eishstudentbudget captures the essence of being a South African university student.
It depicts a reality that is exciting, yet financially taxing on most. You know, the word “eish” is a simple word that changes meaning depending on the context.
"Used in South African English and Afrikaans to express exasperation or disbelief, the word was first transliterated from the Xhosa language to Afrikaans, and then into South African English."
Like, when you want to go out with friends and you check your bank balance using cellphone banking (’cause you fancy like that). Only to find that not only do you have no money, but your balance is negative. You owe the bank money!
Eish!
That is never a good thing 😀💛🤗
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