I keep getting Singaporean and Malaysian accents mixed up. Not that I can distinguish them in the first place. After having been away from Singapore for a week now, I'm starting to find the accent interesting in a funny way. Like the accent, but not the Singlish.
Just today, I met the wife of a colleague. First thing I asked her after the introduction, "Are you from Singapore?" "No, Malaysia." Same thing happened to me last week at a farewell dinner for a colleague. The girl beside me was speaking with the accent, so I asked her the same question. "No, I'm from Malaysia."
Pai seh. Next time, I'll start with the assumption that people with that accent is from Malaysia. Not unless I'm in Singapore.
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