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

**v.ros`** · 1st June 2005, 16:26

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

Al · 1st June 2005, 18:05

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

Al

**Ixion** · 1st June 2005, 18:15

Originally Posted by Biff

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** · 1st June 2005, 18:40

"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** · 1st June 2005, 18:42

Originally Posted by Biff

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"

D

**Biff** · 1st June 2005, 19:35

Originally Posted by dangerous

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

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).

Originally Posted by Ixion

Cymru, Diolch

Bleeding taffies. At least he did say please.

Cymro nei Cymraeg?

**Hitcher** · 1st June 2005, 19:57

Originally Posted by Biff

'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** · 1st June 2005, 20:11

Originally Posted by Hitcher

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

One look at Biff and it becomes rather obvious

**SPORK** · 1st June 2005, 20:19

(Probably not spelled right, but sound it out)

Hoe your beck, kaaskop!

**dangerous** · 1st June 2005, 20:57

Originally Posted by Biff

Cymro nei Cymraeg?

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

**Gremlin** · 2nd June 2005, 03:12

Originally Posted by dangerous

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

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** · 2nd June 2005, 11:02

Originally Posted by 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

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

**Biff** · 2nd June 2005, 11:07

Originally Posted by dangerous

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

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** · 2nd June 2005, 11:11

Originally Posted by Gremlin

..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** · 2nd June 2005, 11:22

Originally Posted by StoneChucker

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

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....

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