Standing Around

Service in South Africa is sometimes spotty. It could be cultural, or it could be the 35% unemployment (estimated at 50% in the black population), but we often saw large groups of would-be service providers just standing around doing nothing helpful. At the Blue Waters hotel, a manager ripped into a group of his employees within earshot of Bill, saying, "Well you might as well go have a drink at the bar if you're not going to do anything!" Awkward.

This picture from the security line outside the Germany-Australia game depicts some standing around among the event staff. Do something!