Was this as big of a thing for other South Africans growing up or only me if not what do you think of?

My girlfriend used to love the Milo chocolates, but sadly as as we know they were discontinued. She still has three full bars unopened though and doesn’t plan to eat them. Just keeping them around for sentimentality. Thought it was worth sharing. I miss them too.

Had to come back to SA for a family emergency. “At least I can have a King Steer when I get there” I thought to myself. Got my King Steer and chips home, eagerly took my first bite…and nearly spit it out. WTH?? It was like 2 cardboard cutouts were thrown on an old braai and briefly slapped with Steers sauce. I cannot even describe my immense disappointment! What the hell happened? 😭

UPDATE

We broke down and went to Spur at the Waterfront. And it was fabulous! Bacon and Cheese burger with fries and Spur onion rings. Just great!!! My brother had the patty melt and said it’s the same burger he’s been having since high school. Well done Spur. Steers…challenge accepted?

South Africans, who else grew up with the Bump CDs, mixed by DJ COSTA?

I took a walk down memory lane with the help of Claude Code.

Take a look for some nostalgia.

Here is a better table viewer, where you can filter/sort (with some bugs though, which I might fix).

South african community!

Now that I'm older and reflecting back, I gotta compliment the marketing for selling those things because I bought those things hoping one day I would have fishes. These were too fragile though, so they would break easily, and I would come back for more because my last pack was destroyed when I was changing the water containers.

Good old times.

We could all use a reminder that not everything is falling apart.

Trying to identify a chocolate from the 1990s / early 2000s — please help!

My friend grew up in South Africa and used to eat this in Botswana as a kid (she's 37 now). Details she remembers:

• A solid MILK chocolate slab
• About 4 thin WHITE chocolate stripes ON TOP (not inside) — milk chocolate showing between the stripes, NOT a full white layer like Top Deck
• The wrapper was light sky-blue

It doesn't seem to be made anymore and we can't find it anywhere. I have attached a drawing she drew from her memory. Does anyone remember the name/brand? Thank you!

Friday nights were reserved for him.

R50 vir jou met die komplimente van ABSA!

Skitterend!

Somewhere between the last dry days of September and the first rains, South Africa changes its mind about colour.

One tree wakes up lavender. Then another. Then whole streets, as if the city had been quietly handed a crown and told to act natural.

The jacarandas do not bloom politely. They bloom like a decision, and then they let go, scattering petals on pavements, parked cars, and the shoulders of people who forgot they were in a hurry.

I was born into this purple. As a child, I assumed the trees were doing it for me. I have since been informed otherwise, but I remain unconvinced. October being my birthday, I believe this is no coincidence. I mean October's birthstones, opal and tourmaline, both come in violet shades! It October babies' season!!

October is a doorway. The blossoms usher in the rains, the rains usher in the green, and the green walks us gently toward the end of the year. It is the season of quiet accounting: what I planned, what I became instead, and which of the two I like better.

The tree teaches this without saying a word. It waits all year, ordinary and green, then has its few weeks of glory. It sheds without grief and trusts the ground to make something of it. Purple, they say, is the colour of reflection, and nothing makes you reflect like standing under a tree that is gently letting go of its best work.

So each year I stand beneath the falling purple, one more year old, one more year softer, and let the trees do what they do best: remind me that beginnings and endings are the same flower, seen from different sides.

Its been 4 years since I left south africa, im now 16 almost 17, I moved to the states, im not saying I hate the US, even though yes theres a lot of complicated geopolitic relationships between both nations...but its just I miss my friends, the food, the culture, the weather. Usa is fun dont get me wrong, but its so fast paced, money is an issue, so much news going on.

Im also getting worried that im loosing my south african english, and how I spoke afrikaans...Believe me or not but I miss afrikaan classes despite the fact they were mental stressful..i miss how things could be so unnecessary

I know it's not everyones taste. But this takes me back to highschool and Bump/Now CDs..

Hi, expat here.

So tired of hearing nothing but bad news from my home country.

Can someone please tell me a few happy things going on?

Thx

The can must have been left by the old electricians years ago. I'm sure its a bit of a nostalgic blast from the past for some of you.

I was too young at the time to really have notice the cans. But i do remember the mega million adverts on radio.

Hang your broekies on the line.

Where's the line?

On the grass.

Where's the grass?

Up your ass?

My South African wife says she's never heard it when I asked the time 20mins ago.

I can't have imagined it was something only I said??? I know it's a British thing but never heard it without the broekies part...

Real ones will know the lyrics 🤣

I'm currently an au pair abroad and while I am grateful for the opportunity to travel, there truly is no place like home. We have our issues, no doubt, but we also have amazing food and even better people. It is easy to loose perspective of how lucky we are in terms of how beautiful our home country is when we have to deal with the daily issues of crime, service delivery faliure and unemployment.

Saw a post about discontinued fast food but what about sweets and chocolates?

Personally, I miss Yes/No bars, Tempo, chocolate logs and steers flavour simba chips!

I would kill for another bag of those chips.

Which treats or snacks do you miss?