South African Lingo

So there are over 23 languages in South Africa! Yes, almost everyone speaks English, but it's still not quite the same. For instance:

In SA In US
tomato Sauce = Ketchup
chips = french fries
crisps = chips
stolling = walking
robots = stoplights
disco = night club
snowfreeze = ice cream
let = rent
NGO's = non-for-profits
rocket = type of lettuce or small salad
pudding = cake
napkins = diapers or pads
wheelie bins = trash bins with wheels on them
trading hours = store hours
queue = to line up (like in school)
cheque = check (like check book or checking account)
servettes = napkins

Note that all of this is usually in some sort of British accent. :)

Hello from South Africa!

Hope everyone had a good laugh from the last post. I (Kristin) am in Cape Town, South Africa. It is so beautiful here. I love my apartment, the landscape, and most things so far! Today we went to Africa's most beautiful botanical garden....right next to Table Mountain. It gave us a great view of the city. I hope to post pictures soon, but it's late-seven hours later than you STL peeps.



Jesse and Lee, I miss you both so much...can't wait to skype soon. Thank God for emails and wifi!