Woohoo! yes to the progress in healing
I can’t remember the institution, but a US professor admitted to failing students because she felt their English was too high brow not to be AI. So many had to explain the level of English required of international students
we’re paying a heavy price for it. on a lighter note, the Randburg metropolitan area is amorphous. everything north of the Jhb cbd is randburg 😂. where the east & west metropols start is based on feelings. same with what is Jhb vs the entire province of gauteng. Pretoria is distinct but that’s it.
aaaah, i get you; i don’t know if there’s a legal distinction in SA. the smallish city of East London is the Pluto of SA cities, it’s fighting for its life to remain such but i think in terms of pop size it qualifies. then we have apartheid spacial planning throwing a spanner in the works.
wait, reading your replies - does city sometimes mean something different in the US? Like, does it not refer to the equivalent of NYC, Paris, Jhb?
Our birds started around 3 a.m., like why are you awake, there isn’t even a hint of dawn at that hour
where do you live if I may ask. I’m South African
Any of you lot native Russian speakers who are current on developing slang? The person I usually ask for a vibes check on the nuances of vocabulary is having A Time Of It right now and I don't want to bug them if I don't have to, but I may need a nuance check. (I probably won't, but I may.)
unfortunately there was some loss of life, with some instances of people stuck in a vehicle with a dead body and no way for help to reach them. although there are many who feel people should have known better & that the gov response was inadequate, there's tragedy for those who were on the roads.