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{So he got an sms back} to say, “your sisters fine” dot dot dot dot etcetera, etcetera, but die
naam, uh, ‘it (dit) was gestuur deur sy beste vriend, die, die SMS {but the name,uh, it was
sent by his best friend, the, the SMS}. En toe stuur hy nou {And then he sent} = =
122. Clarence: = = from his father’s phone?
123. Suster: No, no, no, no, no hy het net gewiet (geweet) ‘is (dit is) van die {he just knew it was from
the} father’s phone. () Jy spoil net nou my punchline hierso, man {You’re now just spoiling
my punchline here, man}.
124. Clarence: Okay, okay.
125. Suster: Toe, toe dink hy nou die vriend, ooh is die beste vriend, toe stuur hy nou sy, sy vriend die
SMS t’rug (terug) {So, so now he thought (its) the friend, ooh, it’s his best friend, then he sent
his, his friend this SMS}: “I am having a great time in Amsterdam. Um, I nearly got laid but
didn’t have a condom. I got stoned. I smoked, this, this and the other and etcetera, etcetera and
I’m gonna , and I still got so much uh boem (boom, slang for marijuana) left” en, en, en hy
stuur ’it (dit) na sy vriend toe {and, and, and he sends it to his friend}. Toe hy die, toe hy
stuur, toe realise hy but die’s (die is) mos sy pa se nommer {When he sent it, so he realised,
but this is his father’s number}. [laughter]
126. Clarence: So, he’s grounded. [laughter]
127. Suster: Nee, but hy was slim en ek watch vir hom en hy stuur sommer nog ‘n {No, but he was
clever and I watched him and he sent another} SMS : “I’m only joking.” [laughter]
128. Clarence: () I hope his father isn’t listening right now. [laughter] Okay, = =
129. Suster: = = but, hy, hy’t (hy het) gesê sy pa gat uitwerk daar’s’ie (daar is nie) ‘n joke hier involved
nie {but he, he said his father was going to work out that there isn’t a joke involved here}. But
he… was my roommate, verstaan jy {you understand}? Toe gat (gaan) hy nou uit die
Donder’ag (Donderdag) aand, toe kom hy nou t’rug (terug) met diese meisie en hy’s (hy
is) in my kamer {So now he goes out the Thursday night, then he comes back with this girl
and he’s in my room}. Dan, four ‘o clock die oggend, ja, en ek skrik wakker en ek sê:
“Hallo. Daar’s (Daar is) twee van ons in die kamer hierso. Jy kan daai meisie vat in die
toilet” {Then, four ‘o clock in the morning, yes, and I wake up and say: “Hello, there’s two of
us in this room here. You can take that girl into the toilet”}, ()
130. Clarence: Uh, lets, lets talk () His name is, is Nicholas. He was, it’s not important as far as I am
concerned, and, and it clearly wasn’t important as far as he was concerned, but, uh, with group
dynamics, you never know what’s going to happen. He was the only White person in this
particular group, but he was absolutely wonderful and uh = =
131. Suster: = = Ja {Yes}, he was a great. He, he had such a great spirit, such a childlike spirit, uh, and it
affected everybody. Like, they just wanted to be around him and he was just, like, nevermind
…He was in his own world and did his own thing and, and really want to be part of, of what
everybody else was doing.
132. Clarence: He was even singing.
133. Suster: Ja {Yes}.
134. Clarence: He didn’t even know ‘Daar kom die Ali Baba’ {There comes the Ali Baba}, but he was
trying. And, Nicholas, it was such a pleasure, uh, sharing space with you. He’s a great guy,
lekker {nice} guy. It was good having you… around.
135. Suster: Nicholas, next time, mushrooms for the soup. Sshh. Sshh
136. Clarence: Next, we go to Paris, the Eiffel Tower, Le Louvre, uh, museum. The Arc de Triomphe and
the Champs Élysées and Sorti.
137. Suster: And oui [laughter]
138. Clarence: Here’s Jimmy Cliff for us. ‘Reggae nights’ on P4.
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139. Clarence: It’s 104.9. The heart and soul of Cape Town. ‘Reggae nights’ from, of course, Jimmy Cliff,
bringing the time to twenty minutes from three o clock. Lee Downs is your man from three ‘o
clock this afternoon. We continue to reflect on our wonderful journey across Europe, uh, when
we get back.