Ek het \u2019n broertjie dood aan twee dinge: Wanneer \u2019n groep onder-die-prop joliges die Cranberries se treffer-liedjie \u201cZombie\u201d op sewe skewe note saam uitbulder; en die ander een \u2026 karwagte by winkelsentrums. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ons almal ken hulle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Van die oomblik dat jy inry, moet jy mooi trap. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vanuit alle rigtings trek hulle jou aandag af met waaiende arms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
En dan skaars drie tre\u00eb uit jou kar uit, hoor jy die stem van iewers af roep, \u201cHallooo ma\u2019am, how are you?\u201d <\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die frustrasie wel in my op, \u201cI\u2019m fine, thank you\u201d<\/i>, s\u00ea ek, maar dink eintlik, \u201cWhat is it to you?\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dis seker maar die skuldgevoel, want ek weet al dat die dankie-dat-jy-my-kar-oppas-geld in my spaarbussie op is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ek weet ook dat die man se gesin staat maak op sy karige fooitjies. Maar dis my derde stop vir die dag, en hoeveelste een vir die week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dan stap ek die winkel in en dieselfde man met die bre\u00eb glimlag roep agterna, \u201cThank you ma\u2019am, thank yo<\/i>u<\/i>!\u201d \u2026 waarvoor weet ek nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die inkopietog is op sigself \u2019n uitdagende aff\u00eare, want elke keer as \u2019n Big Mac-hamburger duurder raak, moet ek my sente \u2019n paar keer meer omdraai. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Volgens \u2019n 2024-studie deur The<\/span>Economist<\/i> dui die hamburger-ekonomie nou daarop dat die Rand 52,5% ondergewaardeer is in vergelyking met die Amerikaanse dollar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ek weet dat my heelwat kleiner kosmandjie my beursie di\u00e9 maand reeds hard gaan tref.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Op pad terug na my kar toe, stap ek \u2019n skelm draai \u2013 juis om te verhoed dat mnr. Bre\u00eb Glimlag my raaksien. Wat is die kans? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ek klim vinnig in my kar, skakel die enjin aan, hou my vensters bot toe en begin stadig uittrek. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ek kan mooi sien wat agter my aangaan, tot die man skielik van n\u00earens af agter my inspring met wuiwende hande, \u201cCome, come, come !\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ek sug. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Saam met die irritasie en skuldgevoel is ek nou boonop senuweeagtig ook, want ek weet nie waar om te kyk nie. Dalk ry ek per ongeluk oor jou toon, meneer, en wat dan? <\/p>\n\n\n\n En ek is ook moedeloos oor die kospryse wat net aanhou styg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sou ek nie \u2019n geldjie h\u00ea om te gee nie, wat deesdae merendeels die geval is, kan ek die ouens nooit regtig in die o\u00eb kyk nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ek s\u00ea altyd hoflik dankie, maar slaan maar my o\u00eb afwaarts as ek vir hom moet s\u00ea, \u201cThank you boetie. Sorry, next time<\/i>\u201d, en dan met \u2019n diep skuldgevoel huis toe ry, want die gesig van armoede is nie mooi nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Die realiteit is dat meer as 14 miljoen mense in ons land elke dag wonder waar die volgende bord kos vandaan gaan kom, en volgens peilings deur Shoprite sal die helfte van Suid-Afrika se bevolking teen 2025 honger ly weens ho\u00eb voedselpryse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ek voel magteloos, maar ek weet, ek het baie om voor dankbaar te wees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n Ek het \u2019n broertjie dood aan twee dinge: Wanneer \u2019n groep onder-die-prop joliges die Cranberries se treffer-liedjie \u201cZombie\u201d op sewe skewe note saam uitbulder; en die ander een … karwagte by 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