Are You Irish? Or Malaysian

You know you're Irish when...

• You'll know you'll pass your exams because your Granny lit a candle for you.

• You thank bus drivers.

• You show your love for friends and family by insulting them.

• You can call someone mad and mean it as a compliment.

• You touch the electric fence for craic (fun).

• You ask “Howaya?” (How are you?) but never wait for a reply

• The best reason to do something is for the craic.

• Flat coke or 7Up heals all illnesses

• You know all the lyrics to every one of Neil Diamond’s songs

• You whole-heartedly believe "Tayto - Cheese 'n Onion" crisps is the national dish

• All your phone calls end in "Right bye bye, bye bye, bye."

AND, you'll know you're Malaysian when...

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• You know when to use "lah", "leh", "lo", "lor", "meh", and "ma" all correctly

• You know the pros and cons of using DiGi, Maxis and Celcom

• "Why do like this meh?" is a completely okay question to ask

• You don't go out if it rains. Or even the day after it rains if it's a bad storm. Actually the rain stops all plans, and who wants to deal with the jam anyways??


• You think of KL people as city folk

• "We see how first" are words to live by

• You know the words for "eat" and "tea" in Tamil, Malay, and a few dialects of Chinese

• Complaining about how hot it is outside while soaking in the aircon/ fan is a completely justifiable way to spend a day



• You go on Facebook, twitter, and 9gag for 7 hours straight

• School holiday? Sleep until noon

• You know you should be studying but instead go on to twitter to complain about how much homework you have to do

• Shaving is optional


• You know whether to call someone "anne" or "abang" (Malay and Tamil for “Older Brother")

• You'd rather call a women that looks slightly older "kakak" (Malaysian for "Older sister") than deal with the consequences of calling an older looking woman that's young "mak cik" (Auntie)

• Crossing a busy street? No problem, use the hand

• You know how to use chopsticks and eat with your hands


• You've slowly forgotten how to eat with a knife...

• You know what food stall at the canteen has the best food on what days

• There are people in your class that speak better English than you

• You know exactly what drama went down on twitter last night


• You always take a Chinese friend with you to eat dimsum because the
dimsum women always try and rip you off

• People back in the Ireland don't understand your English

• It's really hard to understand a non-Malaysian accent

• It's really difficult to form an English sentence without using a Malay or Chinese word


• You've used the phrase "special discount untuk mat salleh boleh cakap bahasa melayu" (Special discount for any foreigner who can speak Malay) countless times


• You get really angry when someone thinks you're a tourist

• Hearing someone talking about you in Malay and approaching them and
saying "saya boleh faham bm" (I can understand Malay) is the best. Thing. Ever.

• You've learned to not be offended when a Chinese or a Malay auntie tells
you how fat you've gotten

• What’s app is crucial to survival


• You can't go more than one week without eating roti canai or nasi lemak...

• ... Or one day without eating some form of Nasi (rice)

• You know what night market is open when and where

• You can tell what app someone is using on their phone based on the sound it plays


• Life without roti scares the living daylights out of you

• You know the LRT and Monorail system better than most Malaysians

• There is no such thing as too much milo (Malaysian chocolate drink)


• You started saying going back to Ireland instead of going home, because Malaysia is home

• The thought of leaving Malaysia makes you cry. Really, really hard."


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