Another Afrikaans classic, Fok Nie ( maar dankie ).
There is something wonderful about the infinite politeness of Afrikaans people together with their unbelievable frankness. They things things like sorry wrong number, and I’m sorry for being late, even though they usual are, ( late ) [but not decease].
So this fraze really encapsulates it all. Fuck no, but thanks for offering.
The opposite of Theo being of course Fok Ja, ( fuck yes ) and they say these thing with such heart and conviction, swearing in Afrikaans somehow seems to be less bad, more forgivable than in English. Since I’m official at least 3.6 / quarter Afrikaans I am as well own it.
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