You know you’re South African when… [Part 2]
It’s true that Saffas are rather unique, and just like every other nation we are known for certain things, things we say or do, but it’s different when you can admit what makes you a true South African. Here is the second half of sixty things that make us proudly South African.
Read: You know you’re South African when… [Part 1]
You have every wild animal known to man in your country, but you still get excited when you see a gecko.
You know every word of the National Anthem but only know what a quarter of them mean…
Probably because you can only speak two of our eleven official languages.
Everyone knows it’s mielies, not corn.
You put out your stompie, not your cigarette butt.
You’ve probably been mugged, at least once.
You travel 100km to see snow.
You go to braais regularly where you eat ‘braaivleis’ and swim – sometimes simultaneously.
You are genuinely surprised when you find your car parked where you left it.
You call phone credit ‘airtime’.
The last time you went on vacation you paid more in speeding fines and toll gate fees than for your entire holiday.
Hijacking cars is a profession.
The petrol in your tank may be worth more than your entire car.
Half your salary goes to car guards, because you cannot park anywhere without someone asking to watch your car.
You call the sidewalk the pavement.
ProNutro, Jungle Oats and Mieliepap are the best breakfasts on earth.
You refer to a text messages as an SMS.
You have to prove that you don’t need a loan in order to get one.
Auto Save is an absolute must – insert power cut here.
You call a roundabout a circle.
Saturdays were made for rugby, braaivleis and beer.
Burglar bars become a feature and a great selling point for your house.
You decorate your garden walls with barbed wire.
You know that even though you call your friends “bru”, “boet”,or even “china”, we don’t all have extremely bad Afrikaans accents like it is portrayed in all American or British movies.
All taxis have right of way and do not have to follow the rules of the road.
You lock your car doors even while you are driving.
A joke about the crime rate is considered an ice-breaker
“Fall” is a verb, not a season.
Garage (petrol station) pies are midnight snacks.
You know what “almal wil ‘n huisie by die see hê” means, and that it’s true because no one in their right mind has their holiday anywhere but at the beach.
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