Thursday 30 August 2012

Mind your eye in South-Africa

They warn you everywhere in South-Africa. You are alerted for the smallest and most absurd dangers. Along the way, both in the middle of the city and in the middle of no where, you find a lot of crazy traffic signs. There are signs that suggest; ‘Warning, look under your vehicle for penguins’. ‘Hold your grandma’s wheelchair, because these hills gets it out of control’, ‘Do not poop on the street’, ‘Please keep God’s window clean’, ‘Dung beetles have right of way, do not drive over dung beetles or elephant dung’ and ‘Ring for service, the waiter is in love’.
 
The sign on the left sign says: don’t come near to South-African women, they’ll kill you.
And for the dummies among us: At almost every robot you find a sign ‘before you the cross the street you must first press ‘knoppie’. Than you have to wait till the traffic stops. And you have to cross quickly’ But what they really mean is: ‘If the light is green, run to the opposite pavement or the traffic will hit you’.

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