Fun, Facts, and Follies From The Last Few Days...
Doorknobs are not at hip level. Here, they are positioned at shoulder height. This makes for awkward air-grabs when the Canadian trys to open doors.
- While at Bushwillows (the Wright's holiday house), we hiked to the top of the cliffs to watch the sun go down. We had made it to the top and as I went to sit on the rock to admire the stunning view, I planted my left hand directly into a huge chunk of baboon poop. It was still warm. Like, out of its bum maybe 8 minutes prior. There were no tissues or any sort of wipe-off matieral on hand at all. Ew ew ew ew ew.
- KFC is the South African Tim Hortons. One every 5 blocks.
- Patricia, the Wright's housekeeper, has taken to calling me "Sleeping Beauty" after witnessing my late-rising sleep habits. She has also scolded me for not getting up early enough each day to make breakfast for Justin before he heads to Varsity. Hah! Dream on, Justin :P
- I chugged 3/4 of a beer the other weekend at Bushwillows. Beer tastes like cat piss to me so this is quite the feat, I'm telling you.
- Theft is bad enough here that talking on your cell phone freely in public is largely discouraged. You must carry it so that its hidden away and be careful where/when you whip it out to talk. This is quite inconvenient to have to deal with.
- Fun fact: an Afrikaans game is to put a piece of Kudu (deer-like animal) poop in your mouth and compete to see who can spit it the farthest. Uhmmm... I think that will be one cultural experience I will opt out of.
- At Nick's house, his maid serves everyone tea in bed in the morning. While this sounds wonderful, and it certainly is a treat, she delivers the tea at 6am. Needless to say, both times I have been at Nick's my tea has gone cold and unsipped.
- Such Canadian food staples such as Kraft Dinner and Coffee Crisp are no where to be found here. Oh, the horror, the horror! And don't even get me started on how much I miss Tim's runs... mmmm.... Tim's....
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