After living the last year in a Muslim dominated country in West Africa where shame is such a negative and powerful part of the culture, it is so odd to hear South Africans say, “oh, shame” as such a natural part of almost every conversation. I have finally discovered that “oh, shame” is similar to saying “okay” or “that’s too bad” in American culture. It is one of the weirdest adjustments I’ve had to make.
On a lighter note, when you go grocery shopping and look for strawberry jelly just make sure you buy jam because if you buy jelly you’ll end up with jello!
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that's interesting because here in japan the word for jello is also "jelly" and jam is the appropriate word for what we think of as jelly.
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