Photo: Oqbas/Shutterstock 13 of the Most Hilarious Malaysian Expressions Travel by Gyneth Tan Jul 21, 2015 1. Malaysians are not ‘horny’ … we are ‘salty wet.’ (Ham sap) 2. Malaysians don’t say someone is ‘uptight’ or ‘anxious’…we say ‘you are a tight long spider.’ (Kan cheong spider) 3. Malaysians don’t ‘get confused’ … we ‘scramble around making a lot of banging noise.’ (Kalang kabut) 4. Malaysians don’t say someone has a ‘casual attitude’ … we say they’re ‘green vegetables.’ (Cincai) 5. Malaysians don’t ‘go on vacation’ … we ‘eat wind.’ (Makan Angin) 6. Malaysians aren’t curious to the point of being annoying …we’re ‘home grannies’. (Kaypoh) 7. Malaysians don’t say something is ‘super difficult’ … we say ‘eat strength.’ (Chia lat) 8. We Malaysians have a mental state somewhere between oblivious and silly … we call it ‘blur like a squid.’ (Blur like sotong) 9. Malaysians don’t say something is ‘second-rate’ … we say it’s ‘half-past six.’ 10. Malaysians don’t say ‘forget it’ … we say ‘wait long time.’ (Tan ku ku) This story was produced through the travel journalism programs at MatadorU.Learn More 11. We don’t refer to our slang as a “mix of Malay, English, Hokkien, Cantonese and Tamil’ … we say it’s ‘vegetables and a fruit salad’. (Rojak) 12. Malaysians don’t say ‘Oh wow! … we say ‘Is it’ or ‘Izzit’ (Ya ke!) 13. When someone points out the obvious, we don’t say ‘What else did you expect?’ … we say ‘ah, but then?’ (Abuden) Trending Now 21 Tokyo Airbnbs in the Heart of This Incredible City Nov 7, 2024 15 European Christmas Markets You Need To Go To This Year Oct 6, 2024 The Best Beaches for a Long Weekend Trip From New York City Oct 8, 2024 Enjoy Maui’s Road to Hana Longer With an Epic Overnight Stay Along the Way Oct 3, 2024 These Beautiful San Diego Airbnbs Put You Close to the Beach and Downtown Oct 2, 2024
