Capetown, South Africa

Getting a phone line connected. Guy: “So you’re all good to go!”

Me: “Can I ask you a personal question? You have such a beautiful accent. What is your accent?”

Guy (laughs): “I’m in Capetown, South Africa. It’s very far away.”

Me: “Oh, well hi!” (Pause). “I am waving, but you can’t see me because the curve of the earth is in the way.”

Guy: “Maybe if I look out of the window…”

Me: “There’s too many tall buildings in between.”

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    Willem

    I fondly remember one time in the train in Amsterdam, with two girls chatting full-speed for an hour in a mixture of – I presume – Afrikaans, English and perhaps more African sources, is my most beautiful language encounter.

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