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@AnjaWintour

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I’m just an Afrikaans girl standing in front of a pair of jeans, calling it a jean.

Cape Town
Joined May 2011
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@AnjaWintour
Anja Human
3 years
No, thanks. I don’t need a basket.
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2 years
It's not that South Africans aren't built for winter, it's that our houses aren't built for the cold.
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2 years
I unlocked a new level of South Africa trauma this morning: I was anxious because my electricity didn't go off on time.
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2 years
Is there anything more South African than discussing your preferred loadshedding slot?
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2 years
20:00 - 22:30 is the worst loadshedding slot. Too early to sleep, too late to eat, just me and my existential dread in the dark.
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Anja Human
3 years
Is this laundry wet, or is it just cold? That is the question.
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Anja Human
2 years
A whale died and had to be removed from Strand beach. (They put it on the back of a truck and cop cars followed it.) People in other countries: 😞😢 South Africans:
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Anja Human
5 years
If the president is only addressing us tonight it’s because they are truly trying to be as thorough as possible. I’m feeling negative about a lot of things but our presidency is not one of them.
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Anja Human
3 years
After two years of being engaged and many failed attempts at trying to get married (thanks, COVID), I am finally Mrs Anja Human. 🥰
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Anja Human
1 year
This weekend I went for a hike and offered to take a photo of a group of young women. After I handed the phone back, one of them said "Dankie, Tannie" and I almost threw myself off the mountain.
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Anja Human
2 years
Stage 6 is when you close your laptop and just give up.
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Anja Human
2 years
The glorification of being busy is one of the biggest scams of our time.
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Anja Human
5 years
Huisgenoot Skouspel 2020 hier kom ons!
@Janefonda
Jane Seymour Fonda
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At Oscars wearing Pomellato jewelry because it only uses responsible, ethically harvested gold and sustainable diamonds. #Oscars
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4 years
South Africans hey :')
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Anja Human
5 years
Might fuck around and stand on my stoep and shout “Jy mag nie!!” at people today.
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Anja Human
3 years
I’m at a gender reveal party and I didn’t realise I was supposed to wear pink or blue. I’m wearing leopard print.
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Anja Human
5 years
A cheese and tomato sandwich from Jason’s is R80. I mean this with love and kindness, but fokkof.
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Anja Human
8 years
Things they should teach you more about at school: 1. Income tax and anything SARS related 2. Pension 3. Unit trusts 4. Medical Aid
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Anja Human
3 years
(Speaking to a foreigner) My brain: Don’t say shame, don’t say shame, don’t say shame. My mouth: Ag no ja shame hey.
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@AnjaWintour
Anja Human
2 years
There is actually no excuse for Gumtree to look the way it does.
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Anja Human
3 years
Do you sometimes just think about the good times you had at Ratanga Junction?
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Anja Human
2 years
Wow Uber, if I wanted someone to keep cancelling on me, I would’ve just made plans with a Capetonian.
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Anja Human
3 years
Somewhere out there an Afrikaans Tannie is saying: “Dis lekker in die sonnetjie, maar dis koud in die huis.”
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Anja Human
3 years
As an Afrikaans-speaking person, it is very stressful to book a skin peel.
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Anja Human
5 years
I’m 29 today ❤️
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Anja Human
2 years
I received some bad news today, and like any well-adjusted South African, I’ve been making jokes about it ever since.
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Anja Human
4 years
Cyril putting his mask on is one of the most endearing things I’ve seen in ages.
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Anja Human
8 years
America, give us Samuel L. Jackson - you can have Steve Hofmeyr.
@steve_hofmeyr
Steve Hofmeyr
8 years
Jippee. Look who's moving to Africa (and won't last a week)
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Anja Human
5 years
I will willingly lie in the dark for ages looking at my phone, but let Eskom switch my lights off ONCE and I lose my shit.
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Anja Human
2 years
I just went to the dentist and found out I need another root canal. I phone my parents in the car afterwards and joke about having dodgy teeth genes. My dad: “Dis jou ma se gene daai. Sy het Checkers tandjies. Ek het Woolworths tande.” 😂😂
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Anja Human
3 years
Shoutout to the English ladies at the vaccination site who understood that I only know my ID number in Afrikaans.
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Anja Human
8 years
My biggest advice for Instagram is this: Don't mistake good photography for a good life.
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Anja Human
8 years
Hi yes it's a nice evening but can we talk about how Candice Swanepoel gave birth to an adult
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Anja Human
5 years
So many scary things have happened to South Africa these past years, but we must never forget the scariest thing of all.
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Anja Human
2 years
(My dad seeing my Michael Kors handbag) “Haai, ek was op skool saam met sy broer, Brood.”
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Anja Human
5 years
I try to lead an honest life, but I will always lie when I’m at the hairdresser and they ask if I’m comfortable at the basin.
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Anja Human
8 years
Me last night: This week I am going to be a better me. Me this morning: Fokken fok
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Anja Human
5 years
I just remembered that a chameleon is a “verkleurmannetjie” in Afrikaans. 😂 This is almost as great as “tuinslang” (hose) and “spookasem” (candy floss).
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Anja Human
3 years
Creative Director: We can’t use “lightly salted”, can you come up with some new copy? Copywriter: Don’t worry, I’ve got this. 😎
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Anja Human
8 years
Hey @NylonMag , thanks for making us proud with this headline.
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Anja Human
3 years
You know how local places can sometimes remind you of international destinations? A hadeda will always humble you.
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Anja Human
5 years
It’s so expensive to exist.
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@AnjaWintour
Anja Human
5 years
5 September 2019.
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Anja Human
3 years
First Uber cancelled my trip, so I thanked the second Uber for accepting. He said, “Thanks for putting food in my tummy.” 🥺
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1 year
Night walk in Sea Point 😍
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3 years
Sitting in your car is one of the most underrated forms of self-care.
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Anja Human
5 years
this is the distance from Claremont to Seapoint if you’re Capetonian
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Anja Human
3 years
I don't often celebrate my accomplishments publicly, but I want all of you to know that I joined a company last year that doesn't do Secret Santa.
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Anja Human
3 years
I saw a trend on TikTok about showing your childhood crush vs the guy you're in a relationship with, and I think I win this one.
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Anja Human
8 years
Oscar Pistorius saying Reeva wouldn't want him to spend his life behind bars INFURIATES ME. How dare he speak for someone he murdered?
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Anja Human
3 years
@Thami_ness The photo is beautiful, the tattoo is beautiful. This is beautiful. ❤️
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Anja Human
2 years
As a Capetonian, I will respect this reason.
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Anja Human
3 years
Ayleen Charlotte reading Simon Leviev’s letter on the plane.
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2 years
When my husband hears that I have to wash my hair, he knows he will have enough time to read the Lord of The Rings trilogy, finish a PhD and walk to Joburg and back before I’m done.
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Anja Human
3 years
At this stage, and by “this stage” I mean the past two years, it is better to just not look forward to anything.
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Anja Human
4 years
A chocolate chip biscuit that turns out to be a raisin biscuit.
@zellieimani
zellie
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If 2020 was a food, what would it be?
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Anja Human
5 years
I really respect the way she explained the situation. Her composure kept the crowd calm.
@Abramjee
Yusuf Abramjee
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#LockdownSA A taxi rank in Cape Town today
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Anja Human
3 years
Money can buy happiness. That's the hill I'm willing to die on.
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Anja Human
8 years
It's so expensive to exist.
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Anja Human
2 years
Chelsea from Selling Sunset’s accent is giving me Anna Delvey.
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Anja Human
5 years
Lockdown has taught me that I don’t need as much as I think I do.
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Anja Human
5 years
Put your hand up if you've been eating like it is truly the end times.
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Anja Human
8 years
Oh wow Xzibit, I'm so surprised that you're here to Pimp My Ride even though I saw you & your film crew setting up in my garden for an hour.
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Anja Human
5 years
Yesterday JP very proudly told my dad “veels geluk, liewe mandjie” on his birthday and I had to break it to him that he called my dad a lovely basket.
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Anja Human
3 years
Last night we arrived at our holiday rental in the Garden Route. I slept in fleece pyjamas under a duvet and blanket. It’s the middle of December. Has 2021 not taken enough of us already? 😭
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Anja Human
5 years
These messages are a lot more fun if you read it in Gossip Girl's voice.
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Anja Human
3 years
I asked @kusjkaduplessis to make my wedding look like a feature in Vogue. She understood the assignment.😍
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Anja Human
1 year
Welcome to introvert heaven. It’s Saturday night, I’m wearing my comfiest sweatpants and there’s a new season of Selling The OC. I’m about to order food and my dog is lying on the couch next to me. Life is good.
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Anja Human
4 years
PSA: Don't eat a Smint with your mask on because your minty breath will burn your eyes and you will die.
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Anja Human
5 years
This is an incredibly thorough game-plan. It was worth the wait.
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Anja Human
9 years
#IAmStellenbosch is proof that a degree doesn't guarantee common sense.
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Anja Human
5 years
This was my look for the Pongracz ball last night. The dress is by the super talented Kobus Dippenaar. Makeup is by @Makeup_BCM . ✨
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Anja Human
3 years
Gen Z is bringing back all the old '90s and early 2000s trends, but I will never forgive them if they choose to bring this back.
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5 years
What’s it like feeling safe in your own country? Can’t say I’ve ever experienced that.
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3 years
So much of being an adult is just not trusting chicken you made yourself.
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5 years
Date night in my lounge. ✨
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8 years
Instead of warning each other about speed traps/road blocks, maybe try to not drive like a doos this festive season.
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2 years
Winter is the longest 12 months in Cape Town.
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5 years
I was worried the entire day that my pink satin dress looked like a night gown. Colleagues: You look great! Strangers in the street: Wow, lovely dress! (Goes home) JP: Hello, pink nightie!
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Anja Human
3 years
One of my favourite shots of our big day. Photo by @kusjkaduplessis
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5 years
I just showed my gran, who is 89, my outfit for an event tomorrow and said that I feel skaam to wear a crop top. She scoffed and said, “My kind, ek het baie meer vel as jy gewys in my dag. Dra jou toppie!” 😂
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5 years
I don’t know who needs to hear this today, but everything will be okay eventually.
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5 years
I love those Febrezes in the background just enjoying the view
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3 years
Me: Can you believe Jude Law cheated on Sienna Miller with the nanny? JP: Fran Drescher?
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Anja Human
5 years
When a roti goes off, does it become a vroti?
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5 years
I will never get over the fact that a rescue dog can be so open to love after suffering abuse. My dog not only allows you to kiss her face, she also gives these little sighs because she enjoys it so much 😭
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Anja Human
3 years
I respect orchids' commitment to death. One wrong look and they opt out of life.
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Anja Human
5 years
I heard the devil’s voice tonight and it said: “Buy box dye tomorrow.”
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3 years
Can’t even take a selfie in peace
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5 years
My only wish for all of you is that you find something to love as much as I love saving everything on my desktop xxx
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Anja Human
2 years
Sometimes a random name from my school days pops into my head, and I have to leave everything I'm doing to check their social media to see what they look like now.
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3 years
I’m only on episode 2 of Inventing Anna, but this woman deserves to be in jail for that pretentious accent.
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3 years
I have to reward productivity with unproductivity.
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Anja Human
3 years
Do you ever make a loud sound effect over an embarrassing memory?
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Anja Human
5 years
The gees in Cape Town is amazing right now. The sun is shining. People are driving around hooting, waving flags, cheering from balconies. Lekker!
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3 years
In short: Fuck the first world.
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3 years
One of my most underrated skills is my ability to justify literally any purchase.
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8 years
This guy was handing out these flyers at a robot in Parow this morning. I hope he gets all the work for his innovation and willingness.
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3 years
Can you even call yourself an adult if you don't ignore your problems until they become bigger problems?
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Anja Human
7 years
If it adds stress to my life and doesn't make me happy, the answer is no.
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