Every language has it own unique features and slang. The joke below illustrates this well. It indicates that the British think that 80% of Malaysians who go to the UK to study, read law.
UK Immigration Officer: Purpose of visit?
Visitor: I'm here to study law, sir.
Officer: You know, you must have a lot of lawyers in Malaysia .
Visitor: Why do you say that?
Officer: Well, i've been here for a good twenty years, and I'd say 80% of Malaysians I see here say they're here to read law.
Visitor: Oh, really? That's really something i never knew. Hard to believe in fact.
Officer: Just you watch, then. You just stand here until the next Malaysian comes along, and I'll bet he's here to read law.
***Visitor waits for 5 mins, Ah Chong from Malaysia comes to immigration counter***
Officer: Mr. Ah Chong, purpose of visit?
Ah Chong: Study lorr...
Ha!Ha! Me also study loh!! Study on how to use internet loh. U have a nice day loh!!He! He!
ReplyDeletehahaha... i oso come to UK to study lorrr.... :-)
ReplyDeleteWe have had an experience. A bunch of us (all malaysians students) were talking excitedly in English in our dorm during first year. Then there was one friendly angmoh who approached us and asked, "hey, what language are u guys conversing in? Is that Malaysian language?"
We really pengsan that time.. LOL
Haha... I would rather go there to play law...
ReplyDeleteHNAM, LOL! You have a nice day too.
ReplyDeleteYD, in fact, Malaysians, have spiced up (read 'adulterated') the English language so well (read 'badly') with our very own slang, Hokkien, Cantonese, Malay, and what-not, that we have come up with our own 'Malaysian' language.
I read in the papers sometime back, a certain foreigner (Caucasian) commented that we speak 'quaint' English. Huh??
KS, me too, lorr!! LOL