Comments on: Shopping, Scoffing and Sunshine in South Africa

By: Worm

Worm — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 09:14:20 +0000

I was there before the elections in 1993. There were a lot of scared Afrikaaners about.

Beautiful country though, and back then it was ridiculously cheap. A packet of cigarettes (the standard I use to measure all currencies by) was 39p. The beer (the standard I use to measure all civilisations by) was also quite palatable – Castle if I recall. I don’t remember actually seeing anything cultural whatsoever, but at least the booze and fags were good.

By: awindram

awindram — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 05:38:33 +0000

“When I was at university, one of my fellow students visited her doctor complaining she was feeling depressed. He didn’t prescribe any drugs, but suggested that she listen to as much Earth, Wind and Fire music as possible.”

Not sure the GMC would approve, but wonderful nonetheless.

By: Joey Joe Joe Jr.

Joey Joe Joe Jr. — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:53:23 +0000

If you’re ever in Cape Town between the months of (I think) June and November Hermanus to the south is well worth a visit, just for the chance to see whales. You don’t even need to get on a boat, we saw plenty just standing on the coast. The species that is most commonly seen on these coasts is the Southern Right, which might not be the most well known, or biggest, or most interesting type of whale, but is, I’m pretty sure, the ugliest.

http://www.naturephoto-cz.com/southern-right-whale-photo-9047.html

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:36:12 +0000

It’s Time to Declare War On the Thigh Gap

I’d like to lead the defensive forces resisting aggression.

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 20:38:15 +0000

I misread ‘backcrack’ and thought you were talking about David Beckham, Worm. Photoshopping is, of course, largely responsible for all of this…

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 20:29:18 +0000

Long may the Mahlers eat cake! Make mine a walnut sponge with thick butter icing…

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 20:22:28 +0000

How long ago were you in Jo'burg, Worm? I can understand why there might be communists... By the way, I found this interesting video about gun crime and gun control in South Africa - I think it deserves a comment from Rita.

By: Worm

Worm — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:39:14 +0000

…and no sooner than the thigh-gap appears, the backlash begins…

http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/thigh-gap

By: Mahlerman

Mahlerman — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:16:40 +0000

Call me old-fashioned but my eye was drawn immediately to the word ‘thigh’, which I clicked, being unable to even guess what ‘Cara-thigh-gapped’ could possibly mean – a Cape Town expression perhaps? Fortunately my child-bride was upstairs ironing the cat’s worry-blanket when the air between Cara and Alex’s thighs hove into view c/o Mail Online.
The wise words of Seneca immediately came back to haunt me ‘What need is there to weep over parts of life? The whole of it calls for tears’
The plain truth of one of my daughters a few years ago also chimed in ‘They don’t do it for men Dad, they do it for themselves’. I’m happy to say that the Bergen-Belsen look has never had much traction in this house – we are more ‘cake people’.

By: worm

worm — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 08:51:07 +0000

I wouldn’t mind a wee sojourn to the sunshine right now I can tell you!

It’s a shame that despite spending a year living in South Africa, I never got to visit Cape Town. I was staying with an Afrikaans family in Jo’burg and I was warned under no uncertain terms that I was not to visit Cape Town as it was full of Communists and Homosexuals.