There are so many small things that make me laugh about South Africa. My last 2 months have been figuring out their dialect of the English language and the small differences in how words are used. A few examples below:
US vs. South Africa
trunk = boot
"really?" = "is it?"
dinner napkin = serviette
shopping cart = trolley
"Quit making that face" = "Quit pulling your face"
"My leg's got a cramp" = "My leg is pulling stiff"
marker = kokie
cookie = biscuit ... and there's NO SUCH THING as a southern biscuit here... sad.
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