Apart from the smoking and the 5 a day , drinking is a big deal to them
Live here...and boy oh boy, drinking is a whole new issue.
2 glasses of wine and a cognac per night is not acceptable. It is equal to 9 units. 2 units a day is the limit.
(units are a BAD thing)
A Pom glass of wine (one unit) is about the equivalent of a SA glass of sherry. In the pubs you can have a small glass or a large glass. Even the large glass is laughable.
Order a cognac and you would be hard pushed to see it in the bottom of the glass.
So, basically, a Saffa drinks an entire week's unit allowance in one evening. That would be if you are at home in front of the TV.
I drank my whole years's unit allowance at Welkom Friend Charlotte's braai .
(the less said about that , the better)
The recycling doesn't help. You are forced to drink less so that you are not embarrassed when you put the rubbish out.
Dr Lauren says all Saffas are alcoholics, especially the ones our age.
Those of you with small children, encourage them to be bottle store owners, not medical students.
Oh...and there is no such thing as a bottle store here. It is an 'off licence'
In the SA shops, a bottle of Klippies costs £20.
A bottle of OBS costs £10
There is no such thing as Cane here, so in the SA shops it is £30
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha .
Saffas sound like Aussies. I must drink far too many units too, so glad I have no idea what they are. Advice taken, will begin steering daughters 3 and 4 toward careers that take care of Mummy's little habits. Too late for daughters 1 and 2, they are already old enough to be looking down their noses at my GnT's and sneaky smokes.
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