Computers are like Africa? What the hell is everyone smoking?

If computers were like Africa, it would be backward, in permanent crisis, underfed, diseased, smelly, in need of constant aid from the outside, corrupt, impoverished and susceptible to political engineering from entities wanting only to exploit it and its people.

/I live in South Africa
//Grew up in Kenya
///Utaenda jehanamu

Hey Pumeza, typing error on my part, meant to say French is not spoken in South Africa at all.

/I live in Northcliff, JHB

I bet if there had been more than eight buttons, there's a pretty good chance there'd be more choices...

Surprised French isn't on there.

French is spoken in South Africa at all, it's not recognised as locally-spoken language, other than by French tourists.

Yeah, this is an ABSA ATM (I think it stands for Amalgamated Banks of South Africa); the largest of the four main banks found in the country.

We've officially got 11 official languages, but also recognised as languages are Fanakolo (hybrid Pidgin Zulu/Xhosa/English/Afrikaans, mostly spoken by mineworkers from different countries and backgrounds), as well South African Sign Language.

I myself can speak English and Afrikaans, and even a smattering of Zulu, but most often, if you use an ABSA ATM card, it will default the machine to the home language you specified when you set up the account.

Also, as a side note, bank charges in South Africa are some of the highest in the world (along with telecommunication, which is the highest in the world, bar none). Might have something to do with the fact that there's been a massive spate of ATM bombings; criminals (many from the mines) use mine explosives to tear apart an ATM, and then run off with whatever cash they can get. Fun.