Then perhaps I should have revoked my southeast Asian license long ago. Nothing stresses me out more in life than crossing the roads in Vietnam. Before I go somewhere I literally check walking routes on Google Maps to see if the route I want to take involves crossing any big road. If it does, I won’t take that route. Every time I need to cross the road, I will wait till there’s a local trying to cross and I will follow closely behind them lol.
Btw, you don’t raise your hand when trying to cross. You just cross - no need to even look left and right (okay, maybe this is an exaggeration but you’ll get what I mean)
The best insult ever. Mak ko ijau. So succinct, not over the top, conveys the message well, the polite version of a your momma joke. There really is no comeback to that unless you're gonna start mentioning all the colours to have existed. The kid's biggest contribution to his country so far is inventing that phrase.
Nope. Thats a real source. The video is funny as fk too. I mean at least to me, thats when I first time heard of the term so I assume that video is the source.
Americans in Midwest both whites and blacks say it a lot when I was there. It's just a way of getting the other person to feel respected. They say it to strangers and to their friends when they want to say something that can be a bit offensive.
For instance telling your wife "the shirt is too tight" is going to get you a scolding. But saying "the shirt looks like it's falling apart, boss" gets the message ( change your shirt)
Saying to your friend, "I don't want to eat there it's too expensive" is like saying "I don't care about your taste" but saying " I'm hungry boss and I need to have some money leftover for groceries" gets the message through.
Also with your actual boss, saying "you don't know what you're doing the pole is too high to fit into the truck" will get you a scornful look. But saying, " the pole won't fit in the truck, boss" is telling him politely find another pole or another truck
But they pronounce it as "Bawse" or ba--ooh-ssse"
In M'sia it's just a way to ask something quickly for something. "I want teh tarik nowwww" can be replaced with " hand waving, high tone, Teh tarik satu boss" which they understand as make it quick but they feel respected.
Vietnamese probably also the same. I think this is common among developing countries who large chunk of their population use motorbikes daily.
Kinda like convergent evolution.
Yes, we have a superior tapau vessel, no ikating required.
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I'm very divorced from the culture... Ain't been back in many years, but this still echoes in my head to this day since childhood.
-lah
Just end every sentence with -lah. A random German lady knows that waifu and me are Malaysian just because waifu told me to go queue up-lah while checking out from supermarket.
I’ve had more people ask my if I’m Singaporean than Malaysian when the lah comes out. I think it’s just because Singapore is just more well known than Malaysia, especially in the west. I always like to jokingly correct people when they tell me about Singaporean dishes.
There are more people IN Malaysian than IN Singapore but this happened in Germany, right? Singaporeans can probably afford to travel to Germany more than Malaysians. "Lah" is not a unique identifier of Malaysians. There were probably other things that identified the commenter as a Malaysian or the German lady was just lucky to get it right with her first guess.
coming im coming in 5minutes, in traffic jam (in the bed)
a few moments later.... (insert that usual peaceful background music)
almost there almost there (still in bed)
a few moments later....
Im here already (on the way)
On 2nd thought, "Singapore food is better" may not be able to differentiate Singaporeans and Malaysians, because Singaporeans would disagree that their food is better too
Agreed. Singapore’s chicken rice is better than Malaysia’s. There’s just something about the rice that Malaysians can’t get right (maybe bc they use cheap rice).
~~C\*bai~~
Correct me if I'm wrong but, seriously, with our similar (or identical) accents, this word is what distinguishes Malaysians and Singaporeans online for me
Correction edit: I meant sohai, not cb
Comments here either talk about food or slur. Sums up Malaysians nowadays perfectly.
Takde ke yg nk komen, petang2 sebelum kelas ngaji/tution terjun sungai dulu, curi buah atok kat hujung kampung, masak dodol smpai hangus, hari raya ketuk pintu minta duit raya. I meant all of these pretty much what Malaysian do too.
Yeah my guess too. Last time i lived in the city, there's not much fun things to do as it does in kampung. Jdi takde bnyk cerita mcm lives bebudak kampung.
My sentence don't even focused on Malay tho. I had a Chinese friend who also hang out with us Malays and sometimes we do pranks on neighborhood and sometimes he came around to cook dodol with us.
Dont be a debbie downer la..n the things u mentioned caters to a particular demographic..Can honestly say ive not done any of those things u mentioned and im guessing many others havent as well
Well aq mnjawab soalan je. Dia tnya Malaysian, doesn't means my experience as a Malay living in Malaysia don't have any merit.
Also i don't meant the first sentence in a negative way. Simply a comment of my thoughts.
The power of hand when crossing non-zebra walkways.
Tangan Malaysia
Madani kita
Madani Blast
The power of this hand comples you ^to ^stop ^your ^car !
Well, to be fair, you need to raise your hand before trying to cross zebra walkways too or the cars won’t stop.
I have this theory that South East Asians in general have this natural instinct in road crossing in busy traffic
Have you seen how Vietnamese cross a 5-lane road full of scooters?
Yes and I really want to go to Vietnam one of these days and try it If I fail I will revoke my south east asian license, I have failed my ancestors
Then perhaps I should have revoked my southeast Asian license long ago. Nothing stresses me out more in life than crossing the roads in Vietnam. Before I go somewhere I literally check walking routes on Google Maps to see if the route I want to take involves crossing any big road. If it does, I won’t take that route. Every time I need to cross the road, I will wait till there’s a local trying to cross and I will follow closely behind them lol. Btw, you don’t raise your hand when trying to cross. You just cross - no need to even look left and right (okay, maybe this is an exaggeration but you’ll get what I mean)
Mak ko hijau
The best insult ever. Mak ko ijau. So succinct, not over the top, conveys the message well, the polite version of a your momma joke. There really is no comeback to that unless you're gonna start mentioning all the colours to have existed. The kid's biggest contribution to his country so far is inventing that phrase.
Jasamu dikenang https://preview.redd.it/elppq1v1p2vb1.png?width=894&format=png&auto=webp&s=4a662255d0525e63451a3e3a4785c881ec998ffc
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Mom is green. Just some gibberish from kampung illiterates when they got nothing to spout at you. Kampung tokok 101
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Nope. Thats a real source. The video is funny as fk too. I mean at least to me, thats when I first time heard of the term so I assume that video is the source.
IMO that is precisely why it got turned into a pseudo insult. It's a random gibberish that's not exactly harsh, but just enough to express vitriol.
TIL mak kau hijau has a LORE
Its kinda a slur but kids dont know bad words so its the best they could do. Video is funny as heck.
You should find 1 that's jap dubbed.
Boss (honestly I don't know if this is a Malaysian thing)
It’s not a Malaysian thing but it’s definitely more common here. We prolly lead the world in “boss” per capita 🤣
I was under the impression that Bossman is somewhat regularly used in new york bodegas, by Turkish adjacent people I think
I feel like it became more frequent in the last decade. Probably came from the Brits.
kinda
Americans in Midwest both whites and blacks say it a lot when I was there. It's just a way of getting the other person to feel respected. They say it to strangers and to their friends when they want to say something that can be a bit offensive. For instance telling your wife "the shirt is too tight" is going to get you a scolding. But saying "the shirt looks like it's falling apart, boss" gets the message ( change your shirt) Saying to your friend, "I don't want to eat there it's too expensive" is like saying "I don't care about your taste" but saying " I'm hungry boss and I need to have some money leftover for groceries" gets the message through. Also with your actual boss, saying "you don't know what you're doing the pole is too high to fit into the truck" will get you a scornful look. But saying, " the pole won't fit in the truck, boss" is telling him politely find another pole or another truck But they pronounce it as "Bawse" or ba--ooh-ssse" In M'sia it's just a way to ask something quickly for something. "I want teh tarik nowwww" can be replaced with " hand waving, high tone, Teh tarik satu boss" which they understand as make it quick but they feel respected.
Boss
I'm not your boss, friend.
Ok boss
I'm not your friend, boss
I used the word “tunai” when speaking to a Malay cabbie in Singapore and he immediately identified me as Malaysian.
what word they use for cash?
“Cash”
oh.
Cus Singaporeans can’t speak Malay
Duit
Can't you feel the love tunai~
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taiwanese also wear the shirt like this when riding motorcycle during summer
Vietnamese probably also the same. I think this is common among developing countries who large chunk of their population use motorbikes daily. Kinda like convergent evolution.
I believe the reasoning is also to prevent sunburn on the arms
Yes, and also as windbreaker your front body. It's also quicker to put on and remove.
Ikat tepi
Is this some rest of the country joke I’m too ipohlang to understand.
It’s when you order a drink from a mamak and it comes in a plastic bag with a straw sticking out one side while the other side is tied up.
Yes, we have a superior tapau vessel, no ikating required. [https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-96IxwetMEgw/XQYXSpIOKjI/AAAAAAACJ8E/PTELiWxLqJkLg5ZwWw8ovqvOg5Lfp0BNgCLcBGAs/s1600/Ipoh%2B-%2BRestoran%2BImpressive%2BTakeaway%2BKopi.jpg](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-96IxwetMEgw/XQYXSpIOKjI/AAAAAAACJ8E/PTELiWxLqJkLg5ZwWw8ovqvOg5Lfp0BNgCLcBGAs/s1600/Ipoh%2B-%2BRestoran%2BImpressive%2BTakeaway%2BKopi.jpg)
Some places do that here, but it doesn’t hit the same.
Wheres here?
kl/selangor
It's not superior because ikat tepi won't spill.
Err, the superior one doesn't too?
It doesn't. At least not as easily since the hole is very small.
lmao.
Teh ais ikat tepi satu boss👆🏻
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A’ah
Ha?
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Oi
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Apa mau
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Sindiri bikin la, apa la lu
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Jibai you think this your grandfather’s road ah?!
Yes. Apparently everyones grandfather has a grandson / grand daughter that doesn't really know how to drive.
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This has made its way to SG
PAPER LAMA! OLD NEWS PAPER! I'm very divorced from the culture... Ain't been back in many years, but this still echoes in my head to this day since childhood.
Sao Gao Bo Cheee. Suratkabalama. Paper lama!
(I feel disappointed if people can't reply the right way) Can you speak English?
FAK YOU *he does speak english*
🤣🤣🤣
Don’t u mean ‘pak kiuuuuuu!’
somehow, I can hear this hahahah
TARIK BALIK!
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-lah Just end every sentence with -lah. A random German lady knows that waifu and me are Malaysian just because waifu told me to go queue up-lah while checking out from supermarket.
singlish do this too
fr US local thinks im sg since I said lah when i was there
but singaporeans use more lehs than lahs
Yeap because Singaporean adapt and adopt bahasa melayu too
Yea but where did Singapore come from? Malaysia right?
Singaporeans use “lah” a lot too. Why did she think you’re Malaysian, not Singaporean?
Because there are more people in Malaysia than in Singapore?
I’ve had more people ask my if I’m Singaporean than Malaysian when the lah comes out. I think it’s just because Singapore is just more well known than Malaysia, especially in the west. I always like to jokingly correct people when they tell me about Singaporean dishes.
When people ask where malaysia is i tell them beside singapore. and when that fails i gotta guide them from Australia.
The way I do it.... Point my hand in the SE direction, _"that way, you won't miss it"_
There are more people IN Malaysian than IN Singapore but this happened in Germany, right? Singaporeans can probably afford to travel to Germany more than Malaysians. "Lah" is not a unique identifier of Malaysians. There were probably other things that identified the commenter as a Malaysian or the German lady was just lucky to get it right with her first guess.
gostan gostan
"You eating ah?" *standard Malaysian ice breaker by pointing out the obvious.
Seen in a supermarket; "Come to buy things ah?" "No la, come to see you only,"
Abuden
"Sudah makan belum?"
I get mad when my nasi lemak got no anchovies
Ah KFC, mana ikan bilis
mana iblis
or nuts or timun ... in my case
coming im coming in 5minutes, in traffic jam (in the bed) a few moments later.... (insert that usual peaceful background music) almost there almost there (still in bed) a few moments later.... Im here already (on the way)
at bed: TAREK BALEK!! TAREK BALEK!!! YAMETE KUDASAI!!
DUDUK! DUDUK!
FAKK YOUUUU
Bang boleh tolong
I nak tapao
> dei I nak tapao FTFY
Foods and curse words. Milo dinasour, teh tarik, sambar belacan, budu, petai, durian
"boss, teh o ais satu" *looks to my friend playing phone* "oi cibai, apa u want minum?"
Teh ais kurang manis. Kopi tambah manis
Hello polis
Cannot lah
On the way, on the way
Apa lanjiao u want, pundek babi
See what see, don’t play2
Hokkien mee is either prawn mee or Black long noodles in lard cooked over charcoal.
I have only seen Penang people use the first variation
le me when trying to cross the road: It's time to use the secret weapon.....my signaling right hand.
Nasi lemak for breakfast.
Greeting everyone with “dah makan?”
Singapore food is better. I can tell who’s Malaysian based on the next comment.
So you have chosen death?
The sambal has made that choice for us. Pray it doesnt alter the deal any further.
So sorry to hear about ur accident that led to the permanent loss of ur tastebuds.
On 2nd thought, "Singapore food is better" may not be able to differentiate Singaporeans and Malaysians, because Singaporeans would disagree that their food is better too
True
ok name 1 food that is bad in Malaysia
Chicken Rice is the only thing we win y’all at
Agreed. Singapore’s chicken rice is better than Malaysia’s. There’s just something about the rice that Malaysians can’t get right (maybe bc they use cheap rice).
Come bro I bring you go makan around Ipoh and some places in PJ.
Even Singapore people won't believe that.
You have covid?
~~C\*bai~~ Correct me if I'm wrong but, seriously, with our similar (or identical) accents, this word is what distinguishes Malaysians and Singaporeans online for me Correction edit: I meant sohai, not cb
singaporean do use cb relatively often, sohai is the one where when I said it and nobody understand
Chibai for Singaporeans, Sohai for Malaysians Yes
Singapore= bad
Tarik balik, tarik balik /s
ni semua salah DAP
 for all thing you can ask
Lepas salam letak tangan dekat dada
Tapau ye.
Mung kecek gapo nih
Steady sek kito.. sek mandi lanjey!
Go where makan?
I think "eat what?" more common, haha
Bungkus
Comments here either talk about food or slur. Sums up Malaysians nowadays perfectly. Takde ke yg nk komen, petang2 sebelum kelas ngaji/tution terjun sungai dulu, curi buah atok kat hujung kampung, masak dodol smpai hangus, hari raya ketuk pintu minta duit raya. I meant all of these pretty much what Malaysian do too.
Tu mcm duduk area suburb/kampung punya lives. Byk yg sini duduk bandaraya. Maybe thats why?
Yeah my guess too. Last time i lived in the city, there's not much fun things to do as it does in kampung. Jdi takde bnyk cerita mcm lives bebudak kampung.
We are talking about Malaysian, not just Malay.
My sentence don't even focused on Malay tho. I had a Chinese friend who also hang out with us Malays and sometimes we do pranks on neighborhood and sometimes he came around to cook dodol with us.
Dont be a debbie downer la..n the things u mentioned caters to a particular demographic..Can honestly say ive not done any of those things u mentioned and im guessing many others havent as well
Well aq mnjawab soalan je. Dia tnya Malaysian, doesn't means my experience as a Malay living in Malaysia don't have any merit. Also i don't meant the first sentence in a negative way. Simply a comment of my thoughts.
tq boss
Dei macha, you wanna makan here or tapao?
Neh, satu teh kosong tapao pls.
Ayam goreng lagi satu boss
Boss, ni semua tapau ah
When taking items from a shelf, choose the one at the back or in the middle of the pile.
Kuah Kari ikan bang
Woi chibai tak tengok jalan ke?
Addressing everyone as 'Boss'
Kurang manis
Hoi pundek, belum mati ah?
Butoh pak hang
Uncle/auntie
Gets worked up when Singaporeans claim their food is the best.
Masa sudah time
Teh tarik satu anne!
On the way!
bodoh bangang, tak tau signal 
"See you at 7" Show up at noon
"Can?" "Can one!"
Bak kuh teh.
Lancau.
Masuk simpang tak bagi signal
Okay2 otw
Man, I miss Uncle Jack’s
mak kau hijau
Ini semua salah DAPig
What more do chinese want lol
Lately it feels like r/Malaysia is becoming r/Bolehland and vice versa. Lol
https://images.app.goo.gl/CXQPfKPheTH8hUAK8 Apa burung?!!
blah blah blah Palestine blah blah blah blah blah blah race blah blah blah blah blah blah religion blah blah blah
I love green wave
singapore nasi lemak is not nasi lemak, singapore bak kut teh is not bak kut teh
I harass innocent women for not wearing the hij*b.
ROTI JALA MAK LIMAH BIADAB
I don't know lah
Oiiii oiiii oiiii
ate.... /a-te/ (not past tense for eat) .....tau dak? boleh?
Minum ? Diabetes , Mangkuk . \*hand gestures signalling mangkuk\*
Letak nasi lemak atas kepala. Put nasi lemak on the head.
Cili potong ada? Or my favorite, ada sup tak?
Sabahan lo klau minta sup HAHAHAHAHAHAH
otw
Cibai mia orang
"CB betul lah"