I don’t exactly write these down as they happen, nor do I post them immediately. This one’s from a few years ago:
Driver: Where you from?
Me: England
Driver: Where?
Me: England
Driver: Where?
Me: The UK
Driver: Ah! The UK ah.
Me: Yeah
Driver: You stay in Singapore many years oreddi?
Me: Yeah. Many
Driver: Wahhh. Good. You marry Singapore girl?
Me: Yeah
Driver: Wahhhh. How long you marry?
Me: Just married, two months.
Driver: Wah just married ah. A lot of adjustment to be make.
Me: Well, we’ve been living together for five years.
Driver: I tell you ah. When you first get married. A lot of adjustment problems. Last time ah. My son get married, always he always correl with his wife one.
Me: Yeah its not too bad, we lived together for five years before we got married.
Driver: I tell you ah. Only two months.. got to learn to live under the same roof. You learn your wife’s bad habits.
Me: Yeah but…
Driver: Last time ah. When my son got married. He tell me ‘pa. when we are dating, she never do all these things.’
Me: Yeah but…
Driver [looks in mirror at me]: So you get used to your wife without makeup oreddi?
Me: Yeah but… (ah forget it)
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