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Proudly South African
« on: 2009-04-21 05:47:14 »
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[letheomaniac] Just in time for election day, some snark for all the 'Saffers'...

YOU ARE PROUDLY SOUTH AFRICAN WHEN:

You call a bathing suit a "swimming costume".
You call a traffic light a "robot".
You call an elevator a "lift".
You call a hood a "bonnet".
You call a trunk a "boot".
You call a pickup truck a "bakkie".
You call a Barbeque a "Braai".
The employees dance in front of the building to show how unhappy they are.
The SABC advertises and shows highlights of the programme you just       
finished watching.
You get cold easily. Anything below 16 degrees Celsius is Arctic weather.
You know what Rooibos Tea is, even if you've never had any.
You can sing your national anthem in four languages, and you have no idea 
what it means in any of them.
You know someone who knows someone who has met Nelson Mandela.
You go to braais regularly, where you eat boerewors and swim, sometimes   
simultaneously.
You can do your monthly shopping on the pavement. [letheomaniac] For the uninitiated, every 'robot' and pavement in SA is populated with swarms of hawkers who will sell you anything from coathangers to woolly hats to Fong Kong fragrances.
You have to hire a security guard whenever you park your car.
You know a taxi can move twice its certified number of people in one trip. [letheomaniac] Legal maximum: 16. Actual maximum: Guiness World Record territory.
You travel 100's of kilometres to see snow.
You know the rules of Rugby better than any referee!
More people vote in a local reality TV show than in a local election.
People have the most wonderful names: Christmas, Goodwill, Pretty,       
Wednesday, Blessing, Brilliant, Gift, Precious, Innocence and Given,     
Patience, Portion, Coronation.
"Now now" or "just now" can mean anything from a minute to a month.
You continue to wait after a traffic light has turned to green to make way
for taxis travelling in the opposite direction.
Travelling at 120 km/h you're the slowest vehicle on the highway/freeway.
A bullet train is being introduced, but we can't fix potholes.
The last time you visited the coast you paid more in speeding fines and   
toll fees than you did for the entire holiday.
You have to prove that you don't need a loan to get one.
Prisoners go on strike.
You don't stop at a red traffic light, in case somebody hijacks your car.
Rwandan refugees start leaving the country because the crime rate is too 
high.
You consider a high crime rate as normal.
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