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Many Taiwanese Laugh at Minister Ah Tiong When He Said “How are you going?” - lvlrsSTI - 18-10-2022

Sporeans also….

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RE: Many Taiwanese Laugh at Ah Tiong When He Said “How are you going?” - lvlrsSTI - 18-10-2022



The debate is ongoing in Taiwan, many Taiwanese have never heard of “how are you going?” before, they thought it means “how to go somewhere”

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RE: Many Taiwanese Laugh at Minister Ah Tiong When He Said “How are you going?” - cheekopekman - 18-10-2022

(18-10-2022, 03:13 PM)lvlrsSTI Wrote:  Sporeans also….

With face mask on hard to say properly lah! All muffled liao lah!

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RE: Many Taiwanese Laugh at Minister Ah Tiong When He Said “How are you going?” - WhatDoYouThink! - 18-10-2022

lucky he din say good afterning

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RE: Many Taiwanese Laugh at Minister Ah Tiong When He Said “How are you going?” - lvlrsSTI - 18-10-2022



Angmoh joked, if people ask “how are you going?”, dunt tell them “I am taking bus” or “I am driving”

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RE: Many Taiwanese Laugh at Minister Ah Tiong When He Said “How are you going?” - lvlrsSTI - 18-10-2022

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RE: Many Taiwanese Laugh at Minister Ah Tiong When He Said “How are you going?” - lvlrsSTI - 18-10-2022

(18-10-2022, 03:19 PM)WhatDoYouThink! Wrote:  lucky he din say good afterning

They said this is not common in the U.S. but  Canada.

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RE: Many Taiwanese Laugh at Minister Ah Tiong When He Said “How are you going?” - Niubee - 18-10-2022

I move on. No value..

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RE: Many Taiwanese Laugh at Minister Ah Tiong When He Said “How are you going?” - WhatDoYouThink! - 18-10-2022

actually angmoh england aso quite messy. for example, everytime when I ordered a cup of coffee, inevitably I'd get 2. later I just said give me a coffee

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RE: Many Taiwanese Laugh at Minister Ah Tiong When He Said “How are you going?” - lvlrsSTI - 18-10-2022

(18-10-2022, 03:30 PM)WhatDoYouThink! Wrote:  actually angmoh england aso quite messy. for example, everytime when I ordered a cup of coffee, inevitably I'd get 2. later I just said give me a coffee

At San Francisco airport, a British tourist asked me “what’s the tame?’

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RE: Many Taiwanese Laugh at Minister Ah Tiong When He Said “How are you going?” - lvlrsSTI - 18-10-2022

Just wondering what PM Lee will respond when Aussie PM greets him “how are you going?” in Canberra today….

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RE: Many Taiwanese Laugh at Minister Ah Tiong When He Said “How are you going?” - WhatDoYouThink! - 18-10-2022

(18-10-2022, 03:42 PM)lvlrsSTI Wrote:  At Sam Francisco airport, a British tourist asked me “what’s the tame?’

spelling aso quite lousy. one amk wanted to take sick leave, asked around how to spell diarrhoea but none could spell for him, until he lan lan came to ask me

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RE: Many Taiwanese Laugh at Minister Ah Tiong When He Said “How are you going?” - lvlrsSTI - 18-10-2022

(18-10-2022, 03:50 PM)WhatDoYouThink! Wrote:  spelling aso quite lousy. one amk wanted to take sick leave, asked around how to spell diarrhoea but none could spell for him, until he lan lan came to ask me

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RE: Many Taiwanese Laugh at Minister Ah Tiong When He Said “How are you going?” - Tangsen - 18-10-2022

Hey, I usually ask my team, how is the going …. no wrong mah … slang in how is everything going?

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RE: Many Taiwanese Laugh at Minister Ah Tiong When He Said “How are you going?” - lvlrsSTI - 18-10-2022

(18-10-2022, 03:54 PM)Tangsen Wrote:  Hey, I usually ask my team, how is the going …. no wrong mah … slang in how is everything going?

Ok lah!

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RE: Many Taiwanese Laugh at Minister Ah Tiong When He Said “How are you going?” - lvlrsSTI - 18-10-2022

(18-10-2022, 03:50 PM)lvlrsSTI Wrote:  Just wondering what PM Lee will respond when Aussie PM greets him “how are you going?” in Canberra today….

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RE: Many Taiwanese Laugh at Minister Ah Tiong When He Said “How are you going?” - cheekopekman - 18-10-2022

(18-10-2022, 03:50 PM)lvlrsSTI Wrote:  Just wondering what PM Lee will respond when Aussie PM greets him “how are you going?” in Canberra today….

Maybe "how's the going?" sounds better lah!

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RE: Many Taiwanese Laugh at Minister Ah Tiong When He Said “How are you going?” - lvlrsSTI - 18-10-2022

(18-10-2022, 04:07 PM)cheekopekman Wrote:  Maybe "how's the going?" sounds better lah!

What’s up?

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RE: Many Taiwanese Laugh at Minister Ah Tiong When He Said “How are you going?” - lvlrsSTI - 18-10-2022

(18-10-2022, 04:07 PM)cheekopekman Wrote:  Maybe "how's the going?" sounds better lah!

Minister ah Tiong is an eye doctor you know.

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RE: Many Taiwanese Laugh at Minister Ah Tiong When He Said “How are you going?” - RiseofAsia - 18-10-2022

My Niece who studied overseas told me the Ang Moh written “England” also couldnt make it.

Dont always think Ang Moh can write good “England”. This is a misconception.

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RE: Many Taiwanese Laugh at Minister Ah Tiong When He Said “How are you going?” - lvlrsSTI - 18-10-2022

(18-10-2022, 04:11 PM)RiseofAsia Wrote:  My Niece who studied overseas  told me the Ang Moh written “England” also couldnt make it.

Dont always think Ang Moh can write good “England”. This is a misconception.

Many of them drop out of school at age of 16 and start work already

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RE: Many Taiwanese Laugh at Minister Ah Tiong When He Said “How are you going?” - RiseofAsia - 18-10-2022

Sometimes, I will also make fun to my China friends. Wah lao, how come you cant write proper Chinese words?

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RE: Many Taiwanese Laugh at Minister Ah Tiong When He Said “How are you going?” - WhatDoYouThink! - 18-10-2022

(18-10-2022, 04:07 PM)cheekopekman Wrote:  Maybe "how's the going?" sounds better lah!

how you do it better lah

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RE: Many Taiwanese Laugh at Minister Ah Tiong When He Said “How are you going?” - drgn - 18-10-2022

(18-10-2022, 03:50 PM)WhatDoYouThink! Wrote:  spelling aso quite lousy. one amk wanted to take sick leave, asked around how to spell diarrhoea but none could spell for him, until he lan lan came to ask me

and you told him lausai

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RE: Many Taiwanese Laugh at Minister Ah Tiong When He Said “How are you going?” - drgn - 18-10-2022

(18-10-2022, 04:10 PM)lvlrsSTI Wrote:  Minister ah Tiong is an eye doctor you know.

no, his result was too low for medical degree.

he had to settle for dentistry.

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RE: Many Taiwanese Laugh at Minister Ah Tiong When He Said “How are you going?” - dynamite - 18-10-2022

(18-10-2022, 03:13 PM)lvlrsSTI Wrote:  Sporeans also….

This is Aussie English. Taiwanese English are way worse.

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RE: Many Taiwanese Laugh at Minister Ah Tiong When He Said “How are you going?” - lvlrsSTI - 18-10-2022

(18-10-2022, 05:26 PM)drgn Wrote:  no, his result was too low for medical degree.

he had to settle for dentistry.

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RE: Many Taiwanese Laugh at Minister Ah Tiong When He Said “How are you going?” - cheekopekman - 18-10-2022

(18-10-2022, 04:38 PM)WhatDoYouThink! Wrote:  how you do it better lah

Don't know leh!

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RE: Many Taiwanese Laugh at Minister Ah Tiong When He Said “How are you going?” - dynamite - 18-10-2022

(18-10-2022, 05:26 PM)drgn Wrote:  no, his result was too low for medical degree.

he had to settle for dentistry.

No. Vet.

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RE: Many Taiwanese Laugh at Minister Ah Tiong When He Said “How are you going?” - cheekopekman - 18-10-2022

(18-10-2022, 05:31 PM)dynamite Wrote:  This is Aussie English. Taiwanese English are way worse.

Can say like that better than me liao lah!

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