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Prwo. lun-Pag- 33 journansr uiscovers Living in Johannesburg a Cultural Shock B HELEN GIBSON JOHANNESBURG South Africa il'PIi Settling into South Africa after a four year journalistic assignment in Portugal comes as something of a cultural shock Johannesburg s initial impact is of an - city complete ith newskyscrapers, hamburger, spapers crammed with discount advertisements and a downtown that dies fearfully at dusk Ancient gentle Lisbon with its cobbled streets full of washing canaries and sandiy blowing litter seems a century away Johannesburg s, first surprise is the lack oi any visible police From all reports one expects a heavily armed not cop on every corner By the same token the signs of apartheid hit the newcomer immediately and forcefully and "white" notices mark off the public toilets Segregation hits housing areas buses liquor stores and butchers After a first session at the movies, one suddenly realize the audience has been Non-whit- e Downtown Johannesburg lives for itl fUo-officeworkers the city wakes commuter traffic-jamearly with Mos! houswives rarely come into town they are content with their flit - 5 7am s tenng suburban shopping center? that cater to their even need from a hair-do to a grand piano it s a development that pains city officials who have gone to great length including the recent opening of a huge new downtown shoppto woo the housewives ing precinct back again and revive the citv s heart - Their job is a tough one why should anyone want to leave Johannesburg t middle-clas- s suburbs, surely some of the most glamorous in the world n The actual word suburb for a European at any rate-ta- kes on a whole new - messing instead of know there's no potential buyers tennis court but I assure you we have measured up and vou can easily fit one into the back lawn Servants are a par of life though to lesser extent than the' used to be wages although still very low have risen considerably in recent times and a long time family retainer may expec t $1 15 a month aside from food which in eludes the apparentlv mandatory of meat a dav lodging and often doctor ' bills as well It is a wage on a , and pocket-suegardens here it means acres of rolling lawn iwimm ing pools, separate servants quarters and two-ca- r garages within hterallv a drive from downtown Indicative of the is the apology from housesellers to life-styl- e VtlCkj 3perated bishops an- meeting. 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