28 August 2005

I am Malaysian

Overheard in a shop in Bangsar.

Lady No. 1: You look Chinese. (you have Chinese features)

Lady No. 2: I am Chinese.

Lady No. 1: But, you speak Malay so well.

Lady No. 2: I am Malaysian


8 comments:

  1. thumbs up to lady no. 2!

    why so surprise if a non malay speak malay so well? we are all malaysians, we all speak malay.

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  2. LOL...duh!! what's wrong with Malay speaking Malaysian-Chinese?

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  3. Yee?!
    Similar situation happen to me before!?
    taking a cab after work, the diver finally broke his curiosity

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  4. and ask me am I a Malay, then I said I am Chinese, he said why I look so much like Malay, I said because I'm Malaysian :P.
    the other way round.

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  5. hehehe:) i like lady no. 2!:)

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  6. people say this to me all the time also.

    it's quite annoying really. as if chinese are supposed to speak really terrible malay.

    humph!

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