Vir die Suid Afrikaaners hier. Voetsak as jy nie van SA kom ;)

[StoneChucker]

Ja, my Afrikaans is 'n bietjie swak, maar jy sal die boodskap kry ;)
Kyk na die twee grappe, en het n klein lag op my :niceone:

Uit die blou van ons se hemel :whistle:

[Sniper]

Dis baie gud SC. Jammer vir my afrikaans ook.

[Joni]

Eerstens Dave dink ek jou Afrikaans is nie te sleg nie hoor... Sniper sin is 'n bietjie kak hehe

Tweedens passop my ou vriend politiek is n gevaarlikke pad om af tegaan.... :confused:

Maar nou ja...wat kan ek se?

Ek mis my Maaaaaa :love:

[bungbung]

Dave, your Afrikaans is ok, but be nice to those of us not from round those parts :)

[StoneChucker]

I'm always nice BungBung :niceone:
Joni, ek dink dat genoeg tyd het gepas om grappe oor politiek te maak. :Punk:

[Skunk]

Do we need a forum for Afrikaans? :wait:

[placidfemme]

wow I didn't realise there were so many South Africans on here...

<~~ is Zimbabwean

[Quasievil]

我没有想法什么您谈论
Je n'ai aucune idée ce qui votre parler
Δεν έχω καμία ιδέα τι η ομιλία σας για
Non ho idea che cosa vostro parlare
Я не имею никакую идею ваш говорить о
No tengo ninguna idea qué el su hablar

Ik heb geen idee wat uw het spreken over
So there you go !

[enigma51]

我没有想法什么您谈论
Je n'ai aucune idée ce qui votre parler
Δεν έχω καμία ιδέα τι η ομιλία σας για
Non ho idea che cosa vostro parlare
Я не имею никакую идею ваш говорить о
No tengo ninguna idea qué el su hablar

Ik heb geen idee wat uw het spreken over
So there you go !
Good on quasie Kan we please keep to English people!!!!!! It not nice to speak another language in a English conversation unless everbody can understand you. :motu:

[Sniper]

Eerstens Dave dink ek jou Afrikaans is nie te sleg nie hoor... Sniper sin is 'n bietjie kak hehe

Tweedens passop my ou vriend politiek is n gevaarlikke pad om af tegaan.... :confused:

Maar nou ja...wat kan ek se?

Ek mis my Maaaaaa :love:

n bietjie kak??

I forgot a lot of mine even though I was brought up Twee-taalige

[Quasievil]

Good on quasie Kan we please keep to English people!!!!!! It not nice to speak another language in a English conversation unless everbody can understand you. :motu:

Common it was only 7 languages:rofl:

[Biff]

Saesneg os gwelwch yn dda?

And I bet I'm the only one here that understand this. Geeeee - I'm sooo special.

[Lord Pac]

wow I didn't realise there were so many South Africans on here...

<~~ is Zimbabwean

Sweet another zimbo... :niceone:

Are you from matabeleland or Mashonaland? :D

[Flyingpony]

Ik heb geen idee wat uw het spreken over

Now that one I understand. It's Dutch.
It's means roughly, "I have no idea what you are speak about".

:niceone: How ironic! :rofl: :killingme :killingme

[Lias]

Afrikaaner vrou klank groot?

[Lias]

Oh and for you others, isn't it only called Zimbabwe if your a mugabe supporter? Thought it was Rhodesia for the rest of you :-)

Least thats what I got told a few years ago by a Rhodesian bloke who had a tendency to thump anyone who called him a zimbabwean :-)

[placidfemme]

Oh and for you others, isn't it only called Zimbabwe if your a mugabe supporter? Thought it was Rhodesia for the rest of you :-)

Least thats what I got told a few years ago by a Rhodesian bloke who had a tendency to thump anyone who called him a zimbabwean :-)

Thats only if your racist. And stuck in the past.

I'm proud to be a Zimbabwean, it was a great country and still has the potential to be a great country.

I'm from Mashonaland. Where are you from? Been here long?

[enigma51]

O for fuck sake this forum is going to be the talk of town for the next few weeks. How did we get from a simple thing like language to being a racist!!!!!

[Sniper]

By having racist people change it of course???

[Sniper]

I'm proud to be a Zimbabwean, it was a great country and still has the potential to be a great country.


Once they kick that dictatorous arsewipe out maybe

[v.ros`]

muree bwanjee ?!?!

if you understand that, only then talk to me :)

[Sniper]

'Nduluwhako

[v.ros`]

is that to me Sniper?

coz if it is, then i dont get it :)

[Quasievil]

Now that one I understand. It's Dutch.
It's means roughly, "I have no idea what you are speak about".

:niceone: How ironic! :rofl: :killingme :killingme

you be right young wearer of clogs

[placidfemme]

not hard to spot the defensive south africans thats for sure..

My comment on being racist wasn't a topic starter just an anwser, you turned it to that yourself.

*is far from racist* If I were I wouldn't talk to South Africans (that'll piss you off huh)

This just reminds me why I don't socialise with Zimbabweans and South Africans they think everything is about them and if its not they make it so just so they can complain about how hard done by they are.

"what about me it isn't fair" <--BLAH

[enigma51]

not hard to spot the defensive south africans thats for sure..

My comment on being racist wasn't a topic starter just an anwser, you turned it to that yourself.

*is far from racist* If I were I wouldn't talk to South Africans (that'll piss you off huh)

This just reminds me why I don't socialise with Zimbabweans and South Africans they think everything is about them and if its not they make it so just so they can complain about how hard done by they are.

"what about me it isn't fair" <--BLAH

When you mention anything negative on KB everybody has a go at it and mentioning a word like racist your are opening a door that should stay closed in public forum :nono: even if you mean it as a answer to a question. So chill not all of us think it is only about us I for one dont but I have been on KB for a while and no what happens to comments like you have made. :wait:

[placidfemme]

Oh well... it's life, if they feel they need to make a topic out of it then let them, I'm not taking the blame nor apologising for it.

[Biff]

I think the point PlacidFemme was making is that it is a small minority of right wing whites hanging onto the countries colonial past that still call the country Rhodesia. Or by its former colonial name Zimbabwe Rhodesia.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but when the first 'genuinely' elected government of the country dropped the colonial Rhodesia bit there were a large number of whites there that not only refused to accept the black governments decision to call is simply Zimbabwe, but also displayed racists tendencies by refusing to acknowledge the transfer of power to a freely elected black government as opposed to an enforced white 'regime', and in tern an end to apartheid in the country.

[placidfemme]

I think the point PlacidFemme was making is that it is a small minority of right wing whites hanging onto the countries colonial past that still call the country Rhodesia. Or by its former colonial name Zimbabwe Rhodesia.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but when the first 'genuinely' elected government of the country dropped the colonial Rhodesia bit there were a large number of whites there that not only refused to accept the black governments decision to call is simply Zimbabwe, but also displayed racists tendencies by refusing to acknowledge the transfer of power to a freely elected black government as opposed to an enforced white 'regime', and in tern an end to apartheid in the country.

Zimbabwe didn't have apartheid... only SA did...

But as for everything else you said... I agree 100% :niceone:

I also agree that Mugabe is a dope head as well, and Zimbabwe will one day hopefully return to the beautiful wealthy country it was destined to be once he is out of power, which will hopefully be soon

[Sniper]

is that to me Sniper?

coz if it is, then i dont get it :)

Didnt you learn Xhosa?

[v.ros`]

yeah hopefully he gets booted soon.... coz that country was really amazing about 5- 8 years ago...

I remember buying an ice cream for like 2 Zim $ and at the moment, the currency is gone really bad - even worse then Zambia, so basically that same ice cream should be approximately 2000 ZIM $ (If im not mistaken)

well the good ol days.

On a diff side, not to be sad to Zimbabweans, but at the moment, alot of farmers have migrated to Zambia and started the tobacco production there, so its benefitting Zambia - but in this forum :whocares:

[Al]

Mugabe het die land op-gedonder omdat hy 'n dom bobbejaan is, mag hy vrek soos 'n siek hond!
Yeah, lot of us "Japies" here, apartheid is practised throughout the world, only difference is that it has not been labeled! (Indian caste system, etc)
To be discriminated against because of where you live (us Jaffas), what your skin colour is, political views, etc is wrong!

Peace :Punk:

Al

[Ixion]

Saesneg os gwelwch yn dda?

And I bet I'm the only one here that understand this. Geeeee - I'm sooo special.

Cymru, Diolch

Bleeding taffies. At least he did say please.

[Hitcher]

"There's only two things I hate in this world. People who are intolerant of other people's cultures and the Dutch." -- Nigel Powers.

[dangerous]

Saesneg os gwelwch yn dda?

And I bet I'm the only one here that understand this. Geeeee - I'm sooo special.
It means SFA cobber............... 'dd' is pronounced 'th' but thats but it Welshie, yip your "special" :whistle: :niceone: D

[Biff]

It means SFA cobber............... 'dd' is pronounced 'th' but thats but it Welshie, yip your "special" :whistle: :niceone: D

Not quite D. Apart from the special thing.
'Th' is pronounced the same as in English, 'DD' on the other hand is the sound that's made when you put your tongue to the top of your mouth and sort of hum, almost vibrating the tongue (if you only knew how difficult it was not to make a smutty remark here). :nono:


Cymru, Diolch

Bleeding taffies. At least he did say please.

Cymro nei Cymraeg?

[Hitcher]

'Th' is pronounced the same as in English, 'DD' on the other hand is the sound that's made when you put your tongue to the top of your mouth and sort of hum, almost vibrating the tongue
And some people wonder why Wales never became a world power...

[Kickaha]

And some people wonder why Wales never became a world power...


One look at Biff and it becomes rather obvious :rofl:

[SPORK]

(Probably not spelled right, but sound it out)

Hoe your beck, kaaskop!

[dangerous]

Cymro nei Cymraeg?
Cymraeg = How to swear, insult, cuss and curse in Welsh............... Paid a mallu cachau, Twll Din Pop Saes! :niceone:

[Gremlin]

Cymraeg = How to swear, insult, cuss and curse in Welsh............... Paid a mallu cachau, Twll Din Pop Saes! :niceone:
My mother is part welsh, and when we went to the UK we had to go through Wales. Beautiful especially Snowdon, but those place names are impossible to pronounce.

You see one coming up, you are fascinated by the placement of letters, and as you try to start mouthing it, the word it goes past. I simply gave up and enjoyed the scenery...

[StoneChucker]

not hard to spot the defensive south africans thats for sure..

My comment on being racist wasn't a topic starter just an anwser, you turned it to that yourself.

*is far from racist* If I were I wouldn't talk to South Africans (that'll piss you off huh)

This just reminds me why I don't socialise with Zimbabweans and South Africans they think everything is about them and if its not they make it so just so they can complain about how hard done by they are.

"what about me it isn't fair" <--BLAH

I'm actually rather offended at that. One person here took some offence to the racist remark, and now all Zimbabweans and South Africans aren't worth socialising with??? I don't give two shits about either country, I'm not political in anyway and I'm definitely not self-centered!

It sounds to me, like you are the one with the problem? I've never judged anyone without meeting them before, yet I have already been judged. Very nice :no:

[Biff]

Cymraeg = How to swear, insult, cuss and curse in Welsh............... Paid a mallu cachau, Twll Din Pop Saes! :niceone:

There are no 'real' swear words in the Welsh language D. Plenty of slang, but nothing you couldn't say to a priest.

Malu cach is roughly translated as shit stirring, or muck strirring. As for the second phrase, a perfect example of Welsh slang - "twll din" has no direct translation into English. But is a made up phrase by North ‘Walians’ as an equivalent to "Fuck", or "Fuck All" to be precise. But because it has to direct translation into English you could say it to a priest without fear of insult.

[Biff]

..but those place names are impossible to pronounce.

You see one coming up, you are fascinated by the placement of letters, and as you try to start mouthing it, the word it goes past. I simply gave up and enjoyed the scenery...



An American couple visiting Wales last year experienced difficulties with some of the place names.

They went to Llanfairpwllgwyn gyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch and, unsurprisingly, couldn't pronounce the towns name.

So they went to a local restaurant where they said to a lady that worked there, "Hey lady, could ya please pronounce the name of this place veeeeryyy sslllowwwllly, my wife and I just don't seem to be able to say it."

"Quite easy really", replied the lady, "It's Buuuurrrrggggeerr Kiiiinnnng"

[placidfemme]

I'm actually rather offended at that. One person here took some offence to the racist remark, and now all Zimbabweans and South Africans aren't worth socialising with??? I don't give two shits about either country, I'm not political in anyway and I'm definitely not self-centered!

It sounds to me, like you are the one with the problem? I've never judged anyone without meeting them before, yet I have already been judged. Very nice :no:

I'm Zimbabwean so I can comment on Zimbabweans... And I didn't say they weren't worth socialising with, I just expressed my own personal experiences with every (yes EVERY) Zimbabwean and South African I've meet so far in New Zealand. All the ones I've meet are stuck in the past and have the "poor me" attitude that pisses me off. I don't give a shit about either country as well. NZ is my home now so what happens there doesn't bother me now either. And I never said you nor anyone else was self centered.

Your looking into something that isn't even there and making assumptions about what I said and how I feel. So your judging me for defending myself for answering/correcting a statment that someone else made... which makes you as wrong as it makes me (not that I'm wrong). So you judging me is just as fair as me judging you (which I didn't... and I'm not taking a dig... but I was right again... your taking the defence over something that wasn't even directed at you).

But you know what.... :whocares:

I'm sure you'll get over it... and if you don't again.... :whocares:

[Riff Raff]

Come on guys - let's not turn this into a fight. Every country has it's good and bad elements. Yes there are a lot of South Africans and Zimbabweans who have come over here with a bad attitude, but there are also many who have the right attitude and are fitting in really well. We can't tar everyone with the same brush.

Here's a sprinkle of Happy Happy Joy Joy dust to make this thread a better place. Ah fuggit - let's just have a :drinkup:

[Ixion]

An American couple visiting Wales last year experienced difficulties with some of the place names.

They went to Llanfairpwllgwyn gyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch and, unsurprisingly, couldn't pronounce the towns name.

..

This is how Edward I conquered Wales.

It took the Welch leaders so long to tell their men where to go, and for their scouts to report the English positions, that by the time the Welch actually got round to turning up at Llanfairpwllgwyn gyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch or wherever, the English had either buggered off someplace else, or captured the place.


The English have an innate genius for dealing with foreign place names. Just mangle it. "Eglwÿswynllÿw ? Wot ? Eglwÿswynllÿw ? bugger that for a game of soldiers. St. Woolos is close enough. Etaples ? Woz that again. Oh yer mean Eatables ? " After a bit the mangled form replaces the original.

Of course the Welch also suffered from the tactical disadvantage that all their troops were called either Morgan or Davies. A bit of a problem in battle "Oy, Morgan bach, look out behind you - no not you Morgan, t'other Morgan - no not you, him over there - oh, yeah Morgan The Head Chopped Off. Oh well, Davies, get that English bastidge oh hell "

[placidfemme]

Come on guys - let's not turn this into a fight. Every country has it's good and bad elements. Yes there are a lot of South Africans and Zimbabweans who have come over here with a bad attitude, but there are also many who have the right attitude and are fitting in really well. We can't tar everyone with the same brush.

Here's a sprinkle of Happy Happy Joy Joy dust to make this thread a better place. Ah fuggit - let's just have a :drinkup:

*puts my tarring brush away*

Cheers :drinkup:

[StoneChucker]

I'm Zimbabwean so I can comment on Zimbabweans... And I didn't say they weren't worth socialising with, I just expressed my own personal experiences with every (yes EVERY) Zimbabwean and South African I've meet so far in New Zealand. All the ones I've meet are stuck in the past and have the "poor me" attitude that pisses me off. I don't give a shit about either country as well. NZ is my home now so what happens there doesn't bother me now either. And I never said you nor anyone else was self centered.

Your looking into something that isn't even there and making assumptions about what I said and how I feel. So your judging me for defending myself for answering/correcting a statment that someone else made... which makes you as wrong as it makes me (not that I'm wrong). So you judging me is just as fair as me judging you (which I didn't... and I'm not taking a dig... but I was right again... your taking the defence over something that wasn't even directed at you).

But you know what.... :whocares:

I'm sure you'll get over it... and if you don't again.... :whocares:

Look, I don't mean to drag it out but:
You did say "This just reminds me why I don't socialise with Zimbabweans and South Africans they think everything is about them and if its not they make it so just so they can complain about how hard done by they are"
which led me to believe that you didn't think SA or Zim people were worth socialising with, and that SA and Zim people were self-centered (think everything is about them, or revolves around them).

So, I don't think I was looking into something that wasn't there and if I was judging you (I was merely making an observation from what you posted) it was based on something you said directly. I certainly don't think that you were "right" again, as I took offense at something directed directly at me, being a South African, with whom you don't socialise. Ask all the people I have met on here, I'm not the way you describe me to be. Infact, I think ofmyself as a rather friendly person. I re-iterate, I think it is you who seem to be hung up and overly defensive. I also find your lack of compassion to be rather unattractive (when you say who cares repeatedly). I do care, and my intentions weren't to attack you in anyway.

Now, I must agree on another thing. Quite a few South Africans I meet seem to talk incessently about SA. I think that this may be conceived to be what you are talking about, that they are all hung up on the past. I personally think that it's more having a common interest to talk about. I find it hard to make conversation, and if I meet someone from SA, I do use that to start the conversation. Like you, since I'm living in NZ now, I don't have any concerns for SA, or any other country for that matter.

I think we may have gotten off on the wrong foot. Here :drinkup: :)
Cheers.
Dave.

[jazbug5]

Kloetsak.


mincemincemincemincemincemince

[placidfemme]

alrighty then

[dangerous]

Saesneg os gwelwch yn dda?
ok 2nd atempt here English language please :niceone:
Saesneg = English, os = if? gwelwch = language, yn dda = please :Punk:


There are no 'real' swear words in the Welsh language D. Plenty of slang, but nothing you couldn't say to a priest.
so you would say 'Cachau bant' or cont, ast, twllt din... or you could ask him if hes had rhyw lately, and hey BB did ya know I'm a hoyw :whistle: and If I have this all wrong then I'm going to look like a twpsyn :niceone:


Kloetsak.


mincemincemincemincemincemince
ohhhhh... I should know that aye J

[Biff]

ok 2nd atempt here English language please :niceone:
Saesneg = English, os = if? gwelwch = language, yn dda = please :Punk:

Yup :niceone:



so you would say 'Cachau bant' or cont, ast, twllt din...

All slang - fuck off, piss off or bugger off - same thing. Never heard of "cont", or "ast" though. Made up slang I guess.


or you could ask him if hes had rhyw lately,
Yeah, I guess you could ask him if he's had a shag. :niceone:


and hey BB did ya know I'm a hoyw :whistle:
Happy, gay or homosexual. Yup, I knew that. :rofl:



twpsyn :niceone:
Yup, you're a prat too.


And I stand corrected, "Twll di pob Saes" (not din) can be translated to either mean all English are arseholes or Fuck the English, if you use the North Walian "twlldin" slang.. But the direct translation is, "All English are black holes".

[Al]

Few I have come accross:
Cer i grafu
Mae dy fam yn llyfu cociau mul
Twll tin y gont hoyw

More than likely slang, have a few Welsh rellies!

Al :niceone:

[dangerous]

Few I have come accross:
Cer i grafu
Mae dy fam yn llyfu cociau mul
Twll tin y gont hoyw

More than likely slang, have a few Welsh rellies!

Al :niceone:
Cer i grafu.................................... f off
Mae dy fam yn llyfu cociau mul......... your mother licks donky dicks
Twll tin y gont hoyw....................... up yous you gay @#!*



Happy, gay or homosexual. Yup, I knew that. :rofl:
Yup, you're a prat too.
:rofl: that be happy......... must be the prozac ya know :whistle:
LOL... takes one to know one :Punk:

[mangell6]

Entertaining read

that was

[Hitcher]

Rep points for guessing the language and extra rep points for translating it correctly.

nuqDaq yuch Dapol?


(Too easy really. May reconsider offer...)

[jazbug5]

So: you're a chocolate-seeking Trekkie, Hitcher?

[StoneChucker]

Hmmmm..... Seems the Scottish lass beat me (to it).
It is unfortunate, but you could post any phrase, of any language and any minimally web savvy person could give you the translation and origin in under a minute...
How do I know this? Cos I had to search to find what the hell Hitcher was on about :whistle: :niceone:
Gone are the days where one actually had to KNOW something :yes:

(err, not suggesting you didn't jas, just posting what I did)

[jazbug5]

Don't be silly, Dave. I leave the house too often to be a Trekkie.