Spotted at the Post Office: Aw, I buffed up my best Mailin’ Helmet all for nuttin’.
September 6, 2012
by Robin
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September 6, 2012
by Robin
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Spotted at the Post Office: Aw, I buffed up my best Mailin’ Helmet all for nuttin’.
August 22, 2012
by Robin
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I presume these are cricket bat grips?
August 17, 2012
by Robin
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Taken in domestic departures wing of Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo International Airport. In 2012! Taken in the international departures wing of Cape Town International Airport. In 2012! Taken 10 feet away from previous picture. IN 2012!
July 19, 2012
by Robin
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So it goes to show how ignorant I am about Islam that when I first saw this sign my reaction was, “I thought Ramadan was in the winter,” and then wondered for a second if the Southern Hemisphere did it … Continue reading
July 2, 2012
by Robin
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This feature seems to be functioning as much as an insight for people from the rest of the world into the narrow expectations of sheltered USians like myself as it is a window into how things are done here in … Continue reading
June 29, 2012
by Robin
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Do you suffer from hair fall? DO I? Is “hair fall” loss of hair, or is it flat hair? Or is it something else entirely that I didn’t even know I have to worry about if I want to properly … Continue reading
June 28, 2012
by Robin
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I know sometimes people say that one of the reasons plus size clothing costs more is that more fabric is used, but in the US there is almost never a price difference between, say, a small and a large (or … Continue reading
June 26, 2012
by Robin
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This is the food court at the Canal Walk shopping mall: So when I say that the Century City area of Cape Town has a very Vegas-y feel, this is what I mean.
June 22, 2012
by Robin
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NOTE: These “daily” Culture Shock posts have been much less frequent than I’d hoped they’d be, mainly because I feel really uncomfortable busting out my camera or even my phone (which I can’t even find the transfer cable for, so … Continue reading
June 18, 2012
by Robin
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Imagine my disappointment when the robot was just a traffic signal.