As with traveling to any other country there are always going to be a few words used by locals that don't quite correspond with our American way of speaking. American is definitely a language all of its own I have come to find. There's English, and then there's American, and then there's South African English. My American way of speaking is thrown in my face at least three times a day, but that's fine, at least I know that french fries are french fries and chips are chips. DUH!
How they came up with some of these words I really can't comprehend, but here are a few random language differences for you all to enjoy...
American: Truck /// South African: Bakkie (pronouced Bucky)
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American: Pound /// South African: Hash
American: Stroller /// South African: Pram
American: Ketchup /// South African: Tomato Sauce
American: Traffic Light /// South African: Robot
Bizarre.
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