TO SPOT A PENDATANG

Readily agreed with PM Najib who says do not regard Malaysian
Chinese as 'pendatang', let me give one or two classic examples of
a real pendatang in Malaysia.

You walk into a Chinese owned restaurant, you see those young
people working as waiters/waitresses, they look and dress up like
Malaysians Chinese but NOT really Malaysians most probably they're
from Myanmar or Vietnam.They do speak the Cantonese dialect but NOT
really sound like Cantonese, then you are quite sure these are the real
pendatang especially when you order a bowl of 'hor fun' (mee soup) and
emphatically telling them that you want only chilli padi without
'see-yau' (soy sauce).

Next thing you know, is that they serve you the 'hor fun' alright but come
with chilli padi cum see-yau'

in a tiny soy sauce bowl! DAMMIT! Gotta explain to them again that
you only want the chilli padi NOT the soy- sauce, off they go and come
back with a new replacement- a tiny bowl with filled with the soy sauce!!
OMG! Got no choice but to call another waiter/waitress telling that person
what I really want- a tiny bowl with chilli padi, please. OK ok, comes the reply.
Then you know what? That bloody waiter/waitress will come back to my
table with one bowl of chiili padi and another bowl full of see-yau!!!
THAT'S A PENDATANG FOR YOU.

Or you go to a mamak restoran to have a drink with your friends, you're
bound to meet 8-10 young Indians working there, they look like Malaysians
but NOT Malaysians most probably they're Banglas, Nepalis, or Pakistanis.
They can speak smattering Malay but your temper possibly maxed out by
their understanding of our National language. As you try to order 'satu Milo
ice kosong' Meaning that you want only a glass of iced Milo without milk or
sugar. They'll serve you with one glass of iced Milo and with another glass of
sky juice!!

Ya, another pendatang for you and certainly NOT those
Malaysians Chinese who have been loyal citizens of Malaysia for the
past three to five generations.