Saturday, October 27, 2007

bimbo's vs ah lian



here's something pretty interesting, we often call people bimbo's or ah lian but what exactly these terms mean?

according to The Free Cinema
bim·bo (bmb)
n. pl. bim·bos
1. Slang A woman regarded as vacuous or as having an exaggerated interest in her sexual appeal.

and according to the msn encarta
1. an offensive term for an attractive woman who is regarded as unintelligent and shallow

2. an offensive term for a man or woman who is regarded as unintelligent or superficial

and what ah lian means?
according to talkingcock.com

A pet-name which literally means, "lotus flower". The female equivalent of an Ah Beng - an unsophisticated Chinese girl. Stereotypically dresses in neon colours, wears a huge ribbon perched on the top of her head, and carries a tiny basket.


and the male version of ah lian is often refered to as ah beng which means;

An unsophisticated Chinese boy, usually Hokkien. Stereotypically, he speaks gutter hokkien and likes neon-coloured clothes, spiky, moussed hair and accessories such as handphones or pagers, all of which are conspicuously displayed. He also likes to squat, even when a seat is available.
"Wah lao eh, why you so chao ah beng one?" (Goodness, why are you such an ah beng?)


I know there's a bunch of us that really cannot stand ah lians..and some may ask us why? personally I would say i can't stand their mindset, I mean the way they look at things their perception it's like its a trend to be ignorant and dumb at times...I don't know why. then again this pretty much seems related to bimbo's

are ah lians the chinese version of bimbos? and if so...would that make this dude the king of ah beng?



I guess i shall next post something about the ah bengs, ah lians..and the mystery behind their mind.

2 comments:

zthon said...

funny clip...

jlshyang said...

yea, that clip is really funny!