Minggu, 12 Juli 2009

Globalization Language and Culture.....................


Singlish (Singaporean English) is marked by ‘lah’:
Come on, buy-lah,
cheap-lah,
quick-quick- lah,


Jakartenglish? Jakarte English is marked by the ’sih’, ‘deh’, ‘dong’, ‘nih’, etc.

That book is very good, deh.
Can you speak english? / Yeah a litle sih I can!
Use my money first nih…
Give me more dong…
[Jeje] She is overthere, no… (dia di sono,no…)

Sundanesenglish is also available such as atuh, euy, mah
Well, if that kind, it pretty so-so atuh…
It can’t be that way euy…
I am mah, not like that…

Javenesenglish…
The typical Javanese language: ‘lho’, ‘lha’, ‘tho’, ‘kok’, ki, etc.
Lho, I already bought that book!
Kok, buying again?
I told you many times ‘tho’!
Lha, I did’nt know… how ki!?
Don’t be like that, no…!?

Other exclamation words of Java : wo_, wah, wé_, jian, and jé_
Wé_ lha this book is mine jé…!

Wo_, only like that tho!
Wah, expensive, tho?
Jian, Paijem is so beautiful tenan.

Anything else?

There are also abundant ’sound effect’ in Javanese language.

Suddenly, mak bedhengus den Tukiman appeared…
My head feels pain, mak cleng!
Mak tlepok, I got a mango!
My chicken is suddenly died, mak cekengkeng…
Mak gedebhug, Kampreté fell down.
Mak jegagik… Oh, trondholo…

Anything else?

If Fed-Ex and UPS were to merge, would they call it Fed-Ups?

Do Lipton Tea employees take coffee breaks?
If olive oil comes from olives, where does baby oil come from?
If people from Poland are called Poles, why aren’t people from Holland called Holes?

Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy adultery?

Why the man who invests all your money called a broker?
If horrific means to make horrible, does terrific mean to make terrible?
Why is it called building when it is already built?
If a book about failures doesn’t sell, is it a success?
If you’re not supposed to drink and drive, then why do bars have parking lots?
If you take an Oriental person and spin him around several times, does he become disoriented?

If vegetarians eat vegetables, what do humanitarians eat?? Human???
If working hours are meant for working, then why are you reading this in the office??? Hehehe

Question:
What is the truest definition of Globalization?
Answer: Princess Diana’s death.

Question:
How come?

Answer: An English princess with an Egyptian boyfriend crashes in a French tunnel, driving a German car with a Dutch engine, driven by a Belgian who was drunk on Scottish whisky, (check the bottle before you change the spelling) followed closely by Italian Paparazzi, on Japanese motorcycles; treated by an Spanish doctor, using Brazilian medicines.

AND

This is sent to you by an American (using Bill Gates’s technology) and you’re probably reading this on your computer, that uses Taiwanese chips, and a Korean monitor, assembled by Bangladesh workers in a Singapore plant, transported by Indian lorry-drivers, hijacked by China, unloaded by African longshoremen, and trucked to you from Malaysia by Indonesian illegals…

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