A braaifocal is anything you put on your face to help you see the importance of having a braai.
ASAP.
Of course, it’s not literal.
You don’t want to walk around in public wearing some weird item on your face and, when asked, say they’re braaifocals.
You’re going to make your name gat.
It’s more of a metaphor.
You metaphorically don a pair of braaifocals to help you see the importance of a braai.
If you’re South African, you were born wearing braaifocals. Most South Africans, in any case. And those who weren’t born with them, were given a pair at a young age, if their parents were worth their braai-salt.
What do braaifocals do?
They help you see what’s important.
Braaiing. That’s important. Always.
Meat, burnt to perfection. Not steak, though. Don’t put the cow on the coals for too long.
That’s important.
I wonder if expats are more dedicated to wearing their braaifocals than those of us still battling it out here in South Africa.
Can you imagine being stuck in a foreign land, KNOWING that there’s a whole country somewhere whose citizens chuck meat onto grids, and braai said meat to perfection? All the time and most Fridays.
To top it off, they pair those tasty pieces of meat with things like piesangslaai, aartappelslaai and braaibroodjies.
It must be incredibly tough wearing braaifocals in another country.
If you’re in South Africa, think of those stuck in another country who cannot be with us to enjoy a braai; those poor suckers who cannot let go of their braaifocals even if they were paid.
Then ravish that tjoppie on your plate, take a picture and post it to Instagram.