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South African wedding day 1: The Braai
By nealejames | March 30, 2007
In these parts a BBQ is referred to as a braai (pronounced br-eye). It was stag do part two for groom to be Graham Chapple, as his South African buddies saw this as an opportunity to welcome him ‘home.’ Invited by Graham’s good friend and local, Coen, we set off for a river bank somewhere not too far from Johannesburg. You know, I feel like a size zero model next to South African chaps (okes), and I easily have a stone and a bit to shift! So, faced with a mountain of red meat, Castle lager cans and sharp African humour to consume, I spent my first evening in SA being entertained alpha male style. Don’t be alarmed by the picture to the left, as at one stage, one of our hosts decided to demonstrate how ‘at one’ he is with his hunting dogs by orchestrating a mock spat. He whispered some choice Africaan phrases into his favourite Dalmatian’s ears and the dog responded by showing copious amounts of teeth through snarls and growls. Quite a display; we were all suitably impressed and unnerved. And then the dog bit him. Oh dear. Still, ten minutes later after they’d made up we all got back to chewing half hundred weight of Wildebeest, swilled down with two or three pints of Coke and brandy. Just another braai in South Africa, I’m told.
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