude that the same importance of status is why the first thing successful black people buy is a flash car. Even if they can't afford it. Bling is very big here.