I WAS having lunch with a former lecturer who had along her teenage daughter, and the girl addressed me as “abang Ming”. No one had ever done so before, and it gave me a warm glow knowing that some of the younger generation today still uphold the value of showing respect for older people.
I know of some younger people who don’t even bother to say good morning or hello let alone address an older person properly – some even say “Eh, you”. This might not be harmful, exactly, but it totally disregards the Malaysian value of respecting seniors.
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