Thursday, April 2, 2015

Differences between SA and the US

In SA, you can get hot or cold milk for your coffee. The hot milk is sometimes foamed. 

The refrigeration temp for sodas is not as cold.

Expected restaurant tip is 10%. There's a lot of attendant-type jobs that you're supposed to tip, like car guards and gas station employees. 

Powerful cars are very rare, so the hills feel infinitely steeper when you're climbing up at 50mph and losing steam. 

Every food/drink spot has toothpicks. Toothpicks are frequently handed out with your bill. It's great. 

South Africa is in love with skeleton keys for home doors:
I don't get the tradition. 

It's good for burgers to be saucy, not juicy. 

South Africa seems obsessed with puns. A selection:
- Appletizer, a soda
- Ocean Basket's slogan: your sole provider
- an umbrella decorated with "if you're under cover, are you in disguise?"
- High Tea Tighty shop
- Mex It Up
- John Lemon tea
- Out of CurioCity curio shop 
- Nando's promotion Living on the Egg
 







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