Growing up in Mozambique in the international community one inescapably gets saturated with a good dose of South African culture. Not only Braai parties and outdoor adventures, but also a certain cheeky style of humour. Already having a penchant for any astute observation of an innocent mistake, especially in official matters, this is right up my alley. In South Africa they have a travel magazine called Getaway. Like your everyday travel magazine, it is a collection of stories of places by people who have made the trip there. However, what makes this magazine special is that they have a very popular section called "Funny Signs of the Week". Now, in Pemba, there lived this South African couple who not only had many Getaway magazines, but also the special edition compilations. Basically, an entire book filled with all the funny signs sent in by the readers of Getaway. Whenever we would visit them, I would sit on the floor and read all about these marvelous mishaps. It is something about the innocence of it all that makes it so ridiculously funny, with the owner of the sign often having no idea what it actually means. It is a clash of cultures at it's finest, and that is something the South Africans, and myself, find very amusing. I shall share some of my favourites:
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A rather unfortunate way to present this certain individuals name.
My absolute favourite. OF ALL TIME:
Right, so why this little anecdote from my past you ask? Well, I just happened to stumble upon something similar to other day when out shopping. It gave me a good laugh, so I thought I'd share it with the world. Enjoy, and have a great weekend everyone!
If you ever wondered where to wipe.
P.S. if you are in need of a great song, and by some miracle have not yet heard this one, then I'd definitively give it a listen.
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