the linguistic nuances which occur in the island of Singapore..
When saying farewell to an older Malay-speaking aunty, always say "Bye, Chik", never "Chik, Bye"
Ohh 'Malay-Hokkien-English' word play. Where else in the world, eh? I guess, besides Malaysia.
and a somewhat related joke/ true story from Singapore.
One December a punjabi aunty trips on a sidewalk and swears "mera kasmanu kai!"
Across the street a guy yells back "Merry christmas to you too!"
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So Cardiff City are playing in red next season. Oh bluebirds..
reading the forum pages, the main sentiment is, the fans are only going along with it to "appease" the Malaysian investors. which doesnt really make sense to me.
I mean.. what? Are they NOT gonna invest UNLESS they change their home kit. I highly doubt it. Theyve been investing for at least a year now. hmm..
a lot of strange remarks about the dragon and the colour red being good luck for asians. which while might be true, would be an absolutely bizarre reason for any investor, asian or otherwise, to impose such a condition on a client.
what would make sense it marketing. and selling Cardiff city as THE Welsh club, rather than just a cardiff city club. Broadening its association with the rest of wales. Adopting the Welsh Dragon. Using Red, which is the colour of most Welsh national sports teams (at least for rugby and football). I don't know how well the strategy will work though.
or maybe it IS just about good luck.
Sure has worked for Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United, so far.
though maybe not so much for the Singapore National Team..