Title: SUID AFRIKA
created on 13 Jun 11

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1. Normal wrote:
 Do you speak Afrikaans after all this time? I also wonder if the schools promote bilingual skills, as they do in Canada?
2. Normal wrote:
 Forgot to say I like the scene!
3. arty wrote:
 Hi normal, I dont even try to speak Afrikans as my kids laugh at me. They speak it fluently They were born here so learned it at school. I understand it,( have lived here for 41yrs) but even with my Scottish accent ( which should make it easier as its ver
4. arty wrote:
 very gutteral I don't even try
5. arty wrote:
 However English is very dominate here so it makes it much easier. I have family in Toronto, but sadly have lost contact. Is it true that Christian teaching is not in you schools anymore? I can see it happening here also. Very sad.Thanks for your comments.
6. Normal wrote:
 Reminds me (with good reason!) of Dutch, which is easy to understand on paper, if you have English & some German. But what comes out of their mouths is incomprehensible!
7. arty wrote:
 Afrikaans originated from the Dutch. Also my daughter did a tour of Europe once and the driver of the bus who was Flemish understood her Afrikaans very well. So I reckon the Flemish are nearer in the language
8. lesley_gene wrote:
 Nice little house and landscape
9. KJLavigne wrote:
 Very nice.
10. mum23 wrote:
 Interesting discussion on language! My parents are Dutch, so we spoke it when I was little. I find that I can understand German, Flemish, a fair proportion of Danish (which really surprised me!) and Afrikaans. It is handy to know a little of another langu
11. mum23 wrote:
 ... language, but I'd prefer to speak something mellifluous like French or Spanish!
12. mum23 wrote:
 Thanks for asking after us... we're fine and have done what cleaning up we can... we really got off pretty lightly. The region as a whole will take many years to recover, but the community spirit has been amazing. Isn't it a small world... I used to go to
13. mum23 wrote:
 Donnybrook a lot 20 years ago (can it really be that long?).. it was a sleepy fishing village then... I wonder what it looks like now?
14. mum23 wrote:
 I saw your thread in the forum... I too love that feeling of community that we have across the world. It keeps me coming back to TD... you're all such lovely people!
15. Login wrote:
 A delightful picture, arty. Also enjoying the chatter here. I love this community, too ... never found anything quite like it on the internet. There are many people here I consider as friends.
16. NADIA wrote:
 Hi arty,sorry that I haven't been here lately,a little busy.But this picture is fantastic."En die kleure en atmosfeer is wonderlik."

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