Calling a South African a Yappie or van der Merwe is never acceptable. I do it all the time. van der Merwe is the archetypal dumb Boer, and calling a South African of English extraction that is a call to arms.

In Zild we have Jafas. It's short for "Just Another F***ing Aucklander" and can be applied to anyone from north of the Bombay Hills. And usually is. "Jafa" is now an acceptable form of speech - it's often used on the radio and TV.


The idiot also known as Capfka ...