Sir-lang-gore anyone?!
Malaysia got a special mention on last night's episode of Kath & Kim. Well.. it wasn't exactly "Malaysia". More like "Selangor" instead.
It was the episode when Brett had to go and visit his supposedly terribly sick Mom back in the Gold Coast, bringing along baby Epponnee. And Kim, being her bitchy self (of course) just simply couldn't be arsed (apparently, she didn't quite get along well with the mother-in-law), although she wouldn't mind fantasizing Brett inheriting the poor ol' lady's wealth, should anything happened to her at the hospital.
Brett's mother's a wealthy woman indeed, only she wouldn't dream of her money fell into the hands of that bitch Kim. Especially, thinking of all her precious collection of Selangor Pewter stuff.
And there it goes: "Selangor" was mentioned not once, not twice, but a few bloody times! Except that, it was done with a typical Kath & Kim exaggerated style. So it was pronounced as: Sir-lang-gore. (At least Johor is a much easier name of state to be pronounced accurately! Haha..)
After a while it was a tad bit embarrassing for me, but then, it WAS an episode from the famous Kath & Kim. Only that, it just doesn't help these sometimes helpless Australians on the correct pronunciation of all words of Malay-origin.
I'll just have to try not to act surprise (nor frustrated for that matter) though, if some European looking tourists approach me whenever I'm back in Malaysia, asking me where they could find a Sir-lang-gore Pewter store.
That's just a true sign of a die-hard Kath & Kim fan I bet! ;-)
It was the episode when Brett had to go and visit his supposedly terribly sick Mom back in the Gold Coast, bringing along baby Epponnee. And Kim, being her bitchy self (of course) just simply couldn't be arsed (apparently, she didn't quite get along well with the mother-in-law), although she wouldn't mind fantasizing Brett inheriting the poor ol' lady's wealth, should anything happened to her at the hospital.
Brett's mother's a wealthy woman indeed, only she wouldn't dream of her money fell into the hands of that bitch Kim. Especially, thinking of all her precious collection of Selangor Pewter stuff.
And there it goes: "Selangor" was mentioned not once, not twice, but a few bloody times! Except that, it was done with a typical Kath & Kim exaggerated style. So it was pronounced as: Sir-lang-gore. (At least Johor is a much easier name of state to be pronounced accurately! Haha..)
After a while it was a tad bit embarrassing for me, but then, it WAS an episode from the famous Kath & Kim. Only that, it just doesn't help these sometimes helpless Australians on the correct pronunciation of all words of Malay-origin.
I'll just have to try not to act surprise (nor frustrated for that matter) though, if some European looking tourists approach me whenever I'm back in Malaysia, asking me where they could find a Sir-lang-gore Pewter store.
That's just a true sign of a die-hard Kath & Kim fan I bet! ;-)
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