foreign student in South Africa

You know you’re a foreign student in South Africa when…

1. People say “now”, “now now” and “just now” all the time and you’re constantly confused as to when, exactly.

You know you're an exchange student in SA when.

2. Someone’s explained rugby to you.  You pretended to understand.

You know you're an exchange student in SA when.

3. You’re constantly converting to miles, pounds or degrees Fahrenheit.

You know you're an exchange student in SA when.

4. You find the South African accent ‘sexy’.

You know you're an exchange student in SA when.

5. Never ever has free WiFi made you this happy.

You know you're an exchange student in SA when.

6. You want locals to pronounce their names at least four times.

You know you're an exchange student in SA when.

7. The exchange rate has you feeling like a high roller…

You know you're an exchange student in SA when.

8. But you tell your parents everything is “crazy expensive”.

You know you're an exchange student in SA when.

9. You thought you aced your first assignment in the third world. You didn’t.

You know you're an exchange student in SA when.

10. After all the queues and paperwork, your student visa finally gets approved.

You know you're an exchange student in SA when.

11. You see good-looking people everywhere.

You know you're an exchange student in SA when.

12. You’ve started calling traffic roundabouts, “circles”.

You know you're an exchange student in SA when.

13. You’ve never  seen so many people walk around barefoot.

You know you're an exchange student in SA when.

14. Someone you hardly know has greeted you with a kiss on the mouth.

You know you're an exchange student in SA when.

15. Power’s out…

You know you're an exchange student in SA when.

16. You’re disproportionately excited when you meet someone from back home.

You know you're an exchange student in SA when.

17. You think calling traffic lights ‘Robots’ is ridiculous, but do it to prove you’re ‘down with the local lingo’.

You know you're an exchange student in SA when.

18. Someone spoke to you in a local language and you just stood there like…

You know you're an exchange student in SA when.

19. Your approach to all the cheap South African food is…

You know you're an exchange student in SA when.

20. You’ve been shunned for calling a ‘braai’ a ‘barbeque’.

You know you're an exchange student in SA when.

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