As a youth I can understand their urge to leave, the yearning for adventure and to truly be independent and venture out to see the rest of the world. As an adult there’s a sense of longing for peace. But they’re speaking from their parents point of view about the airport being there or not, not their own.
My grandad was born in Saint Helena, In the 1980's he went back home to see his family and my great-grandad. I use to me intouch with my cousin in Saint Helena ( Christina Peters, lives at Blue Hill) i would love to get in touch with all my family who are still living over there. x
I grew up on St Helena (2012-2017) I think I remember Christina Peters (although Peters is one of the most common surnames so I could be thinking of someone else)
@@humphrex That's not true, not everybody has a car and loads of people grow their own food, I grew up there and I remember going to the farmers and buying all sorts of vegetables
People on this side of the world pray for the life you have with safety , cleanliness, a good sense of family and a tight community. Remember the grass always looks cleaner on the other side.
I grew up on St Helena, it is incredibly safe, there's very little disease, and it was the closest community I've ever lived in, everyone knows everyone. I wish I could go back, but it's too expensive to fly
It’s interesting listening to these children, who appear to be well educated and articulate that they feel change to the island maybe not the future for the islanders, but who all want to leave. However for the island to have a future it has to evolve and having the airport has to be the way forward, it doesn’t mean there will be a dramatic change, but to have an up to date infrastructure does help. I don’t know if the Saints have a link to a 6th form College in the UK for further education, but my children went to Peter Symonds College in Winchester and that was the 6th form College for the Falkland Islands children.
I had a relative who was a famous surgeon on the island called Wilberforce Arnold-he was from Ireland originally. There is a statue to him. I wasn't really aware of where the island was until recently but this connection and my French one-my wife is French, have resulted in a self obsession with the island! No one has mentioned Napoleon being prisoner here and his story is quite amazing as he was well thought of by many islanders and had a very close relationship with an English girl.
@SuicidalCoffee Its a very isolated place. Apparently it takes days to reach there, as they don't have an airport, therefore ships have to travel there for days from South Africa.
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Can I say that I am in this video, i'm the girl in the white shirt, and the Australian dude is an expat. he was here for 2 years. he's not saint so dont go by his excent. We have a dialect that not a lot of people can understand, so this is kind of our posh voices. we sound nothing like this on St Helena. We'd get teased for talking properly 'cause it's just not our way.
By the way congratulations in getting a place at the University of Hertfordshire to study Journalism. I'm guessing this will probably be your first visit to England ? Nonetheless I hope everything goes OK and you're lucky to come from a peaceful island like Saint Helena, where crime is virtually negligible. Of course living standards are very different from Saint Helena and the UK, but with your next step in gaining extra qualifications, I'm sure you'll be one step better !!
@LuvLady22 Well most of the inhabitants have some african and even some asian ancestory. Most young people tend to leave the island after schooling, either to work in the UK, South Africa or British colonies such as the Falkland Islands on long term contracts, possibly 10-20 years, and then when they get enough money, they come back to the island, where they either set up a business or if they worked longer, they then mostly retire.
This is the problem with democracy. When you give people choices they don't know what they want. It's why the ancient Greeks abandoned democracy. It caused to many arguments and civil wars. They reverted back to kingship. The people of St Helena don't know what they want. First they talked about isolation and in the next breath talked about wanting to join the outside world. ??
Ten years later and I'm still no closer to being able to visit. The UK government is really missing a trick by not exploiting St. Helena as a tourist destination, although being a Londoner who also spent time living on the south coast of England, I'm acutely aware of the downsides of having tonnes of people descend on the place you call home.
The airport is going to bring huge changes. It may be for good; it may be for bad. But, since most young people plan on leaving anyway, why care? The reason is, they want to explore the world but, they want home to stay the same. Don't we all? It's a dilemma.
Even if you leave your home doesn't mean you don't care about it. A lot of people want to leave home when they graduate and so many of them end up coming back home in the end.
Trúth B-Spoken Yep, I know. But, without the airport, too many never come home. Ease of passage brings in tourists; cheaper goods; permits the to and fro of islanders; boosts the economy and keeps the island alive etc. But, it might just change 'home' beyond all recognition and rob it of its simplicity and tightly-knit community. Therein, lies the dilemma. x
That comes from the point of view of an outsider. Bringing our ways to their island may take away from the traditional feel and essence. It is not odd for locals to not want to deal with a potential swarm of tourists. Home may not feel like home if it becomes commercialized.
Trúth B-Spoken I'm putting both points of view! I have no idea how the airport will affect the island. I have no idea whether the majority of people will see it as a benefit, or a curse. But, it WILL affect the island, of that we can be certain. I hope, for the people of Saint Helena, that the result will be positive.
All passports issued through the Government of St Helena (both biometric passports printed in the United Kingdom, and emergency passports produced locally) have the status of British Overseas Territory Citizen passport, as defined by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. As such, they are widely recognised and accepted around the world, but do not carry the privileges or entitlements of European Union membership.
They are planning to build an airport on the island with flights to and from Cape Town. It will destroy the islands unique culture but at the same time boost the islanders fortunes hopefully. It is almost entirely subsidised by the UK, most jobs are public sector, wages are pitiful and prices are very expensive. I do feel sorry for the mixed emotions of these kids. Google St Helena Independent for the excellent island paper.
@@andycapp5581 omg its like they are rubbing our noses with it! especially as there has been lots or historical abuse allegations on the island, epstein island, Jersey(island not the city lol).. elite who abuse sure like small islands..
this is one weird place you find most of these remote islands in the world weird pitcairn is one there are so many of these little out posts I bet time stands still there wow
Some budding entrepreneur, who is currently getting taught at the School will come up with a solution as to ‘ how best to survive in our home ‘ ? They will come up with a solution , that no Politician has ever thought about !! The kids will sort it out !!
I know opportunities arn't that great on the island but am I the only one who thinks it's a smack in the teeth to raise a child then have them disappear out of your life at 17 for 20 years??
@ChorltonBrook but every body there speaks perfect English, that's like every English holiday makes dream, a hot holiday island that's only a few hours away by plane, where every body talks the same as you
So the young white student says if the airport is built resident of St. Helena will make .or mine to build homes, buy more food, cars, petrol and raise children. The children, young students look and sound well raised, air ports will bring more tourism, also pollution, trash etc. Here in U.S. those close to fresh food, water, land will make it if the grid is attacked, both water and electricity. The banks and on line banking will be done in. If the food fresh and otherwise is tracked in, there won't be any. So the mean will inherit the WORLD.
Airport was only built at St. Helena so British can easily militarise it if there is outbreak of WWIII as the island will be a massive strategic outpost during a world war if suez canel trade route is bombed and blocked. LOL ask yourself why the UK government is spending £10s millions of British tax payers money on a tiny island with 4000 population if there isnt an ulterior motive?
