You know you’re in Dundee when…

What makes Dundee so special? You had your say.

We asked and you answered.

Here are the best responses to, ‘You know you’re in Dundee when.’

The streets are paved with litter, the sidewalks are for hawkers, the streets are for pedestrians and the weekend means everybody can go mad cause there’s no law and nobody knows the rules of the road.

The car wash comes to you.

See friendly faces, open spaces, amazing trees everywhere and yes, when you can take your horse for a walk and people don’t stop to take photos because it’s normal for our little farm town.

Cows, goats and donkeys roam the streets

You visit the best museum in South Africa.

You can have lunch at Ingudlane and watch wild animals at the same time, librarians know what you like to read and source those books especially for you and where a coffee shop is the greatest place to meet!

You hit the bumps in Victoria street at the taxi rank

A car signaling to go left suddenly turns right almost wiping you out.

Caring people ask about your family when they see you in Spar because they genuinely care.

You see Endumeni and Mpati in all their splendour. From our beautiful surroundings, the stunning thorn trees and vast landscapes, the beautiful pine trees with their unique aromas and breathtaking sunsets.

Your neighbour knows more about yourself than you do.

It takes weeks to fix traffic signals and even longer to complete half finished roads.

The cars in Victoria Street are double parked and some double parked again and you’re stuck in a parking until they decide to come out from where ever they are.

I walk down the street or in shops and can greet friends and shop assistants and be greeted in return.

You eat a bunnychow from the Curry Parlour.

People hoot at you because everybody is known which makes it a warm relaxing place.

While driving pedestrians have the rights even when robot is green giving way for motorists.

And finally:

You see most of the car number plates are Nde registered.

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