Guffawing at ourselves
Veteran local comedians poke fun at Singapore and Singaporeans in Dream Academy's Happy Ever Laughter. Four of them share their favourite local idiosyncracies with RACHEL LOI
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"In Singapore, whenever you say something and the person disagrees with you, they'll always go "NOOOOO LAH!" Instead of a "no" or even just a "no lah"; the "no" is always delivered with vehemence and vigour, and the "lah" for added emphasis.
We tested this theory on our crew - we went up to the lighting guy, and camera guy, while they were working, and said: "Hey, I heard you have a twin!" And they'd say "NOOOOO LAH!" Then we'd go to the next person and say: "Hey, I heard you're getting married next month!", and they'd go "NOOOOO LAH!"
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