A little dive on the totems... South Africans have clan names. More often than not we are knowledgeable about specific surnames belonging to a particular clan, (the clan names are in fact endowed with a touch of poetry and idioms but they're actually praises to ancient heros and intellectuals) and in those clan names you'll hear predominantly praises about Elephants (Ndlovu, Motloung etc), Snakes [Majola (largely amongst the Xhosas)], Baboon or Monkey (Mfene, again amongst the Xhosa), Lion (Bataung, Basia amongst the Sotho etc), Rabbit (Bafokeng, Amavundle etc), Buffalo (Nyathi amongst the Zulus), Crocodile (Bakwena, Ngwenya that'll be Sothos and Zulus respectively)... deep stuff y'all. I just love the genuine curiosity and energy you guys have. Much love and respect ❤
@@koki.kkiiii I don’t think she was focused on spelling. I think she’s just saying Bakwena( however spelling) is for Sothos ( BaSotho, BaTswana, BaPedi). Sometimes when people say Sothos, they’re not just referring to Southern Sotho.
It's so funny that we're so far away from each but are having similar experiences😂. If the cost of eggs goes up one more time I'm getting my own chickens 😂
i remember when i was on grade 11 my english teacher asked us to write directions from school to our homes. you wont believe this and i think even ministers of education cancelled the writing of directions in schools. we will forget just a single verb and write it as we know it in zulu adding ing as suffix 😂😂 for example ( "from school gate you take left after you go straight for about 1 hour and you will see the muhosha (gorge or ravine) you must gxumING - GXUMA ( jump over) the mbokodES - imbokode (grinding stones) and you walk straight take left for 30 minutes and you arrive home") the problem was not knowing the word in english😂😂😂😂
I remember one time my sisters and I we were on our home from a funeral at 00:30 and we saw an owl in the road and it flew away two minutes later we almost hit a springbok luckily my sister swerved away in time😂😂 I was so scared that I remained awaked till we got home😂😂
The slang comes from giving the Cops money to buy the literal Cold Drink because they work outside in the sun a lot, but we know you can't give them the exact amount of the Cold Drink price you gotta give them way more than that
To ordinary south Africans : Cold drink is a soda To SA police: cold drink is a soda, but that soda can come in a form of cash. Eg. To avoid a traffic fine for watever offense, u offer the cops a cold drink (soda) to look away on ur offense and await for other traffic offenders like while they sipping on a cold drink to keep alert, energy boost. Since u cant quickly drive to a store to buy actual cold drink then u give them a cold drink in a form of money. 😂😂😂 its not a bribe, its thanking hard working public servants for their hard work 😂😂😂
The onion slices in socks works like magic you wake up feeling energised. Used to laugh at my mom for doing it until flu got me by the chokehold then did it, I regret laughing 😂😂
When you're asking for a cold drink in a retail store you'll be directed to a section labeled cold drinks, that's where you'll find sodas and chilled juices.
Normally our traffic officers work in sunny environments and every now and then they would need something to drink so once in a while (more often than not lately) some of our traffic offences are converted to thirst quenchers... in monetary style of course Otherwise, cold drink is what USA people call Soda... goodness gracious me I get a whole different picture when word Soda is mentioned
Well on our restaurant menu it’s usually written as Soft drink which includes all the other carbonated beverages but day to day speaking we use the word Cold drink
cold drink makes life easy. If a cop asks you "so what should we do?" That means you're in the game and he's willing to negotiate. Plus, they really don't want to deal with the paperwork of arresting someone just for drunk driving. But you must not be rude or arrogant about it or youll spend the weekend in jail. It helps that Cece is beautiful, they are allergic to arresting beautiful women
8:07 used to do that home in nigeria... Wait I still do it now if the lightning is too bad just because of a electrical appliances so yes. Not as much though
"Haibo" can't be used as a greeting, it's an expression we use usually when we are in shock or for good vibes. "Cold drink" is still soda we also use the term for a bribe🏃🏽♀️➡️🏃🏽♀️➡️🏃🏽♀️➡️😂😂😂 "Black tax" is money that a working black child gives to the family on payday, it's like an obligation🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️ Thank you guys for reacting to one of my favorite shows💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽 and your reaction to "cold drink" killed me 😂😂😂
A "cold drink" refers to money you pay to avoid a sticky situation if you have run ins with the law, or you just want a quicker service - disguised as "gratitude" It would be used in this context, "It's hot today, and you've been working in the sun all day long - let me buy you a " cold drink" and I'll be on my way" Or if you wanna skip the queue, you offer to "buy" someone a "cold drink" so that they can bump you to the front. Also in this situation the communication would be through the eyes and the other person can decipher what you mean by that. If you're planning on visiting South Africa, look into the "cold drink" culture - just to be aware and know how to get yourself out of sticky situations.
no, so a cold drink is still a soda but lets say a gardener just helped you with your front yard, you give the a little extra cash to "buy a cold drink(soda) to cool down" . but with the police, its a bribe 1000%🤣🤣
Haibo originally, describes disbelief...but it has morphed into many things due to the fact that it is originally a Zulu word but it is used by all South Africans 🎉😂
Guys, a cold drink is a soda. It can also be used interchangeably to mean a bribe. To get the cops off your back or avoid a traffic fine, simply buy a cop a cold drink. Bribing a police officer is against the law and can land you in jail, but corrupt cops would give you hints that they want a bribe "Do you have a cold drink? It's really hot today."
For stomach ache my mum would give us Camphor water and we also drink it for babelaas(hungover) it will make you puke and then you’ll be fine afterwards. And we also swear by Granpa headache powders for every ailment
Cold drink in a South African also refers to the carbonated drinks but the some police service personnels also ask for it when you need to bribe them so that they can let you off the hook , basically asking for money to buy the cold drink and they are mot expecting the actual cold drink price ,more😂.
Adulting right now is crazy I am turning 30 next month and I am finishing my studies trying to get a job 😢 sometimes I don't even have food because the amount that I do get is from financial aid from my studies is for rent and then I need to figure out what groceries to buy etc. it's hectic out here but by the grace of God I'm alive because I believe God will always take care of me whether I see it in momentary form or not
I'm a millennial and if there's no lighting or thunder my day goes as normal. If there's thunder and lightning, we get comfortable in bed and wait for thunder to pass . We may fall asleep while waiting. All mirrors and windows covered. No cellphones! TV or Radio.
cold drink in this context is "a bribe". The traffic officer or police will ask you for cold drink money or you can offer to buy them cold drink. you are still not wrong though, cold drink is soda
Joh sugar water was my thing I loved to drink it, we did not have a lot of money when I was growing up... So I know about putting tomato sauce on bread (ketchup) and mayonaisse on the bread... Sometimes even eating dry bread I also remember times when I had to get these dry bread rolls and sometimes foccachia and sandwiches at the school office because there was no school lunch for me 😂😂
When you see a black cat at night, we think of witchraft . Someone sent it 😂. When we see the lightning we cover the mirrors with blankets. When you see an owl it means there will be a death somewhere . I relate with hot water and onions for period pains , it works like magic. Cold drink is soda and a bribe.
Its a term we use. To greet a friend To call a friend Expression of shock, happiness, disappointment, etc Same way south Africans use Haibo in the video Example. @lorrenzom. Chale how you dey (Chale how are you)
Not carrying an Identification Document or Driver's license without your picture in will compell to pay a fine without any paperwork completed (bribe or intshontso - meaning, a chick ( baby chicken)😂😂😂. When you are stopped by a cop or traffic officer whilst driving, you'll be requested to produce your driver's license and / or ID. The officers will look at the document, then yourself, maybe once or twice, then he (cop/traffic office) will be like "This is not you or your face" with authority in his voice as the license or ID is handed back to the driver. Without any doubts or questions asked by the driver, the ID/license is handed back to the officer with the confirmation details (money stuck in between the ID doc pages/ to gether with the licence) that "It is my face"😂😂😂😂😂
Cold drink is a soda.😂😂
It is also a slang word for a bribe.😂😂
AKA Nyoba in Xhosa...
@@thatongcem3909 😂😂 you had to say it 😂😂
@@thegirlthattalksalot unprovoked 😂😂
@@thatongcem3909 haybo... kanjalo njee🤣
We still believe in those superstitions😂😂. I will cover the mirror when there's thunder and lightning 🌩
Immediately 😂🖐
I turn it around immediately.
A little dive on the totems... South Africans have clan names. More often than not we are knowledgeable about specific surnames belonging to a particular clan, (the clan names are in fact endowed with a touch of poetry and idioms but they're actually praises to ancient heros and intellectuals) and in those clan names you'll hear predominantly praises about Elephants (Ndlovu, Motloung etc), Snakes [Majola (largely amongst the Xhosas)], Baboon or Monkey (Mfene, again amongst the Xhosa), Lion (Bataung, Basia amongst the Sotho etc), Rabbit (Bafokeng, Amavundle etc), Buffalo (Nyathi amongst the Zulus), Crocodile (Bakwena, Ngwenya that'll be Sothos and Zulus respectively)... deep stuff y'all. I just love the genuine curiosity and energy you guys have. Much love and respect ❤
Thanks for sharing!
*Bakwena is Tswana💗 then Bakoena is Sotho💗 something meaning different spelling ❤
@@koki.kkiiii I don’t think she was focused on spelling. I think she’s just saying Bakwena( however spelling) is for Sothos ( BaSotho, BaTswana, BaPedi). Sometimes when people say Sothos, they’re not just referring to Southern Sotho.
@@koki.kkiiii vhagwena in Venda
elephants are the Ndou, lions are Vhadau in Venda culture. My clan name is Singo, which is an elephant's trunk
It's so funny that we're so far away from each but are having similar experiences😂. If the cost of eggs goes up one more time I'm getting my own chickens 😂
It better not!!🤣
The last time I bought eggs was 2 months ago. I don't get why we have to pay so much for eggs as if we don't have our own chickens right here in SA.
We dont say Soda. Its Cold drink.😂
Yeah, “Soda” is a flavour, Cream Soda 😅
And the D in cold is silent.
i remember when i was on grade 11 my english teacher asked us to write directions from school to our homes. you wont believe this and i think even ministers of education cancelled the writing of directions in schools. we will forget just a single verb and write it as we know it in zulu adding ing as suffix 😂😂 for example ( "from school gate you take left after you go straight for about 1 hour and you will see the muhosha (gorge or ravine) you must gxumING - GXUMA ( jump over) the mbokodES - imbokode (grinding stones) and you walk straight take left for 30 minutes and you arrive home") the problem was not knowing the word in english😂😂😂😂
🤣🤣
I remember one time my sisters and I we were on our home from a funeral at 00:30 and we saw an owl in the road and it flew away two minutes later we almost hit a springbok luckily my sister swerved away in time😂😂 I was so scared that I remained awaked till we got home😂😂
An owl is definitely bad omen...😂😂😂
Lol the direction part, we be trying to simplify it.....and we sometimes end up complicating it even more😅🤣😂
Im colourd and my grandmother closed every mirror unplug everything, draw her curtains, and never be close to any windows 😅😅😅😅
black tax is from family
coldrink is soda but also a bribe
The slang comes from giving the Cops money to buy the literal Cold Drink because they work outside in the sun a lot, but we know you can't give them the exact amount of the Cold Drink price you gotta give them way more than that
Both of you have beautiful skin!!! ❤️❤️❤️ Zero blemishes too. Just wanted to love on your skin as mine has scars. 😭
Exfoliate, treat, and moisturize!
To ordinary south Africans : Cold drink is a soda
To SA police: cold drink is a soda, but that soda can come in a form of cash.
Eg. To avoid a traffic fine for watever offense, u offer the cops a cold drink (soda) to look away on ur offense and await for other traffic offenders like while they sipping on a cold drink to keep alert, energy boost. Since u cant quickly drive to a store to buy actual cold drink then u give them a cold drink in a form of money.
😂😂😂 its not a bribe, its thanking hard working public servants for their hard work 😂😂😂
@@albertmonama3289 best explanation ever😂😂😂
The onion slices in socks works like magic you wake up feeling energised. Used to laugh at my mom for doing it until flu got me by the chokehold then did it, I regret laughing 😂😂
I used it during covid and forgot about it. Now I've been getting recurrent flu. I totally forgot about it. 🤦
@thembekadorcaskhumalo866 seems like we've stopped using these Covid remedies because we're not in panic mode. But they're actually flu remedies
South Africans have totem animals so some animals are believed to be your ancestors visiting.
Black cats and owls bed omens😢
@@Lulu-wv1nt we even believe that 🦇 bats are bad omen. We will all run out of the house when a bat flew in there by mistake.
cold drink is soda😂😂 but then again we call every soda coke🤣
We who?
When you're asking for a cold drink in a retail store you'll be directed to a section labeled cold drinks, that's where you'll find sodas and chilled juices.
Normally our traffic officers work in sunny environments and every now and then they would need something to drink so once in a while (more often than not lately) some of our traffic offences are converted to thirst quenchers... in monetary style of course
Otherwise, cold drink is what USA people call Soda... goodness gracious me I get a whole different picture when word Soda is mentioned
In Barbados we say soft drink
Well on our restaurant menu it’s usually written as Soft drink which includes all the other carbonated beverages but day to day speaking we use the word Cold drink
We’ve heard of that one as well😅
Nice content guys cold drink it's a soda
cold drink makes life easy. If a cop asks you "so what should we do?" That means you're in the game and he's willing to negotiate. Plus, they really don't want to deal with the paperwork of arresting someone just for drunk driving. But you must not be rude or arrogant about it or youll spend the weekend in jail. It helps that Cece is beautiful, they are allergic to arresting beautiful women
Luv u guys 🥰🇿🇦
Much love!
8:07 used to do that home in nigeria... Wait I still do it now if the lightning is too bad just because of a electrical appliances so yes. Not as much though
1:52 "somebody touches you in the back pocket, Ey.."🤣🤣
"Haibo" can't be used as a greeting, it's an expression we use usually when we are in shock or for good vibes.
"Cold drink" is still soda we also use the term for a bribe🏃🏽♀️➡️🏃🏽♀️➡️🏃🏽♀️➡️😂😂😂
"Black tax" is money that a working black child gives to the family on payday, it's like an obligation🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️
Thank you guys for reacting to one of my favorite shows💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽 and your reaction to "cold drink" killed me 😂😂😂
Surely went the opposite direction of what we were discussing 😂
@@TheDemouchetsREACT 🤣🤣🤣 for sure
@@TheDemouchetsREACT Haibo! what were you thinking? 🤣
@@EquaxionX 😂😂😂
A "cold drink" refers to money you pay to avoid a sticky situation if you have run ins with the law, or you just want a quicker service - disguised as "gratitude"
It would be used in this context, "It's hot today, and you've been working in the sun all day long - let me buy you a " cold drink" and I'll be on my way"
Or if you wanna skip the queue, you offer to "buy" someone a "cold drink" so that they can bump you to the front.
Also in this situation the communication would be through the eyes and the other person can decipher what you mean by that.
If you're planning on visiting South Africa, look into the "cold drink" culture - just to be aware and know how to get yourself out of sticky situations.
Soda is called COLD DRINK, and a bribe for an officer is also called a COLD DRINK
no, so a cold drink is still a soda but lets say a gardener just helped you with your front yard, you give the a little extra cash to "buy a cold drink(soda) to cool down" . but with the police, its a bribe 1000%🤣🤣
Cold drink in South African slang is just Drink or colie ... "Kopa drink/colie" translated to "can I have some soda"
no guys haibo can’t be used as a greating😭
Haibo originally, describes disbelief...but it has morphed into many things due to the fact that it is originally a Zulu word but it is used by all South Africans 🎉😂
oh man i love it over here.
In south Africa an owl in your yard means death is coming in your family.
Guys, a cold drink is a soda. It can also be used interchangeably to mean a bribe. To get the cops off your back or avoid a traffic fine, simply buy a cop a cold drink. Bribing a police officer is against the law and can land you in jail, but corrupt cops would give you hints that they want a bribe "Do you have a cold drink? It's really hot today."
Hhayi bo could be like saying OMG
Haibo*
For stomach ache my mum would give us Camphor water and we also drink it for babelaas(hungover) it will make you puke and then you’ll be fine afterwards. And we also swear by Granpa headache powders for every ailment
Yo haibo and the word damn is one thing different tones for different moods
Cold drink, is a bribe you give a police offer for brake the law by speeding, so when you are stopped you give the cop a cold drink
21:15 Enjoyed this from beginning til the end. Much love ❣️🇿🇦
I still cover everything when there's thunder and lightning my husband thinks I am crazy
Cold drink in a South African also refers to the carbonated drinks but the some police service personnels also ask for it when you need to bribe them so that they can let you off the hook , basically asking for money to buy the cold drink and they are mot expecting the actual cold drink price ,more😂.
5:17 Didn't have to explain the Mama part. With black people, our in-laws are addressed as Mama and Tata (mom and dad)
Cold drink is when you get pulled over by a police officer but you’re not trynna get a ticket.
ask for cold drink with your accent; they will think you are an undercover cop.
🤣🤣
Adulting right now is crazy I am turning 30 next month and I am finishing my studies trying to get a job 😢 sometimes I don't even have food because the amount that I do get is from financial aid from my studies is for rent and then I need to figure out what groceries to buy etc. it's hectic out here but by the grace of God I'm alive because I believe God will always take care of me whether I see it in momentary form or not
I also thought cold drink was soda and wooow this is always fun
Love that you’re enjoying yourself with us!
We also drank sugar water because we didn't have juice or tea.
16:05 coke😂😂❤
Hilarious... everything that has to do with cold drinks just cracks me up with laughter nowadays
I'm a millennial and if there's no lighting or thunder my day goes as normal. If there's thunder and lightning, we get comfortable in bed and wait for thunder to pass . We may fall asleep while waiting. All mirrors and windows covered. No cellphones! TV or Radio.
cold drink in this context is "a bribe". The traffic officer or police will ask you for cold drink money or you can offer to buy them cold drink. you are still not wrong though, cold drink is soda
We still do cover mirrors and televisions when there's storm
When are you guys coming for a visit in SA
11:45 sugar water helps with hydration...
Is Indians from. Durban South Africa, cold drink is called....mindrel (mineral)...for some reason😂
Yep 😂😂😂
Soft drinks were originally flavoured carbonated mineral waters. That's why they're still referred to as minerals
Oh Iya unemenaythi now I know where does that comes from
😂😂😂😂
Cold drink is still soda, but once you are in trouble and you hear its hot here, leave cold drink. You know what to do. Its time to bribe.
Joh sugar water was my thing I loved to drink it, we did not have a lot of money when I was growing up... So I know about putting tomato sauce on bread (ketchup) and mayonaisse on the bread... Sometimes even eating dry bread I also remember times when I had to get these dry bread rolls and sometimes foccachia and sandwiches at the school office because there was no school lunch for me 😂😂
When you see a black cat at night, we think of witchraft . Someone sent it 😂. When we see the lightning we cover the mirrors with blankets. When you see an owl it means there will be a death somewhere . I relate with hot water and onions for period pains , it works like magic. Cold drink is soda and a bribe.
"Haibo" cannot be used as a greeting.
We do use Haibo as a greeting as Xhosa men
hayi chomi 😭
xa kutheni??
Uyahlinza 😂😂😂
For me, it 😅is coke,drink or cold drink
Ghana is Chale
Pronounced : Char-Lay
Any explanation behind the name ?
Its a term we use.
To greet a friend
To call a friend
Expression of shock, happiness, disappointment, etc
Same way south Africans use Haibo in the video
Example. @lorrenzom. Chale how you dey (Chale how are you)
Eggs are too expensive everywhere guys 😂
Don’t be surprised when we post a video buying chickens!🤣
We call soda coldrink in south Africa
😂😂😂😂❤
❤❤❤❤
We call cold drinks by brands. "Can I have 2Litre coca cola/ sprite/ Stoney (CLOSE YOUR EYES WHEN DRINKING THIS ONE)"
Soda would be coke
Not carrying an Identification Document or Driver's license without your picture in will compell to pay a fine without any paperwork completed (bribe or intshontso - meaning, a chick ( baby chicken)😂😂😂. When you are stopped by a cop or traffic officer whilst driving, you'll be requested to produce your driver's license and / or ID. The officers will look at the document, then yourself, maybe once or twice, then he (cop/traffic office) will be like "This is not you or your face" with authority in his voice as the license or ID is handed back to the driver. Without any doubts or questions asked by the driver, the ID/license is handed back to the officer with the confirmation details (money stuck in between the ID doc pages/ to gether with the licence) that "It is my face"😂😂😂😂😂
Cold drink is like Coke, Pepsi, Creme soda etc.
Hey hey i still get scared at my age with thunder
Eggs are so expensive in SA that we know a rich family just by whether they have eggs or not. You know somebody got paid if there's eggs
Don't ever keep us waiting.
😂😂
Its coke
Every soda to us is coke
We satrapsa.
Drinks, coke, or cool drinks
haibo means Oh Nho
Where do you guys stay? I like your videos.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Hi guys can your'll react to "umoja the spirit of togetherness.😢
Frome South Africa 🇿🇦
We’ll check it out.
Idrinki
Not allowed to read during lightning and thunder, you will go blind.
No, you cannot use Haibo as a greeting.
Nooo Haibo isn’t a greeting
We dont say Soda. Its Cold drink.😂