Proudly South African

[Bosfebok]

> 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.
>
> Your government is only criminals and above the law.
>
> 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 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.

> When you are a victim of crime and say: 'At least I'm still alive'.

> You know a taxi can move twice it's certified number of people in one trip.

> You travel 100's of kilometres to see snow.

> You know the rules of Rugby better than any referee

> To get free electricity you have to pay a connection fee of R750.

> More people vote in a local reality TV show than in a local election.

> '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.

> 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 paint your car's registration on the roof.

> 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.

> Ruwandan refugees start leaving the country because the crime rate is too high.

> You consider a high crime rate as normal.

> The South African Army is the only Army in the world with a Union

> You actually get these jokes (but they ARE true!) and pass them on to other friends from SA.

> VIVA !!!!!

[Asterix]

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