1. Online delivery stores.

Picture this: You're looking for a Matric dance (Prom) dress on the Internet when you find the most amazing dress, it matches your figure, skin tone and a pair of heels you already own. All you have to do now is buy it. PROBLEM! You can't because the website doesn't deliver to South Africa! Now you have to screenshot the picture and somehow get someone to make a dress just like that. It just becomes a huge effort when if you were living somewhere else, you could have the dress on your doorstep within a few working days.

Although there are a huge amount of website who do sell to South Africa, it just gets annoying how you find something perfect but then you can't have it. I don't know, maybe it's a sign that you shouldn't buy the item? I suppose if we did have the unlimited access to buying clothes and food from all over the world, we would probably pretty much be in debt am I right ladies? ;)

2. Party Time

In South Africa we have a vast collection of different people and when it comes to partying we use this to our advantage, I'll give you an example: When I have a party/braai (barbecue) we really go all out. We have Biltong and Boerwors and Indian Curry and French loaves and beer etc etc. There is never a party/braai where you won't have a dull moment because no matter who it is we always have fun. There is often that one extremely loud person who rubs off on us all, making us roar with laughter and the most simplest thing ever. It's not because we're drunk either. (I'm underaged anyway)

Also if you aren't hosting a party then you have no worry because if you feel like going to a party at any point of the day you can just search Facebook or Google and boom you'll have an event to go to. 

There is always events happening especially during the weekends for whatever type of partying you prefer whether it be drinking (remember don't drink and drive) or braaing or anything, there'll be one for you. If there isn't an event for some unknown reason there are always clubs to go to and if your not the type to want to drink or are underaged (like me for example) then you can always go to something like Party in the Park which is simply that - a party in the park. Just with the exception that they have all ages there. It more aimed towards the high school students. 

Although there are some situations which can be very dangerous like when being at a club alone which I why I recommend going with at least 2 other friends. That way if 2 of you want to get drunk then the other can be sober to drive them home. These roles can be switched each time you decide to go out. 

But I can't stress this enough that you don't have to get drunk to have fun. For me, partying is just hanging with my friends at home with the music loud while we laugh and cook our food together. There's no alcohol and no hangover and no vomit. Although if you prefer to get drunk then I won't judge you on that because it's you're choice however I will tell you to be safe and make sure you have a ride home.

3. Food, Glorious Food

Ok so leading on from the last point, the food we make is incredible! If you go to a market you'll find at least 3 different cultures of food. There will be curries, biltong, candy floss, wors rolls, pancakes and a variety of other foods.

4. Sunsets

Has anyone seen The Lion King? In the opening scene, I think it is, there is an absolutely gorgeous sunset. True to the movie, the sunset/sunrises are just like that. If I didn't have school then I would stay awake all night to watch both the sunset and sunrise. They are absolutely stunning and I love them so much :)

5. Rumors

The amount of times I see someone saying that the whole of Africa is starving is insane. Although there are many people in poverty in Africa, it doesn't mean everyone is. Yes, Africa could use some help in cases of poverty but it's not the entire country. Rumors like this can be seen anywhere on the internet anytime of any day. Some are completely ridiculous too for example - We own lions in our back garden. I wish we did but unfortunately that would be very dangerous, and it isn't true.

6. Movie dates

A movie just released in America! Yeah that's great! Why don't we go see it this weekend? Oh yeah right, no we can't because we have to wait about 2 months for it to be released here! For some reason the movies only come out here ages after everyone in the world has already seen it. Oh and let's not forget the spoilers that appear on tumblr and twitter from those who have seen the movie before us! Fortunately this problem is reducing so we only wait a little while but it only take a few seconds to make a meme of the climax of the movie so...

7. Humid

Where I live, it gets so humid that even the walls sweat. Yes 'Sweat.' You can run your hand down the wall in summer and your hand will be wet. Fortunately I recently ( actually not that recently. More like 3 years ago) I moved to a less humid area which is incredible because it's a lot cooler and a bit like the UK weather minus that much rain.

That's all I have that South Africans will know for now so I hoped you enjoyed learning a little bit more about the life of a South African or if you, too, are South African then I hope you could relate. If you could leave a comment on where you are from that would be amazing! :)

1. Show them you care

This may seem like something very obvious but going out of your way just to show them how much you care can really make your friend see how much they mean to you. For example: if you're going over to meet up with them and planned to get a coffee, get them one too (unless they don't like coffee)

2. Affection

Ok don't misunderstand me when I say affection. What I mean is giving them a hug when you see them not just a sloppy hello. Give them a nice big bear hug to show how much you missed seeing them or how much you're going to miss them when you leave. You'll be surprised at how much they'll love it (unless for some reason they don't like hugs or they aren't affectionate)

3. Trust

Trust is something that is very important in any type of relationship. This can be kept by making sure you stick to your promises. If you make a promise, make sure you can keep it and if, for whatever reason, you do have a problem in sticking to the promise then talk to them about it. Don't assume they will just magically know. Also don't expect them to be 100% okay with it at first either. They may get upset about it and that's perfectly alright but make sure you apologize to them.

4. Don't use them

If the only reason you're 'friends' with the person is so you can get something from them then you should stop it right now. It's not fair for you to be using someone for your own benefit and not giving back. I've heard of so many one sided friendships that just lead to chaos. If you are the one who feels like they're being used then speak to your friend. It could just be a misunderstanding or you may be be able to stop yourself from being hurt down the line.

5. Loyalty

You wouldn't want to hear that your friend had been talking trash behind your back so don't do it to them. It's cliche but it needs to be stuck to. It's not ok to talk down to your friend just because he/she isn't there to defend themselves. If you're friends with him/her then you should be the one defending them when someone else is talking trash about them.

6. Space

Being an introvert, I know how much sometimes you just want to be alone but it doesn't matter if you're an introvert or an extrovert. We all need a little space sometimes and we need to respect our friends if they want to be alone even if you want to spend time with them.

7. Go beyond expectations.

Good friendships aren't based on the stereotypical view of how friends should act together. Don't just give advise to their solution - offer to actually help them were you can. Go above and beyond everything to be there for you friend. Have no limits when it comes to your bestie :)

I really hope these tips have helped in fix or improving your friendships :)

Don't forget that you are friends with the person, there isn't a duty or set schedule to hang out with them. Go wild and surprise them and show them you love them. Everyone needs friends in this world so enjoy them! :)

For those of you who love Apps or want to get a hold of some new apps then welcome because I'm going to share with you my top 5 apps which I use daily. 

So let's start off at number 5: VSCO Cam

You may or may not know about this gem. Basically it's a photo editing app in which you can change the filter amongst other settings in your photo. The reason it's in my top 5 is because it's my go to photo editing app. It's so easy to use and you don't have to be a pro to make your photo look totally professional and trendy. 

If you're looking for an app which can add a little something to your photo then look no further! Plus it's completely free! :)

If you haven't heard of tumblr by now then I don't know :D Tumblr, for those who don't know, is an app where you can view amazing photos or post amazing photos of all kinds. 

They can be completely random and you can also add links, videos, audio and quotes. It is literally incredible. After editing all my photos on VSCO Cam I can then hop over to tumblr and post my gorgeous pictures. It's a clean, clear set up making it easy to see each picture. If you don't have Tumblr and are over the age of 17 then I recommend getting it. (The reason for it being for only the age of 17 is because there is the ability to post anything and some photos may not be appropriate) You'll also be happy to hear that it is in fact 100% free! :)

Hopefully you've heard of YouTube but it's simply an app where you can watch a vast amount of videos for those of you who don't know.

Instagram is an app which is very similar to tumblr except it's only photos or videos. You can post a photo with a cute little caption and then you can like photos or have other people like yours, either or its just a really clever way to share little snippets of your life. And again it's completely free!

For those of you poor souls who have never heard of Twitter, it's this absolutely amazing app when you can literally say whatever you want. You can post a video of you want, you can post a video or you can even tweet someone something. This gives you the chance in being connected to what is happening in social media and follow what your favorite celebrity is up to or even what you friends are doing throughout the day for free!