"Oh ! ... You're from Singapore ! ...... "
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Was talking to this chap from Yukon .... northwest canada .... an "ulu" and icy place beside Alaska .....
He: " so where are you from ? ... "
Me: " I'm from Singapore ! .....
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He: "Oh ! ...... nice ....... "
Me: Smug .....
He: "That's the island off the coast of China isn't it ? ... "
(Me flips over ......
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So there ...... you realise that sometimes, Singapore is only famous to Singaporeans alone ....
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I have had people saying that i am from Singapore the moment I started to talk...but in reality I am actually a msian
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lol.. people here think im korean first.. then japanese.. then finally chinese..
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Lol, of cos there are ppl who think I am from Korea, China, and even Phillipines
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Told ya, ang mors are fcukers.
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im not frm singapore
oh well, no ns for me
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No lah...
Because of our population... So they think we are near China...
1st thinking, why would they think it is in South East Asia? -
i was in shenzhen last time when one of the chinese colleague told me, " I like AH DU so much. Heard he is from shanghai....." I was like huh??
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ppl think sun yan zhi is from taiwan ... diao -_-''
ooooooo u r from singapore ar ... where is singapore ar ??? .... part of china right .... -_-'' -
A typical conversation in which I reveal my country of birth to a local:
Bloke: Where are you from?
Me: Originally, Singapore.
Bloke: Oh. Didn't that country go back to China in 1997?
Me: .......
OR
Bloke: Where are you from?
Me: Singapore.
Bloke: Oh. Do they still ban chewing gum there?
Me: .......
OR
Bloke: You don't sound like you're from around here.
Me: I'm actually from Singapore.
Bloke: COOL! That's where they caned that young American punk for vandalism, right? Damn, I wish they'd do that here! You won't believe what kids in this country get away with nowadays.
Me: .......
MG -
Originally posted by Meia Gisborn:
Should be HK
A typical conversation in which I reveal my country of birth to a local:
Bloke: Where are you from?
Me: Originally, Singapore.
Bloke: Oh. Didn't that country go back to China in 1997?
Me: .......
[b]OR
Bloke: Where are you from?
Me: Singapore.
Bloke: Oh. Do they still ban chewing gum there?
Me: .......
OR
Bloke: You don't sound like you're from around here.
Me: I'm actually from Singapore.
Bloke: COOL! That's where they caned that young American punk for vandalism, right? Damn, I wish they'd do that here! You won't believe what kids in this country get away with nowadays.
Me: .......
MG
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Yes, but partial lift
This one I like -
just curious hor..chewing gum still banned hia?
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Partial Lift, only chewing gum allowed is that used to quit smokingOriginally posted by alexkusu:just curious hor..chewing gum still banned hia? -
ohh..nicotine ones. So i guess the chewing gum that helps enlarge women's breast cant be sold then. Its classified as a vitamin supplementOriginally posted by sbst275:Partial Lift, only chewing gum allowed is that used to quit smoking -
But, you can only buy @ pharmacy and need registrationOriginally posted by alexkusu:ohh..nicotine ones. So i guess the chewing gum that helps enlarge women's breast cant be sold then. Its classified as a vitamin supplement
Anyway, you can bring in some from JB by car for own comsumption in your home...
Dun EVER USE SBS 170 bus to bring in your chewing gum, not safe -
Most of them dunno where Singapore is...
Some ang moh asked me if i'm Chinese (cos all Asians look the same to them) and i said yes, and they presumed that i'm from China. They just dun understand that Chinese are not only from China.
Ultimate one, an Indian born in Europe asked this
IBE: Where are you from?
Me: Singapore
IBE: So....are you Singaporean Indian?
Me: ermm...ermm...
I look 100% chinese... i dunno y....
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some ang mors just wana make singaporeans look retarded.
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this reminds me of an incident related to me by another singaporean over here, a Singapore-indian chap, apparently, someone was going around telling people around the engineering faculty that he's from singapore .... so my friend went to check him out ... perhaps touch base, connect with him, etc ... turned out that guy was from India ! ... with a distinctive Un-Singaporean accent ! (use your imagination) .... he quailed when my friend the real singaporean went up to him and he confessed ......Originally posted by CryoLind:Most of them dunno where Singapore is...
Some ang moh asked me if i'm Chinese (cos all Asians look the same to them) and i said yes, and they presumed that i'm from China. They just dun understand that Chinese are not only from China.
Ultimate one, an Indian born in Europe asked this
IBE: Where are you from?
Me: Singapore
IBE: So....are you Singaporean Indian?
Me: ermm...ermm...
I look 100% chinese... i dunno y....
People pretending to be Singaporeans ?!? ..... why ? ..... -
Given China's current population of approximately 1.1 billion people and the fact that most Chinese in the world are indeed from China, the ang moh would have a statistically significant chance of being correct in guessing you're from China.Originally posted by CryoLind:Most of them dunno where Singapore is...
Some ang moh asked me if i'm Chinese (cos all Asians look the same to them) and i said yes, and they presumed that i'm from China. They just dun understand that Chinese are not only from China.
Turning the tables around, would you be able to ascertain the country of origin of a randomly-chosen ang moh on the streets of Singapore?
MG -
Originally posted by Meia Gisborn:
i can tell american, british and the aussies apart by their accents. but if you give me some eastern europeans or scandinavians then will be a bit tricky
Given China's current population of approximately 1.1 billion people and the fact that most Chinese in the world are indeed from China, the ang moh would have a [b]statistically significant chance of being correct in guessing you're from China.
Turning the tables around, would you be able to ascertain the country of origin of a randomly-chosen ang moh on the streets of Singapore?
MG
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brits and aussies i supposed can be quite easily distinguished by their accents ... i'm not so sure about north americans though ...Originally posted by TehJarVu:i can tell american, british and the aussies apart by their accents. but if you give me some eastern europeans or scandinavians then will be a bit tricky -
G'Day mate! Jolly good!
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the canadian and american accents r very much the same to me...Originally posted by Fatum:brits and aussies i supposed can be quite easily distinguished by their accents ... i'm not so sure about north americans though ... -
No theres actually a marked difference if you listen canrefully. Canadians like to end their sentences with eh?Originally posted by ben1406:the canadian and american accents r very much the same to me... -
Originally posted by Meia Gisborn:
The possibility of them guessing the correct country mayb high but dun assume...
Given China's current population of approximately 1.1 billion people and the fact that most Chinese in the world are indeed from China, the ang moh would have a [b]statistically significant chance of being correct in guessing you're from China.
Turning the tables around, would you be able to ascertain the country of origin of a randomly-chosen ang moh on the streets of Singapore?
MG
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Even if i can guess or know the origins of any ang moh, it would be more polite to ask than assume..