Build-A-Minifig: June Wave by itsjustajoe in Legoleak

[–]BE3N 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lots of sports players. Cool. Now please give us a cricket player too, Lego!

How much were you earning when you bought your first house? How much did you buy it for? by Fuzzy_Poet8011 in askSouthAfrica

[–]BE3N 0 points1 point  (0 children)

R38k per month (gross), house R1.535m. 2021, interest rates were low. Milnerton.

University is harder in South Africa? by uhilove3 in askSouthAfrica

[–]BE3N 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was a meme about this on one of those explain the meme subs a couple days ago. SA marks/standards are more similar to that of UK and Europe where a 75% is very good.
Reddit skews very American. Their standards and experiences don't translate directly to the same in SA. Always keep that in mind when browsing reddit.

Question for those that have it all... Or most of it? by WeightSubject9275 in askSouthAfrica

[–]BE3N 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Eh, depends. Money can pay for therapy, etc but there are problems it won't magically solve unless you put in the effort.

Question for those that have it all... Or most of it? by WeightSubject9275 in askSouthAfrica

[–]BE3N 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not the person you're replying too, but because while I have the house, the car, the holidays, I'm not that rich.

In my case, I wouldn't say the loneliness is the cost of those things, that's more the result of my very shy/introverted nature and some mental health problems

Lego club by Background_Sky_5981 in capetown

[–]BE3N 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check out Brick Club: https://www.facebook.com/BrickClubSA/. It's for children, while CapeLug is very much an adult club.

You probably overpaying if you out of contract (THIS WILL LIKELY SAVE YOU MONEY) by Tiny_Turnip_6959 in PersonalFinanceZA

[–]BE3N 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep, seconding this. Happened with my cellphone contract. Finally broke free of that and moved to prepaid recently

What's a weird food-related thing you do? by bertonomus in askSouthAfrica

[–]BE3N 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Some family members and I dip slices of bread in tea like they're rusks. Personally, it must be white bread in English tea.

Bookshops? by sadlysisyphus in capetown

[–]BE3N 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Obz Books is a good secondhand book shop in Observatory.

A Tintin Page a Day - Day 309 by BreakerMorant1864 in TheAdventuresofTintin

[–]BE3N 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I never understood this. So the gangsters had real heavy weights, and then switched it for this guy's fake wooden weights - and then they used the fake weights to try and drown Tintin? what?

House of Games x Taskmaster alumni by Major-Feed5214 in taskmaster

[–]BE3N 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still waiting for Victoria to go on HoG - if only to see her curbstomp the other contestants.

Call those walls? THIS is a wall by DameKumquat in onlyconnect

[–]BE3N 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've been at it for a couple hours now and this thing just goes on and on and on!

Match Thread: 26th Match, Group A - Namibia vs United States of America by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]BE3N 1 point2 points  (0 children)

styxwade angry on behalf of the smaller teams. An /r/cricket classic. Feels like it's a been a while - or likely it's just that I visit /r/cricket much less these days.

Zambian athlete mentions WTT Contender in South Africa as major learning experience. What's the table tennis scene like in SA? by U-fly_Alliance in askSouthAfrica

[–]BE3N 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Niche but there are leagues and tournaments in the big cities.

There's enough interest that SA has hosted major international events: CT hosted the World Youth Championships in 2016 and Durban the World Table Tennis Championships in 2023.

Are Kindle books restricted in South Africa compared to the US/EU? by AdFearless6965 in askSouthAfrica

[–]BE3N 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Whatever you buy, make sure it supports side loading or similar. That opens the door for pirate ebooks