a malaysian abroad

… the minister ducked.

My favourite joke of this type:

A rabbi, a priest and a minister walk into a bar.
The bartender looks up and says, “What is this, some kind of joke?”

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Of course there’s this one:

A priest, a rabbi and a leprechaun walk into a bar.
The leprechaun looks around and says, “Woah bejaysus! I’m in the wrong joke!”

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And yes, there’s actually a LOLcats(dogz?)-related image too!

moar funny pictures

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Why am I bringing all these jokes up? Well, I wanted to prep you for this hilarious post about “‘Cheers’ in different languages“, presented in a format very similar to the jokes above:

A Mongolian, a Chinese, a Thai, a Singaporean and a Malaysian walked into a bar in Copenhagen…

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Drop by Kenny Sia for the full post and punchline. You’ll thank me for it.  I think. 

Cheers!

If you remember about two weeks ago, we had some fun with a Sith Army Knife even as a malaysian abroad attempted to slip in some educational information about the Victorinox and Wenger brands in there.

Today, I just stumbled upon a French Army Knife that I just had to share!

source: motivatedphotos.com

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Way back when, we had touched on some European stereotypes from a Heaven and Hell perspective. There, France came across as a country of fantastic lovers and bad mechanics.  There was a brief mention of the perceived inability to speak English without the French accents; always wearing a beret and wielding a baguette; and being extremely antagonistic towards the British.

The above poster adds another two stereotypes to the list:

• that the French are quick to surrender in military confrontations. This reputation arose primarily from events in World War II, at the Battle of France (also known as the Fall of France). During the German invasion of France and the Low Countries, France ultimately surrendered (technically, they negotiated an armistice), and remained occupied by German forces until after the Allied landings in 1944.  On a related note, try using Google’s I’m Feeling Lucky feature to search for French military victories and see what you get! 
• that the French are wine-guzzlers.  Well, with many wine-producing regions tracing their origins to Roman times, and with France being the world’s largest producer of wine, it’s no wonder that the French and their wine are closely linked.  In reality, however, wine consumption has been dropping in France for 40 years (and before you ask, no, wikipedia doesn’t say why).

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So while the focus of this post has been France, there’s still the Swiss connection that triggered this post, LoL!   Have a good weekend, y’all!