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WELCOME IN OUR WORLD DOWN HERE AT THE TIPE OF AFRICA
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Here I will just share some of the \u00a0phrases\/actions of my country.<\/span><\/p>\n

You travel 100’s of kilometres to see a wee bit of snow<\/p>\n

You understand the word \u00a0“ja-nee<\/em>” (yes-no). \u00a0Absolutely no one else in the world would even consider putting two opposites next to each other to express confirmation<\/p>\n

Biltong\u00a0(dried raw meet) \u00a0and dro\u00eb wors\u00a0<\/em>is our favourite snack while watching rugby<\/p>\n

And you know the rules of Rugby better than any referee!<\/p>\n

You know what is Rooibos Tea – even \u00a0if you do not like the taste<\/p>\n

And the same goes for the famous Mrs Balls chutney \u00a0(nothing else just tastes the same)<\/p>\n

It is proven that a taxi can move twice as much as the certified number of people on one trip<\/p>\n

We call a barbecue a braai<\/em> \u00a0– because it is not the same as a barbecue!<\/p>\n

Prisoners go on strike and are allowed to vote<\/p>\n

We call a pick up truck a\u00a0bakkie –<\/em> and a Hilux is the ultimate\u00a0bakkie\u00a0<\/em>driven in SA<\/p>\n

We call Tennis Shoes \u201c<\/em>Tekkies\u201d \u2013 <\/em>but when you say ‘check the Tekkies on that Beetle\u2019\u00a0 it actually means \u2018have you seen the tyres on that Volkswagen!\u2019<\/p>\n

Over here we call a trunk of \u00a0a car the \u201cboot\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

We call a traffic light a \u201crobot\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

You paint your car’s registration number on the roof<\/p>\n

We continue to wait for a couple of seconds after a traffic light has turned to green to make way for taxis travelling in the opposite direction.<\/p>\n

Travelling at 120 km\/h you\u2019re the slowest vehicle on the highway\/freeway<\/p>\n

When you have a drivers\u2019 license and you can\u2019t drive, because you paid someone to get a fake one<\/p>\n

The Gau train is being introduced, but we can\u2019t fix potholes in the suburbs<\/p>\n

Sometimes you need to produce a R100 note instead of your driver\u2019s licence when stopped by a traffic officer<\/p>\n

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We can sing our national anthem in four languages, and have no idea what it means in at least three of them<\/p>\n

Employees dance in front of the building to show how unhappy they are<\/p>\n

We call an elevator a \u201clift\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 but asking for a \u2018lift\u2019<\/em> doesn\u2019t mean you want an elevator!\u00a0 You actually want a \u201cride\u201d<\/p>\n

You can do your monthly shopping on the pavement if you want to<\/p>\n

The SABC TV License Inspector is at your door with a fine for R1000, BUT bail for murder may be fixed at only R500 \u2013 So what is the obvious thing to do …?\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

You will now the meaning of the word “tjaila”<\/em>. \u00a0This word, originating from Zulu, has been adopted into all South African languages and used to tell everyone when it\u2019s time to go home<\/p>\n

“Now now” or “just now” can mean anything from five minutes to …. well a month<\/p>\n

“Donder”<\/em> is another very useful word, used as an all-purpose swearword, which again has no good English translation. Used as a verb, it can express any degree of roughing up. As a noun, it is a pejorative, as they politely say in dictionaries, to mean whatever you want it to mean<\/p>\n

It\u2019s such a shame the rest of the world only uses the word “shame” to denote something sad or negative. If you\u2019re a South African, however, saying \u201cag shame\u201d can be used to sympathize and also as a term of endearment for anything from little cuddly puppies to cute babies<\/p>\n

It says something about the English that they have no word for “jol”.<\/em> Probably the dictionary compilers regard it as slang, but it’s widely used for “Going out on the town, kicking up your heels, enjoying yourself…<\/p>\n

Nothing is as “lekker”<\/em> as South African culture. And truly, there just isn\u2019t a word as descriptive as \u201clekker\u201d<\/em> in other languages. Great, fun, exciting, delicious, pleasant, enjoyable \u2013 one word to describe it all. And you\u2019ll only find it in South Africa<\/p>\n

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Bokkie \u2013 (diminutive of bok<\/i>, literally meaning “little buck” or “doe”) a popular term of endearment, comparable to “sweetheart”, “honey”, etc.<\/p>\n

Another typical South African word is “keen”<\/em>. \u00a0We are “keen” to hike up Table Mountain. \u00a0It means you are willing to do something which amounts either to a dare, or just an enjoyable outing or something that you would very much like to do.<\/p>\n

We get cold easily. \u00a0Anything below 10 degrees Celsius is Arctic weather!<\/p>\n

The chances are good that you have met someone by the name of\u00a0 Precious, Goodwill, Pretty, Blessing, Brilliant, Gift, Innocence, Patience or\u00a0 Beauty.<\/p>\n

Finally, “moer!”<\/em> There simply isn’t a word here that denotes the feeling behind ‘If you don’t clean your room, I’ll “moer”<\/em> you!’<\/p>\n

Yes, there are many reasons why we just love South Africa \u00a0!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WELCOME IN OUR WORLD DOWN HERE AT THE TIPE OF AFRICA Here I will just share some of the \u00a0phrases\/actions of my country. You travel 100’s of kilometres to see a wee bit of snow You understand the word \u00a0“ja-nee” (yes-no). \u00a0Absolutely no one else in the world would even consider putting two opposites next to each other to express confirmation Biltong\u00a0(dried raw meet) \u00a0and dro\u00eb wors\u00a0is our favourite snack while watching rugby And you know the rules of Rugby better than any referee! You know what is Rooibos Tea – even \u00a0if you do not like the taste And the same goes for the famous Mrs Balls chutney \u00a0(nothing else just tastes the same) It is proven that a taxi can move twice as much as the certified number of people on one trip We call a barbecue a braai \u00a0– because it is not the same as a… Read more ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":"","_disable_autopaging":false},"yoast_head":"\nWhy we LOVE South Africa ...? - TRAVELBUCKET<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/why-we-love-sa\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why we LOVE South Africa ...? - TRAVELBUCKET\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"WELCOME IN OUR WORLD DOWN HERE AT THE TIPE OF AFRICA Here I will just share some of the \u00a0phrases\/actions of my country. 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