I’m sure that all races have it, but I shall talk about the Indian race in general. Why do Indian dudes address each other by “Joe” or “Macha” or “Mike” or “Bro”? Do they think it’s cool, or didn’t their parents feed them enough fish to help improve memory? WTF?
Why is everyone a Joe or Mike? What’s up with that? I find this name-calling highly infantile and ignorant on their part. Please, if you’re one of them, please start addressing people by their names else go lock yourselves up with the monkeys in the zoo.
Don’t let me start with “Macha”, the single most annoying greeting that Indians call one another. Hip Hop wannabes.
For Chinese or Malays, what are the “common names” used to address someone?
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May 17th, 2007 at 12:19pm
Hey…just dropped by to say hi. Nice site!
Well, I’m not sure about Malay or Chinese, but teen boys like my bro keep calling each other ‘wanker’ (not literally, but it’s sort of like ‘macha’) - geez, you’d think their parents gave them names for SOMETHING right??
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May 17th, 2007 at 12:38pm
erm.. i dunno.. leng jai, leng lui? A bit presumptuous on their part, no?:P
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May 17th, 2007 at 12:48pm
Yes, leng chai and leng lui
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May 17th, 2007 at 12:48pm
chinese call each other as “sohais” lol
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May 17th, 2007 at 12:48pm
don’t forget ‘apu’ or ‘pu’.. maybe they really can’t remember names?.. than again its better than having a big ass mecha calling u ‘bitch’ right?
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May 17th, 2007 at 1:16pm
What if your name is Joseph Michael Apoonaselvam..???
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May 17th, 2007 at 1:30pm
I call my Indian friend ‘Thamby’.
In Sabah what we call ah..among KadazanDusin I think it’s ‘Gaman’ (Friend). Other races in Sabah I heard them calling ‘Joe’,'Brader’,'Palek’,'kawan’,'geng’ which I used during school days as well.
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May 17th, 2007 at 1:38pm
beetrice Yes, at least when I was in school, we still call each other by names - except it’s their surnames.
suanie Yup, and it’s bloody annoying. They utter the word at the end of every sentence. “No la bro, you see ah bro, we need to go this way, then ah bro…” Makes me wanna be a terrorist!
Che-Cheh You mean that’s uttered in every other sentence?
Wingz Well, it depends on how it’s expressed across I suppose, but I’m sure patience will be tested if it’s used repeatedly.
susie_q No, they’re your friend, they know your name, mention it once, and then off they go with these. “Apu” doesn’t apply to hip hop wannabes.
Mo Either disown their parents or convert.
Kay Kastum LOL - thamby? “Joe” is annoying.
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May 17th, 2007 at 1:47pm
Oit Cina Kueh!!!! for chinese, I think..
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May 17th, 2007 at 2:00pm
Macha is short for “machang” which is tamil/singalese for “brother” so yeah…..
i like “mate” coz that is just a form of acknoledgement here …..a true friend i call “brother” to acknowledge the close affection.
then again some people i call “biatch” or “fool”
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May 17th, 2007 at 2:37pm
I heard from an Indian friend that the “Macha” is saying that ‘you are married to my sister’ and its very very rude.
Chinese ar, mostly leng zhai and leng lui lor. I heard Malay friends call each other ‘Mat’. I guess that’s where Mat Rempit came from, no?
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May 17th, 2007 at 4:59pm
i dunno how many times i’ve fired up when someone calls me AMOI…that’s really really annoying. or when gfs are referred to as FOH (means ‘goods’ in english). Or Sohais/cibais/chauhais,lanjiaos, and anything of that nature.
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May 17th, 2007 at 5:04pm
k k j m Oh man, that is demeaning.
Mr D Wait, isn’t it some uncle and niece drama thing? Mate’s fine, it’s the REPEATED uttering of the word in every sentence.
Clare Whatever it is, I hate that word.
Mat, Brader and Beb I think are the regular Malay “names”.
tihtahpah Yeah, some people are born idiots…they think cursing is cool.
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May 17th, 2007 at 5:51pm
I call Indians “boss!” at the restaurants, ahahahaha
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May 17th, 2007 at 5:52pm
oh god..haha this cracked me up so bad! I need to use some of these since this silly apartment I’m staying now (in Adelaide) is FILLED with Indians hahaha. You’ll be surprised. I saw more Indians than chinese in Melbourne last weekend!!! They are breeding riotously! It is Question. Will I get killed?
I’m not even sorry.
Aussies have so many names…where to begin?
Bogans/Mates/Aboes/blokes…
Seriously though, what’s with Mike & Joe? People who call us girls AHMOI should get farted in the face.
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May 17th, 2007 at 5:57pm
Ha ha ha.. Mamak Mechanic Masterz, I forgot about that one. In mamak shop, waiter and customer calls each other boss…so everyone’s a boss..
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May 17th, 2007 at 6:00pm
What does Rempit mean anyway?!??!?! o.O?
My impression:
Rempit: Ramp it! Ramp it!
Machan: Malay Belacan!
Joe: I don’t remember your name
Mike: Michael Jackson suppose to be black?
Micco does not know what she’s babbling about. I should go to the foyer downstairs and go “ey Joe!”. Note: They hang out in apartment FOYERS in ADELAIDE with SARIS. hahahaha!
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May 17th, 2007 at 6:04pm
Eh.. doesn’t matter where I go (in Malaysia).. people keep calling me Ah Moi. *sigh* I’m not Chinese lah!
.. but most of the time too, they call me liang moi (pretty girl). Kembang a bit lar~ although I know they don’t really mean it. LOL!
I’d normally call my friends by their names, never “Joe” “Ah Chai” “Ah Pek”, unless I’ve forgotten their names, then I’ll call them “Wei”. Hahaha!
Only my bestfriends gets special names like “Ah Sau”, “Ah Sam”, “Auntie”.
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May 17th, 2007 at 8:37pm
lol indians do that?? i never knew, cuz i don’t have much indian friends sorry.. i grew up in a very chinese society haha.
anyway, for chinese agree with upstairs they will always start of with “leng chai” or “leng lui”, sometimes “mr” or “miss” in a very polite way, or “hello!!!” in quite a rude way.
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May 17th, 2007 at 8:47pm
Chee Bai Kia!
hahahahhaha!
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May 17th, 2007 at 9:10pm
Ahh, now I know the origin of a nickname that an Indian friend calls his wife with, LOL. I used to think he calls her “Joe” (among other nick) because her usual nick “Jay” sounds similar.
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May 17th, 2007 at 9:50pm
many has already answered… chinese.. leng chai leng lui la… some also use ‘ah sai’…. something like ‘tau keh’ like that…
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May 17th, 2007 at 10:02pm
Mamak Mechanic Masterz Okay, but I’m talking more about friends.
miccobayb You won’t get killed, in fact, they might welcome you into their clan. Brouhahahaha!
Kay Kastum Well, it’s not really applicable to this post.
miccobayb LOL. You need a holiday.
Yes, I think rempit means the action of playing with the bike’s throttle or some drama like that.
cindy That’s not too bad Wei.
I don’t think that’s used in every other sentence as Macha/Joe/Mike.
conan_cat Not all Indians, just the hip hop wannabes, see previous post for the classification of Indians in Malaysia. Hehehehe!
Rob In every other sentence? Is that person still alive? LOL
Jewelle Wait, there’s a female version of “Joe”? Hahahahahahahaha!
zewt Ah Sai? Does it have the same annoying impact as Joe/Mike/Macha do?
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May 17th, 2007 at 11:11pm
Mostly Chinese just call strangers lengjai/lenglui, but must add the “eh” in front to make it sound nonchalant.
When in restaurant, these can be heard all the time.
“Eh lengjai, can bring the soy sauce?”
“Eh lenglui, toothpick please..”
Ah Moi I heard mostly Chinese use it to call girls of other races.
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May 18th, 2007 at 8:27am
i can only say what is consistent amongst my friends… hahaha…
indian males = macha
indian females = tangachee
chinese males = ah beng
chinese females = leng lui, char siew
malay males = mat
malay females = minah
but seriously, I went through a phase where all the guys I knew - didn’t matter what race of which corner of the world you came from - I always called them uncle, joe or boy. Esp the guys from drunk as shite in dimly lit and stoopidly packed club days…
^__^
and now all my female friends are aunty.
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May 18th, 2007 at 9:49am
Christinesy Chinese use Ah Moi to call girls from other races? I’ve never seen or heard that before. Interesting.
coffeerox Why do you call someone Joe? Reasoning?
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May 18th, 2007 at 3:31pm
Joe, Mike, Machai, So Chai, Lok Chat..& Etc Are District naming conventions…
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May 18th, 2007 at 6:12pm
I am totally guilty of this! Nothing wrong what?
I am totally retarded when it comes to remembering names. Plus i am always trying to cut down names to single alphabets or sounds, so to me “macha”, “joe” and “babe” are a blessing and highly overused
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May 18th, 2007 at 6:29pm
Rhyme District naming conventions??
sabrina Noooooooooooooooooo!
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May 18th, 2007 at 8:55pm
Why la Joe? Ok what macha..
*runs away*
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May 18th, 2007 at 10:36pm
sabrina Come out come out wherever you are! *LOOKS AROUND WHILE HOLDING A WATER PISTOL*
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