{"id":89859,"date":"2014-02-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelstartblg.wpenginepowered.com\/our-favourite-african-lost-in-translation-photos\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:51:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:51:57","slug":"our-favourite-african-lost-in-translation-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/our-favourite-african-lost-in-translation-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Favourite African Lost-In-Translation Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By far one of our favourite pages on the Facebook is <a title=\"Africa, this is why I live here Facebook page\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaThisIsWhyILiveHere\" target=\"_blank\">Africa, this is why I live here<\/a>. If you haven&#8217;t checked it out, do yourself the favour. The page features images submitted by users, mostly from South Africa, but also from further afield. The page supports rhino <a title=\"Details on Africa, this is why I live here's Rhino conservation efforts\" href=\"http:\/\/africathisiswhyilivehere.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">conservation initiatives<\/a> as the owners run a small game park in the Eastern Cape.<\/p>\n<p>The Facebook page, naturally features a number of posts dedicated to saving our rhinos. It also has a number of albums which feature downright hysterical photos, like one called &#8220;Toilet Humour&#8221; featuring interesting toilet situations across the dark continent and another called &#8220;Drive by Shooting&#8221; which features bizarre pics taken while on the road. An almost definite favourite though is one called &#8220;<a title=\"Lost in Translation album on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.381105188625774.81719.120578284678467\" target=\"_blank\">Lost in Translation<\/a>&#8220;, a catalogue of hilarious signs and notices snapped all over Africa. Here are some of our favourites:<\/p>\n<h2>Mince so fine it&#8217;s practically vapour<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Barb-Mal-Kampala.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31907\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Barb-Mal-Kampala.jpg\" alt=\"Mist Meat\" width=\"716\" height=\"960\" \/><\/a>Photo by Barb Mel, Kampala, Uganda<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Grocery shopping a pain? This place could be the solution!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Castle-Siavonga-Zambia.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31908\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Castle-Siavonga-Zambia.jpg\" alt=\"It Kills Laughing Grocery\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" \/><\/a>Photo by Castle Siavonga &#8211; Zambia<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>This place does killer hot dogs!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Christa-Maunica.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31909\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Christa-Maunica.jpg\" alt=\"Be Aware of Hot Gods\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a>Photo by Christa Maunica<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Oh&#8230; oh.. my, shocking!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Hannes-Badenhorst-Ponto-do-Oura.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31910\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Hannes-Badenhorst-Ponto-do-Oura.jpg\" alt=\"Don't Toucha Bechoked\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" \/><\/a>Photo by Hannes Badenhorst at Ponta do Ouro, Mozambique<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The old African past-time of bread roll bobbing<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Harry-Beckworth.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31911\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Harry-Beckworth.jpg\" alt=\"Harry Beckworth\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" \/><\/a>Photo by Harry Beckworth<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Ebony and irony<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Hubert-Simmer-Liberia.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31912\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Hubert-Simmer-Liberia.jpg\" alt=\"Don't force your luck\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" \/><\/a>Photo by Hubert Simmer in Liberia<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Well everyone&#8217;s always posting pics of their food on Facebook anyway, this is the logical next step&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Kaeun-Bae-Addis-Ababa.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31913\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Kaeun-Bae-Addis-Ababa.jpg\" alt=\"Facefood\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a>Photo by Kaeun Bae in Addis Ababa<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Marjorie Dawes from Fat Fighters was here&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Lauren-Clark-Ponto-de-Ouro.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31914\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Lauren-Clark-Ponto-de-Ouro.jpg\" alt=\"Improve Dust Chicken and Chips\" width=\"941\" height=\"960\" \/><\/a>Photo by Lauren Clark at Ponta Do Ouro<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Kudu, the Jackalope of Africa<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Luc-Hosten.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31917\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Luc-Hosten.jpg\" alt=\"Baboons Kudu\" width=\"484\" height=\"350\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Luc Hosten<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>When spirits are low, there&#8217;s always this place<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Margherita-Zilliacus-West-Africa.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31918\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Margherita-Zilliacus-West-Africa.jpg\" alt=\"Hope charging centre\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a>Photo by Margherita Zilliacus<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Haha! No, wait&#8230; maybe there&#8217;s some truth to this story!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Marianne-Klint-Taylor-Fairlands-Gauteng.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31919\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Marianne-Klint-Taylor-Fairlands-Gauteng.jpg\" alt=\"Mugabe arrested my cow\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" \/><\/a>Photo by Marianne Klint Taylor at Fairlands, Gauteng<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Why? Because I said so, okay!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Michelle-White.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31920\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Michelle-White.jpg\" alt=\"Store is closed\" width=\"333\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Michelle White<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Chicken &amp; Chips, Fish &amp; Chips, Fat C&#8230; Say What?!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Monica-Henning-Piek.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31921\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Monica-Henning-Piek.jpg\" alt=\"Fat cock\" width=\"723\" height=\"960\" \/><\/a>Photo by Monica Henning Piek<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Twilight Tanzania<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Mzungu-Guy-Tanzania.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31922\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Mzungu-Guy-Tanzania.jpg\" alt=\"Twilight Tanzania\" width=\"960\" height=\"635\" \/><\/a>Photo by Mzungu guy in Tanzania<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>I think I know some ladies who might sign up for this&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Nisha-Desail-Patel.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31923\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Nisha-Desail-Patel.jpg\" alt=\"Men Cure Paid Cure\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a>Photo by Nisha Desai Patel<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Who knew? You really can eat every part of a chicken!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Rosie-Haken.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31924\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Rosie-Haken.jpg\" alt=\"Ass Port\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Rosie Haken<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Let&#8217;s hope there weren&#8217;t too many from this stretch of road&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Sebastian-Finke-N.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31925\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Sebastian-Finke-N.jpg\" alt=\"Thank you for your patients\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" \/><\/a>Photo by Sebastian Finke on the N1<\/p>\n<p>All photos from Africa, this is why I live here&#8217;s <a title=\"Africa, this is why I live here's Facebook page\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaThisIsWhyILiveHere\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook page<\/a>, visit them for more hilarious, heartwarming and eye-opening images.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By far one of our favourite pages on the Facebook is Africa, this is why I live here. If you haven&#8217;t checked it out, do yourself the favour. The page features images submitted by users, mostly from South Africa, but also from further afield. The page supports rhino conservation initiatives as the owners run a small game park in the Eastern Cape. 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