twinkletoes
Joined: 04 Apr 2004
Posts: 201
Location: From South Africa, now in UK
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 11:17 am Post subject: For the South Africans |
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You are proudly South African when....
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1. You produce a R100 note instead of your driver's licence when
stopped by a traffic officer.
2. You can do your monthly shopping on the pavement.
3. You have to hire a security guard whenever you park your car.
4. You can count the national soccer teams scores with no fingers.
5. To get free electricity you have to pay a connection fee of
R750.
6. Hijacking cars is a profession.
7. Sh!tting in a garden can win you R1-million.
8. You can pay your tuition fees by holding up a sign at a
traffic light.
9. The petrol in your tank may be worth more than your car.
10. More people vote in a local reality TV show than in a local election.
11. People have the most wonderful names:
Christmas, Goodwill, Pretty, Wednesday, Blessing, Brilliant,
Gift,Precious, Innocence and Given.
12. Now now; can mean anything from a minute to a month!
13. You continue to wait after a traffic light has turned to
green to make way for taxis travelling in the opposite direction.
14. Travelling at 120 km/h you're the slowest vehicle on the
highway.
15. You're genuinely and pleasantly surprised whenever you find
your car Parked where you left it.
16. A bullet train is being introduced but we can't fix
potholes.
17. The last time you visited the coast you paid more in
speeding fines and toll fees than you did for the entire holiday.
18. You paint your car's registration number on the roof.
19. Half your mail is guaranteed to reach its destination.
20. You have to take your own linen with you if you are admitted
to a government hospital.
21. You dial a toll free number and nobody answers.
22. You have to prove that you don't need a loan to get one.
23. Prisoners go on strike.
24. Traffic circles are just another bump in the road. |
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