"Coloureds"

Yeah, the dialects in Switzerland can be pretty hard for people who only know Hochdeutsch. I think I might do all right in Switzerland, but the PA German that I speak is not a Swiss version, but a Palatine verion. I could do better talking with the old men in the Pfalz (Paelzland).

I would love to visit South Africa one day! It is on my list of places to go. First though, is Canada; Québec and Montréal, and then also Digby, Nova Scotia. As for other countries: South Africa, Scotland, Iceland, Faeroe Islands, Denmark, Norway and Sweden are in the top 10.

I think Swiss German is great! I got two little books about it and now I can understand it with hardly any problem.

Not everybody are ashamed to be called coloured. I prefer being called a coloured rather then a san.

Hi Diwas,
Nobody should ever have to be ashamed to be called Coloured, and I'm glad that you see it this way. First and foremost, before anyone is anything else, he/she is a person, with the basic right to be happy, respected, accepted, and to be everything he/she can be. Go well!