, people shared their own experiences and survival tips which would be helpful to take heed of, especially if you are a first-time voter.Let’s face it, no one likes to be an early bird but, as the saying goes, “the early bird catches the worm” and in this instance, the worm is the ballot paper. Nevertheless, the best way to avoid any line is to wake up before the voting station opens .
Don’t ask people who they are voting for and don’t expect people to be friendly if you do ask them. Hindle-Nel says that the best conversation starter is commenting on someone’s shoes or handbag. “So that is always nice and from there you will automatically find that everyone has a story,” said Hindle-Nel.
For someone who usually doesn’t start conversations with people, you get to pick up on interesting things from eavesdropping. “I generally, don’t really have any conversation, what’s interesting is people striking up a conversation moaning about how long it is taking, the state of the government. Even though it’s supposed to be an exciting event people are generally quite negative,” said Christiaan Kritzinger.If you can bring a chair, why not pull out a book.
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