# A blast from the past

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-blast-from-the-past/816227>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 16, 2018, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-blast-from-the-past/816227 "2018-06-16T22:25:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Flyer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/flyer/32/7298_2.png) [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2018, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-blast-from-the-past/816227/1 "2018-06-16T22:25:47Z")

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In Walmart today, I saw a guy wearing a very unusual T-shirt. It said “Rhodesia,” and it had what looked like the Rhodesian coat of arms.

I talked to him briefly, and he was originally from there. His accent was one that I’ve never heard before.

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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2018, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-blast-from-the-past/816227/2 "2018-06-16T22:48:03Z")

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You’re certainly in the right forum.

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**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-blast-from-the-past/816227/3 "2018-06-17T03:00:23Z")

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I’ve met some Rhodesians. They’re South Afrikaners now, but I’m not sure how long that will last before they’re displaced again.

I work with a younger Zimbabwean. It seems like the Rhodesians could have saved themselves a lot of trouble if they’d just stuck it out. Or maybe not. Hard to tell, given the stories he tells. Sometimes I can’t believe this is the 21st century, actually. Or maybe the calendar is different in Zimbabwe, and it’s not the 21st century yet.

I suppose it says a lot that this brilliant engineer worked in the UK and now for us in the USA.