You do realise the vast majority of South Africans of European descent are Germans, rather than Dutch or English, right?

"Break a leg" is usually only used in anglophone countries, because of theater superstition. The French will wish you "merde" (literally, shit), as a way of wishing bad luck so you'll have good luck. In Italy they'll wish you "in bocca al lupo" into the wolf's mouth (i.e. get eaten by the wolf). Every country with a strong theatrical tradition has its own variation on these.

Yeah, but I still wish the OP's head was exploding.

"Sharlene Simon, “sustained serious and permanent injuries to important physical, mental and psychological functions” "???
Hell nah, the damage was already there - mostly mental

No... just woolly stockings. He's an Evzones guard at some important location in Greece. The stockings are called Periskelides and the silk garters are the Epiknemides.

ponytail

True. this is an issue across non-native English writers (and even some native writers)...

just a horse/sheep/cow fucker

now, *that's* a word ;)

you're the same person who posted about molesting the horse, right?

This is a celebrated Viking hero working through his feelings, to the best of his Viking way, dealing with the loss of a friend who was a Christian.
There's nothing like friendship forged through adversity.

the flag, like most of the US, is made in China... ;)

also, some diseases mutate over time and gain resistance to vaccines... so the vaccine you took 20 years ago might not be effective against a particular strain of a virus. this is very true of influenza (flu) shots.

I think psychologists have a name for this behavior, like you're overcompensating for a lack of attention in your past. Also @bethorien, unfortunately some people misinterpret this as a need for attention, like someone pointed out, parents when you leave for college or something... They're asking "are you OK?" when what they're really saying is "talk to me".