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Ah yes, I read about that, and that reminds me of the insane inflation that had been occurring there as well. I've been hearing about the land reclamation controversy in South Africa and probably heard about the same thing in Zimbabwe before and just didn't remember. I had an acquaintance that travelled around Zimbabwe and some neighbouring countries in the early 2000s and only had good things to say which I'm sure coloured my vague but lasting perception of the country being relatively safe. Being shot at is a terrible welcome; I hope it wasn't too traumatic.
Speaking of differing travel perceptions, someone else I knew travelled around Iran and gushed about how safe they felt and how nice everyone was. Be that as it may and as much as I'd love to see that country among many others, I'd personally feel too unsafe to do the same.
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