(sigh) There goes my dream of one day building up an old castle to live in. Drat
I can understand it somehow. There are (checks post again) 191 000 of us living in the UK at the moment. Mostly going after greener pastures (check out the rand/pound conversion) where they then send some of the money they make back home to family, or have some or other political grump they don't want to deal with in SA. I'd bet its the same for everyone that's moved over to the UK. If you think about it though, even though you're born in South Africa or the UK, you're still not a true blue blooded South African/Brit because of your ancestors. My ancestors are French (huguenots), and Irish/Scottish (long story lol) so the only claim I have to being South African is that I was born here.
We have a lot of the same thing happening here with people seeking refuge from beyond our borders because of the life they lead in their own country, and it puts a strain on us as it is because of employment and such.