Soweto What to Pack

Luggage and bags: forget the Louis Vuttons, be a pleb

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: dress down, be smart and not look like overwealthy,
but still look elegant
it's treading the fine line

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: Condowms if you want the explore carnally and sexually
UV cream, wet wipes,
liquid refreshments. natural or laced with 14% or 40 proof

Photo Equipment: digital cameraS, batteries, memory cards

Miscellaneous: Tsotsitaal - Tsotsis or gangsters spoke tsotsitaal which was a mixture of Afrikaans and English, but also borrowed heavily from American slang. It eventually became the language of African working class culture and was spoken b most urban workers.

Gangsterism

Gang ~ rash

Outfjit ~ Van watter outfijt is djy? (Which gang do you belong to?)

Gangster ~outie


Motsie ~ Ai, he's a kak motsie (Ag, he's a *** gangster)

Police and the law

Police ~ gatas / jaapies / sament-baadjies / ginger-cakes
Prison ~ mang
Hy's in di mang in (he's been arrested)
vier Hy's in die vier in (He's in Johannesburg Fort Prison No. 4 awaiting trial)

Shebeens

Drink ~ koek
Brandy ~ mahok Ek koek net mahok (I only drink brandy)
Beers ~ bee-ahs
Whisky ~ wieskie

Drinkers
koekers Hy's 'n kak koeker (He's a heavy drinker)

Ordering drinks
`normal ~ Tchee my bietjie koek daa! (Give me a drink!)

a gangster with a lot of money
~Ek se, Sis Fats, fill the table and count the empties; dan sal ons betaal!