A sign in a shop in Singapore. ‘Tahi’ means shit in Malay, a national language of Singapore. However as most of the Singaporean population is of Chinese descent and don't speak Malay, the proprietor may not have been told. I didn’t see any Tahi for sale when I peered in. Apparently they sell cosmetics and personal hygiene products. Doesn't go down well with me.
Well I don't read much Chinese so I shouldn't be blaming others for not knowing Malay. But at least someone should point it out to the shop owner. It was closed when I passed the shop, so I didn't do it, nor did I write in.
A Singapore road sign. ‘Kay poh’ in the Chinese Hokkien dialect, the major dialect group of Chinese Singaporeans, means busy-body/nosy Parker. Well they have to live somewhere.
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