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University students go to discos in the cities, concerts, bars (often to watch football), sporting events (football games), and parties. Nights out often last until 4:00 or 5:00a.m. Drinking alcohol is common among university students but some prefer not to drink.
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Drinking alcohol and smoking is acceptable among young adults but some may hide this from their families and elders (especially for girls). Excessive drinking and drunkenness is common but if the person turns violent or can’t control themselves, they are often thrown out of discos and bars.
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Many Swazis can become aggressive and argumentative when drunk. Situations like this should be avoided.
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A woman who asks a man out is asking for sex. Women will be continually “proposed love to” by many men, who will be sexually obvious and persistent, sometimes to the point of harassment, including fondling.
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Dating tends to be very vague among young Swazis. Sleeping around can be very common without “dating” people. In studying the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Swaziland , the phrase “multiple concurrent partners” is used frequently to explain the sexual habits of Swazis.
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Going out to dinner or to events together is not that common in isolation but sometimes occurs in a group. Men are expected to make the move in dating situations. In rural , men court women but do not “date.”
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Note: Approximately 35-40% of the adult population is estimated to be infected with the HIV virus.
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