Ah Bengs Ah Lians?
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This might be a stupid question. I used to be from one of the top primary/secondary schools in Singapore before I left the country to study. Among my circle of friends, there are no Ah Bengs or Ah Lians.
I've heard this term alot, and I know what it means. But i'm really interested to know how the general singaporean population regards someone as an Ah Beng/Ah Lian. How do you define someone as an Ah Beng/Ah Lian? The language they speak? The clothes they wear? The school they go to? Their family background? The way they talk? The car they drive? The way they look?
Or what?
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so wats ur pri and sec sch?
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This topics smells of discrimination
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No I have absolutely no intention of any sort of discrimination. I was browsing through the forums and on the prawning topic and someone said that the Bishan prawning place was filled with Ah Bengs/Ah Lians.
Just curious.
FireIce i'll send you a pm if you really wanna know.
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Originally posted by Sydney:
No I have absolutely no intention of any sort of discrimination. I was browsing through the forums and on the prawning topic and someone said that the Bishan prawning place was filled with Ah Bengs/Ah Lians.
Just curious.
FireIce i'll send you a pm if you really wanna know.
I'm interested as well, send me your picture, address, contact, fullname and so on. In fact, just send me your resume.
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embarrassed of ur pri and sec sch?
why cannot post here? -
you go there for prawns or for sightseeing huh? unless they intimidate ur prawns or collect protection fees from your prawns then say la..
the very nice guy sitting beside u could be some retired big ah beng lo..
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Originally posted by FireIce:
embarrassed of ur pri and sec sch?
why cannot post here?
You have proof? Show proof to your claims otherwise shut your filthy trap. -
Originally posted by newcomer:
You have proof? Show proof to your claims otherwise shut your filthy trap.quote
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I'm not embarrassed. I just like to retain my privacy. This has nothing to do with prawning. I just happened to see the term used there in this forum and i am genuinely curious of how the general population thinks.
If its not a good topic for discussion, we can close this thread. Sorry that I even started it.
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http://chitchat.sgforums.com/forums/8/topics/328201?page=1#posts-8339800
This is the thread that I was viewing. To newcomer: I never made any claims. I'm asking a question, in all good and honesty.
Having read cuddles' reply, he mentioned a 'retired big ah beng' which makes me even more confused over the use of this term.
But as I said, if its not a good topic for discussion, I hope the Mod can close this thread.
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These days, Ah Bengs and Ah lians drive BMWs and work at Raffles Place.
Image revamped liao.
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Originally posted by Sydney:
http://chitchat.sgforums.com/forums/8/topics/328201?page=1#posts-8339800
This is the thread that I was viewing. To newcomer: I never made any claims. I'm asking a question, in all good and honesty.
Having read cuddles' reply, he mentioned a 'retired big ah beng' which makes me even more confused over the use of this term.
But as I said, if its not a good topic for discussion, I hope the Mod can close this thread.
newcomer was quoting fireice, he wasn't directing his words at you.
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Originally posted by Sydney:
I'm not embarrassed. I just like to retain my privacy. This has nothing to do with prawning. I just happened to see the term used there in this forum and i am genuinely curious of how the general population thinks.
If its not a good topic for discussion, we can close this thread. Sorry that I even started it.
no i was refering to fireice who attempted to defile your education background -
sorry for the misinterpretation. I didn't see the quote.
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Originally posted by charlize:
These days, Ah Bengs and Ah lians drive BMWs and work at Raffles Place.
Image revamped liao.
they from top pri/sec sch?
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Originally posted by FireIce:
they from top pri/sec sch?
How I know?
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Male - Ah beng - head, Ah Seng - hand or leg
Female - Ah Lian - head, Ah Huey - hand or leg
and they can come from anywhere, rich family also got ah beng, poor family also got ah beng.
it's all about the hood.. the brotherhood/sisterhood and anyhow hood...
why don't you just approach one and ask?
why are you bothered about their life anyway? it's not yours..
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Not bothered about their lives at all. The term is just used so frequently, and I have a vague idea of what it really means, so i just want to find out. So Ah Beng/Ah Lians is about a brotherhood/sisterhood?
How can I approach one and ask if I cannot identify one?
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Are you Singaporean?
No?
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I am, but my entire life i've not spent more than 4 years in Singapore
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Originally posted by Sydney:
Not bothered about their lives at all. The term is just used so frequently, and I have a vague idea of what it really means, so i just want to find out. So Ah Beng/Ah Lians is about a brotherhood/sisterhood?
How can I approach one and ask if I cannot identify one?
very simple.. just hang around the shopping centres..you stare at people.. youngsters..
those normal people will ignore you.. or roll their eyes at you.
ah beng might stare back at you and approach you.. there you have it.
but I wonder if they will hear you out before talking to you.
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Originally posted by Sydney:
I am, but my entire life i've not spent more than 4 years in Singapore
Entire life? I thot u r onli 21yo nia?
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Originally posted by cuddles:
very simple.. just hang around the shopping centres..you stare at people.. youngsters..
those normal people will ignore you.. or roll their eyes at you.
ah beng might stare back at you and approach you.. there you have it.
but I wonder if they will hear you out before talking to you.
You want him to get beaten up is it?
What kind of advice is this?
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Originally posted by charlize:
You want him to get beaten up is it?
What kind of advice is this?
eh.. this is the best way to avoid recognising wrong pple for ah beng.. would it be better if he go into an arcade and ask someone while playing his basketball game..."eh you ah beng?"