Thursday, June 19, 2008

Random Facts About SA

Clean Water
6 hour ahead of Amherstburg.
Driving on the left side of the road.
Robots=traffic lights; As in “Go to the first robots and turn right!”
Coffee is usually instant and always offered with either hot or cold milk and sugar
Chip Roll= a bun filled with french fries
Right now, SA is entering their winter, so it is becoming cooler (50-60 degrees F), with lots of rain and wind (therefore, sideways rain).
Kombi= VW van
Rusks- a really popular treat, very similar to biscotti, a hard cookie made for dipping in tea or coffee. They come in all flavours; chocolate, muesli, buttermilk, marmalade. Mmmm!

Money is the SA Rand: $1 US = R8. Some things are cheap, others the same price. For example, both a coffee and a beer are the same price, about R10 or $1.25

Afrikaans:
Hoe gaan dit met jou?
How are you doing?

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