This year, for the first time, my South African grandchildren will be with me in the UK for Christmas. My grandson is convinced there will be snow.
For him, Christmas is high summer when the sun shines every day, so he cannot comprehend the dark and the damp, at least not yet.
He is looking forward to travelling on public transport, going on a bus or a train without fear. After Johannesburg, London is a safe place. Aged eight, and leading a protected life in gated suburbs, he has been witness to four violent deaths. He has seen robbers shot dead in front of him. He knows about more incidents that people close to him have experienced.
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