Mary Traveling: South Africa -- Third Week

I was asked a very interesting question shortly after I first got here â€" “Is there anything around you that makes you think “oh, I'm definitely in Africa”? Since I haven't been to Africa before, I really don't have a basis for comparison ... So for example, if you were to say “I arrived at the hotel yesterday and they couldn't find my reservation.” A South African would respond, “Is it!” Another word I hear all the time is “Shame.” This is used instead of “Oh dear / Oh no ...