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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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11. You see good-looking people everywhere.

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

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

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

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15. Power’s out…

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

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

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

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

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

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