Last year, I wrote a post called 24 Weird Things About South Africa. It exploded, with the original post going viral, and then subsequent reposts of it on other pages also going viral. There were, of course, several people who got really defensive and said the post, me, and everything I’ve ever done in my life are all complete and total rubbish (as if I didn’t already KNOW that!). But the vast majority of South Africans love to laugh at themselves, and that’s just one of the many things I adore about the country. Anyway, time for a follow up. Without further ado, here are 22 MORE Weird Things About South Africa:
1) Biltong. The product itself (dried, cured meat) isn’t so weird, I guess. But I’m surprised the hospitals don’t see more cases of biltong overdoses than they currently do (according to my completely made up estimate, roughly 37856 South Africans have overdosed on the stuff in the time it took you to read this completely fake statistic). Biltong serves as an appetizer, a meal, a salad/pizza topping, and dessert, and every self-respecting South African keeps a handful of emergency biltong in their pockets. Just in case.
2) Directions. I dare you to try to ask a South African for an address so you can punch it into Google maps and be on your way. It won’t happen. Even though you beg, exhort, PLEAD with them to just give you a simple address, instead, you’ll end up with something like this: “OK, head South. At the big pothole, take a right (not the 3 medium-sized potholes you’ll see before the big one). You know the Engen right on the corner where the guy sells licence disc holders? Keep going past that. About 3 minutes after you see the leaking water main on the right hand side of the road, take a left. You’ll know it’s the right one because there’s a tree there. It’s a great spot to stop and have some biltong. Anyway, keep going and….” Every. Single. Time.
3) Confusing Family Relationships. Everybody is an Auntie or an Uncle. It doesn’t matter if your kids have just met somebody for the first time. Say hello to Uncle Jaco and Auntie Martha.
4) Hadedas. Some birds chirp. Some warble. Others call or sing. The hadeda defies our mortal comprehension of how a bird should sound. Imagine, if you will, 278 pigs being murdered simultaneously by the sheer auditory pandemonium of an entire 7th grade band class trying out their instruments on the first day whilst being chased by countless angry raccoons. That’s what a hadeda sounds like.
5) Monkey Gland Sauce. It took me roughly 2 years to work up the courage to order this in a restaurant. I was happily surprised/strangely disappointed that it has nothing to do with monkeys nor glands. Whoever came up with the name for this delicious condiment should be fired immediately.
6) Sharp. In South Africa, the word “sharp” roughly translates into “ok, cool.” As in, “Did you bring enough biltong to help us survive this 15 minute car ride?” “Yes.” “Sharp.” But it sounds more like “shap.” And if the person is REALLY in enthusiastic agreement, you’ll get an emphatic, “Shap Shap.”
7) Load Shedding. Many people in South Africa pre-pay for electricity. So we already own it. But if that means you assume you’ll have constant access to what you’ve already paid for and own, let me introduce you to Eskom. In order to avoid a total meltdown of the grid, Eskom, the state-owned power company that sometimes supplies enough electricity to keep up with demand, “sheds” power from pre-selected areas. It happens so frequently that there are apps to help people figure out when they’ll be braaing in the dark.
8) Ons gaans nou braai! Speaking of braais- which is simply a much better version of North American barbeques- I’d be remiss if I didn’t add them to this list. Not because the act of braaing itself is weird- it’s not. But if you get invited to a braai for 6pm, have dinner first. You won’t be eating until at least midnight. Oh, and ladies, if you meet a handsome South African at the bar and he asks you to come back to his place at 1am for a braai, don’t get your hopes up for any hanky panky. He REALLY means he wants to grill some meat. No euphemisms involved whatsoever.
9) Eish! This delightful phrase is uttered to express that something has gone utterly pear shaped. And may God have mercy on your soul if a clerk in a store says this to you- you’re about the enter a completely new dimension of customer service hell.
10) Ja-Nee. OK, come on Saffas. Now you’re just messing with us. When we ask you something, is it yes? Is it no? We’ll never know, because you hit us with both in one breath.
11) Shopping at the robots. In my last list, I mentioned that traffic lights are called robots in South Africa. But what I didn’t mention is that you can do all your shopping at them. Fruit and vegetables, clothing, kites, luggage, sjamboks, art, and a multitude of other items can be bought from the hawkers dodging moving vehicles, who in turn, are trying to dodge the moving hawkers.
12) Drinking at kids’ birthday parties. No complaints here, but it’s definitely shocking if you’re new to South Africa. Thanks Tony and Kate for introducing me to this beloved tradition (and fueling my competitive spirit, leading to over-the-top parties).
13) Cum Books. I mean, surely someone had to have thought this through…
14) Nachos. Or, not-chos. Cause when you order these in South Africa, more often than not, you’ll get flavoured Doritos covered with melted cheese. WHY??????
15) Speeding tickets. In most parts of the world, being pulled over for speeding results in a speeding ticket. Finish and klaar. In South Africa, the moment the officer greets you is the beginning of a negotiation. And if you have a buffalo handy, it often turns out you weren’t actually speeding after all.
16) Swearing. With 11 official languages in South Africa, opportunity abounds for creative worsmithery. And Saffas are all over it. There has been more than one occasion where I’ve asked, after overhearing an expletive-laden phone conversation, what the caller was so angry about. And the response? “Ja, nee. I was just organizing with my grandma where we’re going to meet for lunch after church on Sunday.”
17) Winter heating (or lack thereof). If you’re not from South Africa, you’d never imagine that it gets cold here. But it does. And the houses don’t have any insulation whatsoever. So when it’s 5°C outside, it’s also 5°C inside, and everybody huddles around hilariously dangerous propane heaters, covered in blankets, dreaming about summer. And when you ask a South African why they don’t just build houses with insulation, the answer is always a shrug and “It’s only for a couple of months.”
18) Ice in wine. So you know that thing pretty much the whole world does where they put wine in their wine glass and absolutely nothing else? Not South Africans. Apparently white wine and ice go together like pap and wors.
19) Yellow line driving. In another post, I already established that driving in South Africa is super duper extra. Motorists in South Africa never drive the speed limit. They either drive insanely fast, or mind-numbingly slow. And if it’s the latter and they see there are cars behind them, instead of simply speeding up, they’ll move ever so slightly across the yellow line onto the shoulder and expect you to pass, even if that means you need to be halfway across the centre line, hoping oncoming traffic makes room for you. And should you not be brave enough to risk a head on collision, you’ll need to deal with an overly aggressive Hilux right up your backside, whose driver lets you know in no uncertain terms that you absolutely should have entered the danger zone to pass the slower vehicle.
20) Fine, and you? This one has always tripped me up. A global standard greeting consists of one party asking how the other person is doing, to which that person answers the question and then asks how the first person is. Then the conversation either ends or goes onto another topic. But in South Africa, the following is common:
South African: Good morning! How are you?
Me: I’m great thanks! How about you?
South African: Fine, and you?
I…I just told you. Like, mere seconds ago. And if you start a conversation, but rudely forget to ask how the person is that day, they’ll invariably reply to whatever it is you just said with, “Fine, and you?” It’s tempting to keep replying back the same way to see who will give up repeating the question first, but I’ve always been afraid to, lest we get stuck in a never-ending, inescapable loop.
21) “That side.“ Earlier in this list, I pointed out the overly complex directions that South Africans love to give. The flip side of this is when you’re looking for something nearby (a store, an ATM, an entrance, etc), and you know you’re close, but you’re not entirely sure where to go. And if you’re stupid enough to ask for directions at this point, you’ll get nothing more than a helpful, “That side,” accompanied with a nondescript and completely indecipherable hand gesture. Thanks, I guess?
22) Time. It’s irrelevant. If you feel the need to be punctual, by all means do so. But don’t get all worked up when others are late to meetings, braais, funerals, etc. If a South African shows up 10 minutes past the appointed time, that’s probably the earliest they’ve ever been late. Just use the extra time to enjoy the scenery.
OK, so what did I miss? Tell me in the comments! And in case you missed it, you can read the first list, 24 Weird Things About South Africa here.
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2. I get confused when someone says it’s up the road, but it’s not on an incline.
4. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iMSY5goJctI Pharrell’s reaction to hadedas. As a child, I would hide under my bed when a scream of them flew over the house.
8. I love a braai, but don’t invite me for a braai at 5 and then first burn a whole tree. People have tried to pull that trick on me. I spoil parties when I get hangry.
13. CUM books was established in 1993 when, I think, the modern meaning of the word was not yet widely used. Also, I think the owners are Afrikaans and rebranding costs money. It’s a Christian bookstore and you’re going to get a lot of attention with this one. Hilarious photo by the way.
16. If you want to get really creative, you should compare Afrikaans colloquialisms with Dutch. I have no idea how an Afrikaans speaking Saffa is not murdered within hours of stepping foot in the Netherlands. For example, you know they call a cat ‘puss’ over there?
18. Forget the ice, try frozen, chopped fruit in white wine. It gives your dooswyn a little bit of class 😉
20. Confuse a telemarketer, pour your heart out. I once got a telemarketer to end the call voluntarily. I hate it when people ‘Fine, and you?’ me. If I cared,vi would have asked.
22. Just go with it. In the Western Cape we still try to be promptish. But nothing teaches you patience like waiting. Apparently making an appointment just gets you on the list.
Too bad you didn’t experience lockdown South Africa. You would have had content for years. Like when we had to cross a provincial border to collect a car. I laughed so much at the sheer idiocy of the flaming hoops we had to jump through, my face hurt. Please don’t stop posting on here, you are great at poking fun at us!
I love this! And oh man…ya, the cat and “puss” thing would get someone moered in a hurry!
What about “ fanny”. American for backside note kno what.
To SA citizens the fast lane means you are allowed to go faster than the speed limit, if you plan on driving the legal appointed speed limit move over to the slow lane or prepare to be pushed off the road,flashed like crazy or illegally overtaken
I’m crying 😂😂😂😂
Eish lekker bro don’t stop👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
I don’t intend to! Though I’ll have to plan a trip or two back to SA to get more content at some point.
You forgot the word “lekker” it is used for everything, delicious food, fun party, good movie are all lekker
It’s 3 in the morning and I can’t with this post in from South Africa and I’ve wondered about all these things 😂my gran usually asks me how I’m doing then I say fine and you then she hits me back with the fine and you once I just answered her again with a fine and you and she literally just ignored me and walked away 😂like you asked me twice so why can’t I
To do with time in SA, you HAVE to include NOW and NOW NOW! “I will be there now now “ could mean in a minute, 10 minutes or an hour!!!
https://cdn.primedia.co.za/primedia-broadcasting/image/upload/c_limit,w_847/l7yeyr9av9ufjdcok3mj
How about “Just Now?” That one really got me! I learned to make people give me a specific time.
Exact same incident occurred with and me in family. My son (50 yrs young) and eye still joke this joke to this day.
I get confused when Americans believe that my pets are wild animals and I walk them on a leash. This is weird from the 1st world country. Nobody believes my sister is from s. A. because she is natural blonde /blue eyes, according to them she should be black, etc…
I have family in Canada, was never asked what is weird here. Thank you.
13. CUM = Christelike Uitgewers Maatskappy / Christian Publishing Company
Dis nog meer ironies…
I’m dying of laughter. Coming from a south african. It’s so true that’s what makes it funny
And you forget that a R2 is a DeKlerk maan .Goed ons gaan. Hoer
I love your humour and originality at others expense, too bad they cannot appreciate a good laugh, at themselves.
I laughed so hard 😂😂😂 I swear us as South Africans we are just crazy… 😂 I am leaving South Africa 😂😂😂. This article was on point and it made my day..
Thank you
No. 13 – I think CUM books goes back to1939, not 1993 😉
Wains….its a new word I invented for Seffefrikans to use during the pandemic and be used after any headline you see or hear….wains…stands for …why am I not surprised….wains.
Oh man, you really tickle my funny bone. Love your comments and best of all, it’s true.
I will have to go through the archives to see what I missed! This was great!
I love your blog!!! We’re South Africans and moved to New Zealand (with half of the country) last year! I love reading about your experience of the wonderful country of South Africa!
Thanks for taking the time to read it! I have relatives in Whangarei- I’ve always wanted to come visit.
Hadidas make that atrocious sound because they are genuinely scared of heights
🤣😂🤣😂 especially when flying over golf courses and they have to dodge the balls too 🙈
Hahahaha! Sounds about right.
I love them Hadidas. Always complimenting me… Great paaaa
Monkey Gland Sauce reportedly was made by an irate French Chef in the 70’s at a food expo in Joburg. He was so aghast at South Africans putting tomato sauce and all sorts on their food that he mixed 1/3 chutney, 1/3 tomato sauce an 1/3 worchestire sauce as an objection and called it monkey gland sauce. It caught on!
Worcestershire sauce 😉
As a Saffa now living in the Netherlands I can honestly say I have to think twice not to use certain Afrikaans words. e.g.rukkie, aftrek😱 and and..not good.The Dutchies also find the word hysbak very funny. In general they are
intrigued by our diverse culture and words.
Ohh and by the way you forgot to add Ohhh Izit!🤪
Lekka man !
Love this blog! I had a British colleague who rushed to pick up all her papers from her desk when a hadeda landed on the concrete windowsill outside.
It’s impossible for a Saffa to walk past the smell of meat on fire without saying “Someone’s having a braai!”
Followed shortly by someone else saying, we should have one, just now.
🤣🤣🤣 this is spot on!
Dis lekker by die sea
You forgot to mention the now, now-now and just-now!! It could really get confusing when asking someone a time related question and you get “just now” as a reply!
So true. I still use it to indicate time here in America & get funny reactions! Fun, I love my South African ways & sayings 💖
… or let’s do this “so long” doesn’t mean for a really long time.
anyone ever brought up granadilla’s and naartjies?
I was so confused the first few times I heard “so long.” I had no idea what it meant!
That is the one that used to confuse the Aussies and Kiwis.
When describing an incident,some people say “Now the Other day”🤔
Koeksisters?
Great blog! Made me laugh…
Number 17 is very true! I now live in the UK and they have *exactly* the same mindset for keeping cool in summer.
Me (when people complain about the heat in Summer): ‘Why don’t you buy a fan?
Reply: ‘It’s only for a few months…!’
Saffa im BC enjoying your take on my homeland! Thanks for the good laughs.
Booz, Booz, Booz. South Africans love their alcohol. The release of it during lockdown says it all. Before lockdown the queue on Friday, especially on month end when people get paid. I understand why distell and sab are so big.
I shit you not – a hadida flew over me squwaking at the exact moment I was reading your description of their noise! It was spot on!!
You’ve nailed it!
So enjoyed this article. Yes those hadidas. Such deafening cries – enough to wake a whole neighbourhood!
I love you posts!!! You point things out that are so part of the makeup of us in SA we forget that everywhere else it is NOT the norm!
Thank you for making us laugh at us😂😂😂😂🎉.
Very funny, and 100% accuracy! Maybe look into: Ag shame. (Nope we do not pity you, it is merely a term of endearment and appreciation) Example: Ag shame, you are so sweet and kind to me. 😂😂😂
I talked about that in my first post about the weird things in SA! https://www.mapleandmarula.com/24-weird-things-about-south-africa/
So funny! My English husband commented on these ones: shame, as a way to express sympathy
Just now and now now 😂
You obviously lived in Gauteng. You really should live in the other provinces, especially the western Cape, to get a taste of their differen eccentricities that make SA the wonderful country it is. So come back ! I thoroughly enjoy your posts. Thank you.
I couldn’t agree more! Western Cape and of course Namakwaland! Let me know if ever you need someone to to you up our west coast…
I laughed so much at this, then read it out to my son so we laughed together. In the morning while I lie in bed, if I hear a Hadeda, for a moment it feels like I’m in Jurassic Park before I come to my senses. Your comment on Biltong made me wonder if you ever tasted ‘biltong happies’. Basically ‘biltong bites’. Cut bread into bite size squares about the size of a quarter of a slice. Mix butter with some Marmite and smear on bread. Put two slices/squares together and smear the outsides too. Roll in grated biltong. Absolutely delicious! I tasted them at an Afrikaans funeral once and have been buying grated biltong in jars since then. Thanks for the entertainment!
Don’t forget “Where do you stay?” – Not “Where do you live?”, as if its some temporary existence in which no one believes that living in South Africa is a long-term thing. Almost as if they really believe that they are all going to get out one day, expressing these hopes and dreams through the use of a term associated with a more finite time period.
Love this!!! The accuracy!!!
I grew up in Canada, but the coldest night I’ve ever spent was one night in Joburg. We were on a trip from Cape Town to the north of Mozambique, and we stopped in Joburg to regroup. We were staying in a house borrowed from a friend who was away – there was a housekeeper somewhere but I never saw them.
The house itself was nice in a Joburg suburban way – two bedrooms on a big lot with a large pool. On the garage side were staff quarters. But no “main” bathroom. Each bedroom was ensuite, but anyone (coming for dinner say) had to walk through one of the bedrooms to get to the bathrooms. Which, in typical SA fashion, had no doors. So you had to remember to shut the bedroom door on your way in. Does SA poop not smell? Weird
Anyway – of course we were up late and drank a lot of wine so when I finally went to bed, it was 1AM and -5C. As you said – outside *and* inside. And the bed had one sheet and a thin blanket – no duvet… My sleeping bag was in the Land Rover, and I didn’t have the keys. So I folded the blanket over a few times and shivered until dawn. And you’re right – no one has any form of central heating
Bathrooms with no doors is typical? Nope. I’ve never seen that.
Oh, how I miss the hadidas now I’m living in Spain. NOT!
A screech (collective word) of them tried to nest in a huge Jacaranda tree at the bottom of our garden. We actually went and bought an air rifle – not to shoot them, but to frighten them off so they’d go and nest in someone else’s bloody tree! It worked, but they still visited our garden to peck at our worms, thanking us loudly as they left! 😀
I really do miss them! Maybe it’s because I’m not from SA, but I’ve always loved their screeches.
Love your commentary. #17 especially hit home! I am a Canadian(ON) who came to SA in Feb. to escape a few weeks of the Canadian winter. Guess what – it’s July 4 and I’m still here trying to figure out how to get and stay warm. Yes, all my inquiries have ended with the reassurance that “it doesn’t last long.”
Haha! They don’t seem to realise there’s a way they don’t have to be cold in their own houses EVER!
My brother-in-law had a biltong and droewors cake for his 50th, I kid you not!
Haha! That’s amazing!
How about the national drink……brannas, i.e. brandy and coke. If offered a drink by a Saffa and you hesitate, it’s assumed to be brannas
That’s one South African tradition I just couldn’t get into. I’ll stick to rum and whisky.
My dad’s generation called it “broke” brandy and coke.
Having lived all over South Africa, bathrooms normally have doors – Def not typical of SA . As the Oscar Pistorious case shows.
Very common to have “open plan” bathrooms – seen in many homes and high-end lodges. Not sure why…
Oh please reply to this one Phil, I beg you 😀
I am dead!!! Haven’t laughed this hard in days. You just have to love S.A!!
I’m of the firm opinion it’s the most lovable country in the world
Eish …. all true and made me laugh as a South African because my English husband complain about all the confusing points you have mentioned
Hilarious & “Kak” funny!!! and everything you talk about is 100% correct👍
I’ve noticed the word moer is used to replace the following words .
Hit
strike
Massive
Impressive
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Don’t forget “jol” when trying to explain a sporting term, a party term, a brilliant night out…and a PK for those who don’t know what indicators are needwdnife.
All true but #2 especially it happens to us on a weekly basis. Need to do a delivery to one of over 50 customers, “just come where you came last time”. Very seldom do you get an actual address or location.
Great I love it I’m from England but go to South Africa during the Easter holidays with my family we love it we stay in Umhlanga we’ve been visiting for more than 22 years all though the landscapes have changed the wonderful za people haven’t covid stopped us from visiting this year but make no doubt about it we will be back hopefully next Easter x keep up the great work xx
The first time my parents visited me in SA in 2015 for Xmas, my mom asked if there was someone close by keeping some goats… Lol..and guess what, it was the Hadedas cry. She is now aged 79 and wants to breed them back home..lol.
Thx for the laughs, its making this cold morning warmer. BLESSINGS
C.U.M Books :
The acronym stands for ‘Christelike Uitgewers Maatskappy’, which means Christian Publishing Company in Afrikaans
You forgot
1. The statement👉… I didn’t do nothing
2. Mixing up of he and she
3. Different finger signs that can be used to flag down a taxi🤚🖐️✋🖖👌✌️🤞🤟🤘🤙👈👉👆👇☝️👍👎 Depending with your destination…. Hopefully l didn’t include the middle finger..🤦♀️
4. Total confusion on
# Yes I didn’t…instead of Yes I did
#No I did….instead of No I didn’t
5. You greet everyone in a public transport especially taxis…. Spirit of Ubuntu 👌.. If you don’t greet, you might get total ignorance 🐵when you start asking for help, especially directions.
Saffas are also referred to SASKOs
I loved the one about shopping at the robots, that’s entrepreneurship at its mobile best
I loved the one about shopping at the robots, that’s entrepreneurship at its mobile best. Wish has caught on quickly and what about aweh? Mostly in the W Cape
Lovely article and funny.
Just out of topic a bit can you please tell me abit about this house insulation thing. I am totally lost. Like what do you normally use to keep your houses warm
You wear warm clothes, put a blanket over you if it’s really cold or turn on a heater to keep a small area warm. Or the best way… you make a fire so you can sit and watch the flames 😍 drinking lots of alcohol also helps
We don’t. We freeze. Wrap up in a blanket 😂😊
I’m think Precious might want to know what they use in Canada and other countries, as opposed to what we don’t use in SA. I’m no expert but as far as I know their windows and doors basically seal closed and they have double glazed (glass) windows, to keep the cold air out. And then they have gas heating inside their homes that gets regulated with a thermostat. It could probably be compared to our airconditioning – but just to heat instead of cool.
Please correct me if I’m wrong – as I said I’m no expert.
I’ve discovered that light rain which we call’drizzle’is odd!
Also if someone has diarrhoea it is described as ‘a running stomach’……conjures up cartoon worthy images!
Two things… The fact that only us (and maybe France) call lychees LEEchies. And also the term “the other day”, which could literally mean the other day or a point in time 2 years ago, take your pick 😂
Ja well,no fine.
The meaning of must.
Must I make you a tea? You must have a coffee? Must I make you food? You must eat. You must come tonight. Must this, must that! Why must I do everything?! Here I was going along with these commands, against my desire, because I didn’t want to insult their hospitality and culture. Only to find out the weight of ‘must’ was irrelevant.
What about, “Don’t you want to give me R5?” “Don’t you want to drive me to the store?” Don’t you want to have a drink?” Is something wrong with me if I don’t? Why you gotta make me feel abnormal for not wanting a drink? And why you gotta make me feel so guilty for not wanting to give you money? Is that the norm? MUST I?!
Dont look at me like that…
I am a South African. This post reminds me of a Germany collegue who said he is irrirated by SA who would not start a conversation without asking “how are you?” even if they are meeting for the 10th time in that day.
Wow. You so onpoint. I am half SA and Namibian. Similarities are so huge. Lol
I am amused with certain of your observations you made of My People and My Country. So wish i can invite you for a braai …maybe a camping trip to the Kruger National Park and a “kuier” next to the fire. Then i will tell you about my country and its people. Maybe why we like to go bare foot and feel the soil of my country with the soles of my feet. Maybe explain to you about time in SA… how the majority of My Country’s people understand time.(When living in Swaziland for a few years, my husband arranged a meeting with the local Chiefs and being a man that like to be punctual got frustrated because all of them were late. One of the Princes(one of his employees) explained to my husband that the Swazis(and many of the SA’cans) were born with “time”. On my husbands question…and me, i also have time…Mandla said: “No Sir, you have a watch!” That is how “time” is inderstood by the majority of My People in My Country!
I like to travel and experience different countries and culturs and their ways of doing. So maybe in the past i offended people by writing about their country, and not wanting to offend…just wanting to share my experiences with friends and family. After reading how you experience My Country and its People i will be especially careful how i share and to whom!
How many robots lie prostrate and are still working?
Ja nee, it figures.
How are you? = Howzit
When you’re an elder woman you are called “mommy” or “go-go”.
“It’s chap” = meaning it’s ok or fine.
You have many, many grannies and grandpa’s, all your cousins are brothers/sisters.
When a robot turns green, it takes a long time before the traffic moves but when the robot turns red, about 4-5 vehicles go over.
As teacher my biggest headache was that the kids will use “he” for any female and “she” for any male.
A person’s name can be a male or female.
“Voertsek” a harsh word to tell someone, but usually an animal, to go.
“Fok-of” a very harsh word to tell someone to go.
“Aikona” means no not at all.
Don’t forget the hadida’s favourite snack, the parktown prawn
How about, “I’ll be there now” or even “now now”
Filling up at the pumps “full or full full”
Brilliant nie…
Ngisahleka 😂😂
This made me laugh so hard. There truly is no place like South Africa and South Africans. Love love love SA. “Shot” for the post Bru. “Shot” Aka “thanks”
I am a SAfrican in Canada and I don’t get Poutine. Gravy on chips?
A “Piet-my-vrou” (loosely translated to “Pieter-my-wife) is a widely known red chestes cuckoo bird. Given its name by it’s distinctive call, you’ll hear it on a sunday while trying to “rest your eyes”.
Well, being late, saying “now-now, “or just now” can all be classified under: Afrika-tyd (Africa time) . It really comes in handy at times. You have a lovely blog.