An older Chinese man (C) strikes up a conversation with a younger Malay man (M) at the post office:
C: Wah, now you're fasting huh?
M: Yep.
C: Wah, can't be easy, huh?
M: Nope. But it's ok once you get used to it.
C: Hm, that's true.
A few seconds of silence pass before C speaks again.
"Actually fasting isn't that hard whut. When I was younger ah, I couldn't afford to have lunch every day, so I just had breakfast and went to work lah!"
M: You don't say...
C: Ya lah, it's kacang,* man!
M: Erm...
C: But if you're a contract worker** and you puasa*** then I really tabik**** you lah!
M: Yeah, that's pretty difficult for them, can't imagine how they do it.
C: Yeah man, really respect them!
* Small potatoes
** Day labourer
*** Fast
**** Salute
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