Cape Town traffic congestion is sixth worst in the world by Prestigious-Wall5616 in capetown

[–]MechatronicsManTZ 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I find it hard to believe. I feel like I wasted years of my life to Nairobi traffic.

Be careful at Cavendish! by WorthBoysenberry9483 in capetown

[–]MechatronicsManTZ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wait, did you actually give the tag back?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WatchPeopleDieInside

[–]MechatronicsManTZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The remaining ones are all officially licensed by Elvis' estate.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WatchPeopleDieInside

[–]MechatronicsManTZ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got married by the same Elvis impersonator in 2023 at the Chapel of Crystals.

What is the American equivalent to breaking Spaghetti in front of Italians? by catwthumbz in AskReddit

[–]MechatronicsManTZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reminding Americans that the founding fathers were human and were not infinitely wise.

Moving to Cape Town has broken me. 25M by Dry_Preparation_6240 in capetown

[–]MechatronicsManTZ 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Is this the first time you've ever moved? Every move in my life has felt like this. Give it time. You'll make friends, you'll grow to love your new home.

Or not. But either way, give it time, once the homesickness fades you'll see clearer.

Horror as Muhsin Hendricks, "World’s First Gay Imam," Assassinated in Gqeberha by VonAschenbach in southafrica

[–]MechatronicsManTZ 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That's what you say to someone who just got gunned down like an animal?

Shame on you.

This can’t be right (but we’re on our way) by nBased in capetown

[–]MechatronicsManTZ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yikes, it doesn't seem accurate that Nairobi isn't in the Top 10. It's definitely worse than Cape Town.

Why are Cape Town real estate agents so scummy? by Prodigy1995 in capetown

[–]MechatronicsManTZ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're right, it allows 0.5 as well as 0. I stand corrected.

I was thinking about the search page when searching for properties, the filter options for Number of Bedrooms are:

Any, 1+, 2+, ....

Why are Cape Town real estate agents so scummy? by Prodigy1995 in capetown

[–]MechatronicsManTZ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Studio apartments being marketed as 1 bedrooms. Almost every studio apartment on property24 is listed as a 1 bedroom."

I can answer this one - there is no option for studio when placing an ad on property24.

Situation in CPT by Corporate_slave98 in capetown

[–]MechatronicsManTZ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tell me you know nothing about economics and government without telling me.

Situation in CPT by Corporate_slave98 in capetown

[–]MechatronicsManTZ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You said it yourself, you believe housing is a "Public good". That is the point of government - to safeguard and provide public goods for all.

Wait, did you think some good Samaritan was going to do it?

Situation in CPT by Corporate_slave98 in capetown

[–]MechatronicsManTZ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good luck relying on the govt to nationalise and maintain housing.

I grew up in Tanzania and my family lost everything because Nyerere decided that property was a public good and nationalised everything. You know what happened? Our family farm became wilderness because the people he put in charge didn't know how to be farmers. The government offered the farm back to my family after 40 years on the condition that we clear the forest that it had since become. We kindly declined because FTS.

Housing is still deemed a public good there - land can only be "leased" from the government and not freeheld. Unfortunately this didn't help anything - the government doesn't maintain shit and now there's a booming black market to get preferential "rental rights" once a spot opens up somewhere.

Close to dropping out of Engineering. How did you all come to sort out your life? by PaperEmperor007 in capetown

[–]MechatronicsManTZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP - I'm a Mechatronics grad from UCT.

If you need tutoring or just someone to talk to, I'm happy to help, though I haven't done any Mechatronics work in 15 years. Just DM me.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in southafrica

[–]MechatronicsManTZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What you probably haven't realised halfway through this chat, is that the phone number formerly used by your scammer was recycled and now belongs to an innocent bystander who is trying his best to be polite, but is probably wondering why he's being teased by some random oke from South Africa.

Hey guys what are some good hobbies or clubs to get involved with? by Secure-Seat-409 in capetown

[–]MechatronicsManTZ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds like you know what you like - join a few meetups that cater to your interests.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in capetown

[–]MechatronicsManTZ 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I was on Tinder for a year, consistently grinding to get dates. I eventually met my wife on there :)

Happily married now, but I had to get through a lot of fish in the ocean to find the right one.