Youth employment/mentorship unfortunately comes with the responsibility of teaching even if we’re not teachers. It’s the whole point. As annoying as it is, don’t be a remnant of that one underplayed teacher who hated kids and ruined learning for that one kid
Central jhb shouldn’t only be the only walkable fun parts. I wish I could just walk to my nearest bar with my girls after work looking cute af. Even for a quick game of pool
I miss the Cape Town culture of mid-week drinking or dinners. Everyone in joburg is so serious shame. If I wanna hang out on Tuesday, I can’t cos work is SO imporant. Whack babes
South African pop culture rivals America so much culture and artists have contributed to many phenomena and we don’t claim it like Americans do because it’s just our culture. The Polygamist and Tyla cemented that for me.
Drag culture for me has been repressed by biological men who not need, but because of their country conform to women performative culture (again why I also believe the RED shrink their experiences) whereas we “enjoy” the luxury of the law not affording us fakery.
I hate the fact that men are accredited for cooking, with few and far between Michelin chefs when all then did was pontify their granny’s old recipes. Ugh you follow instructions so well here’s a gold star!