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Discussion => Off topic => Topic started by: Meister on June 19, 2012, 04:26 pm

Title: Proudly South African
Post by: Meister on June 19, 2012, 04:26 pm
This post has been circulating the net and I thought it was rather funny, curious as to how true some of them are but funny nonetheless. My favorites are the wonderful names and the prisoners go on strike.

http://www.shinbow.com/2012/06/18/proudly-south-african/

YOU ARE PROUDLY SOUTH AFRICAN WHEN:

You call a bathing suit a “swimming costume”

You call a traffic light a “robot”

The employees dance in front of the building to show how unhappy they are

The SABC advertises and shows highlights of the program 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 Madela

You produce a R100 note instead of your driver’s licence when stopped by a
traffic officer.

You can do your monthly shopping on the pavement.

You have to hire a security guard whenever you park your car.

Hijacking cars is a profession.

The petrol in your tank may be worth more than your car.

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.

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.

You’re genuinely and pleasantly surprised whenever you find your car parked
where you left it

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 take your own linen with you if you are admitted to a government
hospital.

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.

You consider it a good month if you only get mugged once.
Title: Re: Proudly South African
Post by: 34tuforlunch on June 19, 2012, 05:21 pm
I go to south africa a lot, some of this is true, normal highway speed is around 180km/h basicly however fast your car can go. If you go any slower blacks will through shit at your car and try kill/rob you not kidding, I remember a while back they took down a light pole put it across the road, some guy drove over it and his car got mangled, they pulled him out of his car put a tire around and lit him on fire. Weed their is like $10 an ounce though and wine is really cheap also.
Title: Re: Proudly South African
Post by: DrugNerd on June 19, 2012, 05:24 pm
Don't forget they have to take turns using electricity - load shedding
Title: Re: Proudly South African
Post by: Meister on June 19, 2012, 05:47 pm
I go to south africa a lot, some of this is true, normal highway speed is around 180km/h basicly however fast your car can go. If you go any slower blacks will through shit at your car and try kill/rob you not kidding, I remember a while back they took down a light pole put it across the road, some guy drove over it and his car got mangled, they pulled him out of his car put a tire around and lit him on fire. Weed their is like $10 an ounce though and wine is really cheap also.

Lol I love that. "You might get pulled out of your car and lit on fire, but weed and wine are cheap so it all evens out." +1