I wonder if the ban on South Africans (Saffers) applies to black and white alike in the eyes of the Chinese.

Let's play devils advocate. One youtube blogger who I shall not name, but is white, hails from South Africa, and has a british background, was bemoaning the difficult situation and how hard it is making things, for native speaker and non native speaker alike, yet he still clings to the place like a barnacle to a pier stand. If white south africans are considered non native speakers, unless they have a degree from the UK, canada, usa, are they then unable to procure a Z and then the RP!!!????

Indeed, Migsy!

And let's not forget the descendants of the Boers. Most will be white, but maybe their mother tongue is Dutch, not English! And another thing is the status of South African universities. Is it equivalent to that of Western universities, which includes Aussie and NZ ones? Surely it is.

BTW, re your European seaside house. It's constructed of bamboo, isn't it? You know, some posters on here don't know their arse from their elbow, especially those pretending to be Geordie/Welsh!