When we moved to Cape Town two years ago we
were warned that Cape Town is very much made up of cliques and it is very
difficult to break into a social group or to make new friends.
I can now emphatically say: NONSENSE!
We have found our Cape Town to be very
social and we have made more new friends here than we did in Pretoria in
fifteen years!
Like everything else in life, it depends on
your attitude. Move into an area in Cape Town and lament the hustle and bustle
of Gauteng, you will be marked as a recent “immigrant”, not shunned, but pretty
much left on your own. Remember, this is not Jo’burg, you are allowed to chat
to strangers in the pub.
We are animal lovers and have two dogs and
two cats, so we looked for places where animals are welcome. Yes, Gautengers,
Cape Tonians love taking their dogs to the pub, and surprise, surprise, there
are a lot of places that welcome dogs.
I have mentioned our local, Caffe Verdi,
before, but it is worth another mention as our regular Monday evenings have
grown somewhat, more people and more importantly, more dogs. This past Monday,
at one point we had six dogs there, our two, Ted, Madeline, Max and Olive. All
getting along just fine and letting their owners imbibe in their favourite
beverages.
Anti-social Cape Town, not where we are!
We
will return to more food and places to visit next time…
