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On some gravel roads there is quite a steady amount of traffic and people always seem to stop on those roads while some asphalt roads (such as the ''B4'') has very little traffic so just because it's asphalt does not mean that its easy. However Namibian roads have the advantage of having '''very few intersections''' which makes hitchhiking signs abundant unless you want go a short distance (anything shorter than 100 kilometers) as people who are going short distances generally dont stop for hitchhikers unless they think you'll be going short distance as well.
== Language ==
The country may only have 2 million inhabitants but there is a confusing number of languages being spoken and a lot of them uses clicking-sounds. However English is the most commonly used '''lingua franca''' in most of the country with Afrikaans (which is very similiar to dutch) being spoken primarily in the south. Some people in [[Windhoek]] and a lot of people on the touristy coast (from [[Swakopmund]] to [[Walvis Bay]] a lot of people also speak German.
Most likely you'll probably be speaking english most of the time though.
=== Vocabulary ===
Bakkie - Pronounced 'buckie' is a pick-up. Probably one of the most important words to learn as you often end up in the back of one.
Hiking - Doesn't refer to walking but hitchhiking.
Babbelas - Hangover
Chief - A respectful way to refer to any person who stops for you initially.
Dankie - Pronounced 'Donkey' and meaning Thanks. if you wanna say thanks a lot you just say 'Buy a donkey'. It's afrikaans and not Namibian english though.
Robot - Traffic light (not that they are common outside [[Windhoek]])
Biltong - Dehydrated meat. It's cheap and extremely good food on the road provided that you're not a vegetarian.
== Health and Safety ==
