tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005044382818481555.post746627984821675838..comments2023-10-05T12:34:26.529-04:00Comments on The Big Adventure ... six months, four continents, two motorcycles: Day 109 - Barrydale to Plettenberg Bay, South AfricaRobbie Todorovichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732423629935745951noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005044382818481555.post-72821033540452530852016-05-06T11:25:16.013-04:002016-05-06T11:25:16.013-04:00Your work is very good and I appreciate you and ho...Your work is very good and I appreciate you and hopping for some more informative posts. Thank you for sharing great information to us. <a href="http://www.idres.nl/bromfiets-aanschaffen-online/" rel="nofollow">bromfiets kopen</a><br />Masoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04095015619118883200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005044382818481555.post-59612491648008275542011-02-06T08:46:46.823-05:002011-02-06T08:46:46.823-05:00Hi Dick,
(I wonder if you receive a notification ...Hi Dick,<br /><br />(I wonder if you receive a notification of my reply to your comment?)<br /><br />Usually, Afrikaans speakers lapse into English when they notice they are not dealing with fellow Afrikaans speakers. Nevertheless, I have had a couple of conversations where I spoke Dutch and they spoke Afrikaans (slowly).<br /><br />The interesting thing is that Afrikaans is also the lingua franca in Namibia, besides German, English and a number of indigenous languages.<br /><br />One German farmer in Namibia was rather frank about the language situation and called Afrikaans a Scheisse language and English a Mickey Mouse language.<br /><br />RobRob Croesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00947404815691063429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005044382818481555.post-3666413155417346492011-01-28T15:30:12.711-05:002011-01-28T15:30:12.711-05:00Have you tried any Dutch-Afrikaans conversations, ...Have you tried any Dutch-Afrikaans conversations, or do you just switch right away to English? A South African Consul General from Chicago told me years ago that the negotiations between the ANC and the government were conducted in Afrikaans.Dick Lodgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005044382818481555.post-92160660719124548592011-01-28T14:51:11.572-05:002011-01-28T14:51:11.572-05:00Hi Dick,
I've been meaning to say some more t...Hi Dick,<br /><br />I've been meaning to say some more things about the fascinating language situation here. It is easy to spot mother tongue Afrikaans speakers, as they speak English (of varying competency) with a Dutch accent. And that includes most people with whom we have spoken to date. The black people speak Afrikaans as a second or trade language. And people who speak with a true British accent may or may not know some Afrikaans, depending on whether they went to school in South Africa. Afrikaans is primary and compulsory in the schools and English is taught as a foreign language.<br /><br />That's the way I understand it. Fascinating linguistic situation - and totally foreign to US concepts.<br /><br />RobRob Croesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00947404815691063429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005044382818481555.post-90232904636272025122011-01-28T14:43:00.789-05:002011-01-28T14:43:00.789-05:00Hi Mig,
I didn't even notice the Kroese graff...Hi Mig,<br /><br />I didn't even notice the Kroese graffiti until you mentioned it. This place is blast. South Africa must be like Australia - all sports, fun and recreation! And coffee shops and cafes on every corner. I am sure things will change as we go north.<br /><br />Greetings to Bethany and hugs for the kids,<br />DadRob Croesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00947404815691063429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005044382818481555.post-34488672231783756862011-01-28T14:22:59.692-05:002011-01-28T14:22:59.692-05:00Nice pic dad, I like the krouse with a k. You shou...Nice pic dad, I like the krouse with a k. You should have left your dirty drawers!Migshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16702756814886616503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005044382818481555.post-49981895739464739252011-01-27T17:10:00.666-05:002011-01-27T17:10:00.666-05:00RobC, you are being forced to ride around dusty Af...RobC, you are being forced to ride around dusty Africa on your motorcycle while I lounge in front of a computer translating a medical journal article on renal insufficiency. Which one of us is having more fun?<br /><br />Are you encountering a lot of Afrikaans speakers, or are most people speaking English? (I realize that most are bilingual, but what mother tongue are you encountering most?)Dick Lodgenoreply@blogger.com