Thngs we SAY! From around the World!

Ok...Saw this on a post and thunk it made a Gewd Topic...

Time for some South African-sims!!!

We say Lift...USA Says Elevator
We say Robot ... USA Says Traffic Light *dunno why we call it a ROBOT?!?✨
We say pavement...USA Says Side Walk
We say Autumn....USA says Fall *is that because the leaves *fall*?*
We say Toilet...USA says Bathroom UK says LAV
We say SMS...UK says I'll text u!

Then I discovered we have a few things that are said NO where in the GALAXY...

When someone calls us and we say we'll be there now-now...it means we'll be there in about 5 to 15 minutes the ppl in the UK thik it means we'll be there faster then the speed of light!

When we greet each other we say "Howzit" How-Zit... combo of hello and how are you!

When something is way cool or very nice we say it's LEKKER!!! Meaning totally very nice! South Afrcans totlly overuse the word Nice...ends up sounding like Naaice...hehehe

I used to think the word piss was a saouth africanism...it has multiple meanings...
To piss...take a leak.
Piss off - be gone with YOU!
Pissed Off - Very Cross
Being Pissed - Totally Utterly and Motherly DRUNK!

hmmm when i think of more i'll let u know!

Ok ok ok...more often then not we also say Loo or toilet...I don't get I need to use ure bathroom...like u gonna shower or sumthing?!?!

Yea the Robot thing is kinda weird...never really thunk so till i wrote it!

thought so, YM, not thunk so!!! Heehee, sorry im an Engish teacher...!

"We say SMS...UK says I'll text u!"

I was wondering what SMS meant...

SMS = Short Messaging Service 🙂

heheheheh Some Good one's

Cigarette = Cilla in SA
Shag = a REALLY good time too SA
China = A slang term for a mate or friend...combined with Howzit my China...hehehehe only lower class ppl say that!

Ooo Ooo Ooo

Takkies = Sneakers in UK and USA
Jersey = Pull over in UK & USA

Some interesing ones coming out now hehe!

Comforter = Passifier in the UK...means big blanket thingy that comes with sheets in US

Jumper = clothes, hillbilly style in US...forgot exactly what it is in UK

pronounced Nykes in UK...prounounced Ny-key in US (Nikes shoes).

We say pavement and rug is a...rug, the mobile carpet thingy...never heard of the dance. 'Cut a rug' is an expression.

Tele vs. TV

fridge vs ice box

to be continued....

tat- expression...I believe in the UK

Vagina...in other part of the world.

minge - same thing uk

mingin' - filthy RoI

for example "your minge is mingin" would be followed by a "clatter" good hard slap

jammy-lucky

as in you jammy fcker

skobi - scumbag

skobe - short for scobi

packed out - to crowded

skobes got the place packed out - lets not go in there

Oh my word...wot INTERESTING responces...!!! Cool COOL! 😛

Not as overused as Nice...South African's have the habbit of stressing the ai...So it becomes Naiiiice...terrible hey!

Emgem! Lekker is a South Africanism for anything from nice to brilliant to wonderful...

E.G.
The weather is Lekker (wonderful) today
That tune is sooooo Lekker! Meaning they really like it!

EXCELLENT - *claps hands* well done now come visit hehehehe