It is called a Traffic Light!

[Nanfeishen]

Wiki is not a trusted source though

True, but we all still :

Wear takkies, not sneakers, walk on the pavement, not the sidewalk, some of us drive bakkies not pickups, go for the ocassional jol, take a dop, and land up with a babalas.
We use lifts not elevators, put in petrol not gasoline.
We eat the occasional sarmie, braaivleis, bredie, bobotie, koeksister, bunny chow, mielie, snoek, kingklip, biltong, boerewors, and spanspek, often washed down with mampoer, pinotage, rooibos or the odd cooldrink rather than the soda, or soft drink.
Some of us live in a dorp with the veld around and maybe a koppie and kloof nearby or out in the bundu, with only a small cafe and maybe a shebeen or bottle store.

We have a good language why ruin it by trying to be like everybody else.

 

[Kalvaer]

.... or worse want to Americanise our language.

Dont you mean "Americanize"

 

[Devill]

True, but we all still :

Wear takkies, not sneakers, walk on the pavement, not the sidewalk, some of us drive bakkies not pickups, go for the ocassional jol, take a dop, and land up with a babalas.
We use lifts not elevators, put in petrol not gasoline.
We eat the occasional sarmie, braaivleis, bredie, bobotie, koeksister, bunny chow, mielie, snoek, kingklip, biltong, boerewors, and spanspek, often washed down with mampoer, pinotage, rooibos or the odd cooldrink rather than the soda, or soft drink.
Some of us live in a dorp with the veld around and maybe a koppie and kloof nearby or out in the bundu, with only a small cafe and maybe a shebeen or bottle store.

We have a good language why ruin it by trying to be like everybody else.

Lol, I agree 100% with you

**Tekkies

 

[Kalvaer]

Lol, yes but boere sausage?

True, Technically I guess it could be "South African sausage" or "Afrikaans Sausage", or most correct "Dutch Farmer Sausage"...

Personally I prefer the word Wors.. but that doesn't mean there isn't a word for it

 

[Nanfeishen]

Dont you mean "Americanize"

Lol, too true they even have to alter the english language to communicate

 

[Jabberwocky]

Whats the problem? its just a word. It might cause problems in the far future when we`ll have actual robots walking on the pavements. I think then we can switch to calling them droids.

"Turn left at the next traffic ligh...... oops too late"

 

[Kalvaer]

Some of us live in a dorp with the veld around and maybe a koppie and kloof nearby or out in the bundu, with only a small cafe and maybe a shebeen or bottle store.

Ohh.. funny you should mention that.. I'm currently reading a book by an American and saw they call it a "Veldt"

 

[bwana]

of us live in a dorp with the veld around and maybe a koppie and kloof nearby or out in the bundu, with only a small cafe and maybe a shebeen or bottle store.

That's Irish btw.

 

[Devill]

Ohh.. funny you should mention that.. I'm currently reading a book by an American and saw they call it a "Veldt"

Yeah veldt is still a know word in most of euro as well as the US. Well amongst people 25 yo or older

 

[Nanfeishen]

That's Irish btw.

Never knew the origins of that one, thanks.

an illicit bar or club where excisable alcoholic beverages were sold without a licence.

 

[Kalvaer]

Yeah veldt is still a know word in most of euro as well as the US. Well amongst people 25 yo or older

Doh.. I thought it was just the Americans adding a "t" behind it so they could attempt to pronounce it right.

Oh and just thought, when ever I hear the word BBQ, I dont think all types of food as FB3000 mentioned, I always think it will be Burgers? When ever you see them having a BBQ in movies, its burgers and sausages.... I have a friend who now works for Weber, and he has started calling it a "BBQ" or an "outdoor cooking experience". It wanna burst out laughing every time

 

[Devill]

Doh.. I thought it was just the Americans adding a "t" behind it so they could attempt to pronounce it right.

Oh and just thought, when ever I hear the word BBQ, I dont think all types of food as FB3000 mentioned, I always think it will be Burgers? When ever you see them having a BBQ in movies, its burgers and sausages.... I have a friend who now works for Weber, and he has started calling it a "BBQ" or an "outdoor cooking experience". It wanna burst out laughing every time

Lol

And yes a braai is a braai. I also think of a gas braai = bbq

And I also always picture viennas and burger patties as the meat for a bbq.

Ps are you coming to the Mybb meet and greet in two weeks?

 

[bwana]

Doh.. I thought it was just the Americans adding a "t" behind it so they could attempt to pronounce it right.

Oh and just thought, when ever I hear the word BBQ, I dont think all types of food as FB3000 mentioned, I always think it will be Burgers? When ever you see them having a BBQ in movies, its burgers and sausages.... I have a friend who now works for Weber, and he has started calling it a "BBQ" or an "outdoor cooking experience". It wanna burst out laughing every time

What else is it? I cooked a leg of lamb and a sirloin roast on a couple of them only yesterday.

The "outdoor cooking experience" is a bit though

 

[Kalvaer]

Lol

And yes a braai is a braai. I also think of a gas braai = bbq

And I also always picture viennas and burger patties as the meat for a bbq.

Ps are you coming to the Mybb meet and greet in two weeks?

Hotdogs and Burgers! Made with burger meat not mince I asked one of my american friends WTF burger meat was. Took them about 10 minutes to think of ground beef

PS: I'm not sure, I was thinking about it, though my back has been giving me hell with the cold recently and this morning I lost all feeling in my left leg again. Waiting now to see the Neuro again and not really thinking about much else... To be honest.. I am crapping myself again

 

[Kalvaer]

What else is it? I cooked a leg of lamb and a sirloin roast on a couple of them only yesterday.

The "outdoor cooking experience" is a bit though

Its still a braai They do offer a cooking course now for weber though where they teach you how to do everything from Pizza to backed alaska on the Weber

 

[Devill]

Hotdogs and Burgers! Made with burger meat not mince I asked one of my american friends WTF burger meat was. Took them about 10 minutes to think of ground beef

ROFL Yeah bwana doesnt understand hes a doodle

PS: I'm not sure, I was thinking about it, though my back has been giving me hell with the cold recently and this morning I lost all feeling in my left leg again. Waiting now to see the Neuro again and not really thinking about much else... To be honest.. I am crapping myself again

Wow

Good luck man. Hope everything checks out and there is only good news for you.

 

[Keeper]

Never knew the origins of that one, thanks.

an illicit bar or club where excisable alcoholic beverages were sold without a licence.

an illicit bar or club where excisable alcoholic beverages were sold without a licence.

'n plek waar drank verkoop en gesuip word sonder 'n liksensie.

 

[bwana]

Its still a braai They do offer a cooking course now for weber though where they teach you how to do everything from Pizza to backed alaska on the Weber

It's American, ergo its a barbecue grill.

 

[Kalvaer]

Since this has successfull been de-railed already.. Have any of your heard of "Hamburger helper" Friends of mine were talking about it and I had to search to find out its Mince mate!!! ( http://www.bettycrocker.com/products/hamburger-helper )

 

[Devill]

an illicit bar or club where excisable alcoholic beverages were sold without a licence.

'n plek waar drank verkoop en gesuip word sonder 'n liksensie.

ROFL

It's American, ergo its a barbecue grill.

Yeah like most things we Saffas are just showing the yanks how to use it properly