Wednesday, July 25, 2007

robots, robots, everywhere!

ok, i am sure you are all aware of the fact that the english spoken in different parts of the world may not always be your english. it is largely the same, but there will inevitably be words or phrases that surprise or confuse you. juicy bits in your orange juice for example. or the theater highlighted in my previous post.

i recently stumbled upon what, to this point, is the most awesome regional english term i have ever heard. there are no traffic signals in south africa. there are only robots, and they are everywhere. for the last week, i have been sleeping in a city where robots live on nearly every street corner, and they are tirelessly running the show. by law, you must obey them. and if you fail...may god have mercy on your soul.

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