Double Negatives


Today, in the much cheaper compared to the Esplanade Marina Square carpark, I was accosted by a Malay uncle who unleashed a barrage of rapid Malay into my face. This distressful turn of events caused me to stammer "Saya tak tahu Melayu" back at him. He looked at me quizically, and then immediately switched to fluent English, saying, "Sorry, I thought you were a Malay boy.".

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5:51 PM