Typically South African...

* family
* right hand drive
* ja (afrikaans for yes)
* now now (means just now--which means in a little while)
* ghost pops, lunch bars and tempos
* load shedding (the electricity department turns your power off every other day for 2 hours in order to cope with the demand)
* stoney's ginger beer and creme soda
* yebo gogo
* the good old weak rand (R12,10 to the euro)
* electric stoves
* malt milkshakes
* bare feet
* biltong
* car guards
* unlimited babysitting
* yummy food
* see ya later, boet
* petrol attendants
* supermarket packers (they bag your groceries here)
* paw paws (papayas) and gem squash--yum
* harries famous mocca chip torte and prawn feasts
* woolies' amazing selection of prepared food. Do you notice a common theme running here?

We're having a great time and it's going way too fast.