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[laughter]
62. Clarence: Die’s (die is) nou die plek langs aan die kerk {This is now the place next to the church}?
63. Suster: Ja, daai was maar nou die begin, verstaan jy {Yes, this was only the beginning, you
understand}, and uh we saw most probably about a hundred of these windows all over the
place. But now, hou ek vir die boy dop en hy, hy, hy kyk, maar nou maak hy as of hy nie
kyk nie, as of {I’m keeping an eye on this one boy and he, he, he looks, but he makes as
though he isn’t looking, as if}… Regtig, jy kan nou sien wanneer ‘n South African in die
Red Light District is en wanner (wanneer) dit iemand wat nou gewoond is nou die goeters,
verstaan jy {Really, you can now see when a South African is in the Red Light District and
when it’s now someone who is used to these things}. Because hulle kyk en maak nog, hulle
wil ook kyk {they look and pretend, they also want to look}, but okay. Nie nou soos ek {Not,
now, like me}. Ek is ‘ie (nie) gewoond ‘ie (nie) {I’m not used to}. Ek kyk, verstaan jy, en
ek stare en ek kyk die dimensions aan {I look, you understand, and I stare and I look at the
dimensions}. Nee, kyk so uit die side van hulle oog, so onderkant hulle sunglasses {No,
looking out of the side of their eyes, like underneath their sunglasses}.
64. Clarence: Die kop is een kant en die oё is ander kant {The head is one side and the eyes are another
side}. [laughter]
65. Suster As of te sê, right, “Ooh nee, my Methodist upbringing gat (gaan) ‘ie (nie) vir my laat ’ie
(laat nie) deur, deur, deur die goeters gaan (gaan) ’ie (nie).” {As if to say, right, “Oh no, my
Methodist upbringing isn’t going to allow me to go through, through, through these things”}
But then we visited, on that same day we visited our first coffee shop. My mense {My
people}! Daar sit ‘n klom (klomp) mense wat nog nooit cigarettes gerook het in hulle lewe
nie {There are a whole lot of people sitting there who have never smoked cigarettes in their
lives}… koop hulle nou diese manyana goeters, verstaan jy {buying these manyana (no
direct translation) things, you understand}? En is by die {and it’s by the} grams, ne, en nou
hulle experiment ook mos nou, verstaan jy {hey, and now they are also experimenting, hey,
you understand}. Nou gat (gaan) sit hulle mos nou, nou, met hulle goetertjies en toe kyk
hulle mekaar aan en ek sê “Haai, wat gat (gaan) aan? Wat het julle gekoop?” {Now they
go and sit, hey, with, with their things and then they looked at each other and I said, “Hey,
what’s going on? What did you buy?} ’is (Dit is) Jamaican die en is bietjie van daai en is
{It’s Jamaican this and a bit of that and it’s} () en nou ons wiet ‘ie (weet nie) hoe om te rol
’ie (nie) {and now we don’t know how to roll}. Ai jene, toe moet ek nou my straat maniere
uitbring en begin te rol daar vir hulle {Oh gosh, so I had to bring out my street manners and
begin to roll there for them}. [laughter]
66. Clarence: So, you’re a roller {roller}.
67. Suster: Mmmm, one of my teenage mis-, mis- , misbehaving, uh, situations. [laughter]
68. Clarence: I can prove it. Here’s Phil Fearen and some more recollections from our recent P4 radio
listeners tour of the Netherlands and Paris … later
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69. Clarence: It’s 104.9, the heart and soul of Cape Town. Are you still there? I hope so. Judith Siphuma. In
front of that Phil Fearen and ‘I can prove it.’ It’s twenty minutes past two o clock and of
course Update Kaapse Vlakte. Very special little reflection on a journey that we took through
the Netherlands. Of course Amsterdam, The Hague, being the cities in the Netherlands that’s
was taken in, consumed by a group of P4 listeners, uh, and the North Sea Jazz festival as well.
Some wonderful music and, uh, we also went to Paris and some obviously memorable
moments unfolded. Now sister is, or will be, sharing those memorable moments with you
between now and three o clock, so keep your ears, uh, peeled, uh, as we reflect on the 2005
listeners tour of the North Sea Jazz Festival and maybe you’ll find more than adequate reason
to, to start planning for next year’s one so that you too can be part of all the wonderful
moments. I know we’ve been doing this, the very first tour went off in 1998 and friendships
were formed, just like this year, that are going to last lifetimes. Uh, and, we’re reflecting on
those moments that bring people together and that connect people in a very profound way and,
uh, you kinda keep them there as friends forever. That’s a travel kinda thing, kinda brings to