galicanto, do you understand the following :

Ons praat nie Frans nie. Die meerderheid van ons verstaan ook nie Frans nie, indien dit wel Frans is. Moet asseblief nie in jou moedertaal vrae vra nie. Hierdie forums is Engels want Engels is tog die universiele taal wat almal kan verstaan. Baie dankie.

Translated from Afrikaans ( the above ) to English:

We do not talk French. Most of us do not understand French at all, if it even is French. Please do not ask questions in your mother tongue. These forums ae English because English is the universal language that everyone can understand. Thank you very much.

Do you see now how difficult it would be for an Afrikaans guy like me to help a French person like you, if it wasn't for English?