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DaveM

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Well today while sitting having some coffee in the mall I noticed this very lost looking guy walking around. Next thing close to where I was sitting he stops one of our locals :ya2: Well what happened next nearly had me rolling on the ground. He was an American Southerner and our local turned out to be a Cape Coloured Cape Coloured Lingo . After some talking I could see neither had a clue what the other was saying. So when they parted company I called him over and explained what he needed to know in my best American Southern English that I could, he was happy and I had a good laugh :y114:
 
I can go almost anywhere in the world and people will know that I am from Pittsburgh immediately because of the unique dialect, vocabulary, and pronunciation of words.

For instance.....

"CRICK" means a creek or river

"READ UP" the house means to clean the house or put something in order.

"DAHNTAHN" means downtown.

"JINE IGGLE" is the name of a grocery store in Pittsburgh who's real name is Giant Eagle

"GUMBAND" means rubber band

"JAGGER BUSH" is a thorny bush

"SOWSIDE" means South Side of the city

"NORSIDE" means North Side of the city

"YINZ" is Pittsburghese for "Y'all

"N'AT" means and that. But Pittsburghers end sentences with it for no reason.....Yinz goin' ta da Souside n'at?
 
[quote author=CarlS I am now ready for my trip to SA; I can speak the lingo.[/quote]

You think so?

If an ou like you schemes he can come up and scope my cherry, I'll bliksem you!

When you can talk like that, then you are ready to visit here :ya2:

DaveB.
 
I've given this further thought and it deserves same because, after all, it's a subject very close to my heart.

Recently I'd seen a T shirt for sale in a local shop. On our recent Swazi trip Silli was wearing it. It has a motif on the front and an arrow pointing down to the waist. the motif reads "I are wearing a jean pant.' If this means nothing to you then I scheme that you're not ready to visit us :sad:.

So to anybody contemplating visiting Suid Afrika, spokes to me one question- can you talk the Queen's english most deliciously?

if not, this might be as good a place to start as anywhere: http://www.southafrica.info/travel/advice/saenglish.htm

And if yous ous get vrotdronk on mampoer and take strain from a monster babbelas, don't come crying to me.

Lekker.

Kif!

DaveB.
 
[quote author=DaveB link=topic=9758.msg48597#msg48597 date=1281950213]
I've given this further thought and it deserves same because, after all, it's a subject very close to my heart.

Recently I'd seen a T shirt for sale in a local shop. On our recent Swazi trip Silli was wearing it. It has a motif on the front and an arrow pointing down to the waist. the motif reads "I are wearing a jean pant.' If this means nothing to you then I scheme that you're not ready to visit us :sad:.

So to anybody contemplating visiting Suid Afrika, spokes to me one question- can you talk the Queen's english most deliciously?

if not, this might be as good a place to start as anywhere: http://www.southafrica.info/travel/advice/saenglish.htm

And if yous ous get vrotdronk on mampoer and take strain from a monster babbelas, don't come crying to me.

Lekker.

Kif!

DaveB.


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:y24: :y24: Good post, Dave. Actually I could figure most of that out! So I am getting ready for a visit. :y114:
 

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