Making fun of people is bad.
Making fun of people is wrong.
Making fun of people is disrespectful.
Making fun of people is funny 
(sometimes lah…and make sure don’t go overboard).
The photo below was taken outside a cyber cafe. What mistake(s) can you spot in it?
- Chating service instead of chatting service.
- There is writing on the door that says untuk ahli sahaja which means for members only. I have been into cyber cafes that give discounts to members but this is the first time I see one that says, “You have to be a member to be here!”
- You can only check your email if you are using hotmail or yahoo mail. No Gmail or other email services allowed!
It is funny that people prepare a list like that (yellow writing on the window in the photo). Who on earth doesn’t know what you can do in a cyber cafe? Duh! If they really want to list it out, they could have been more general with it (eg. Internet, printing, games, etc). Did you manage to spot anything else?
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Added: There seems to be some misunderstanding, so I have written another post (initially, it was a comment but it was too long). Read this.
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they’re just trying to fill up that black window with words so people could see them.
Yeah nothing wrong with that really, they are just trying to get noticed and get more business.
And it’s not really cool to make funny of people’s linguistic shortcomings, I would guarantee English is not their first language and that they are trying their best.
Perhaps you want to sponsor them through tertiary education?
if you go other countries, eg: Thailand, Singapore, some Internet Shops do list out some of their service on the window. They listed Yahoo or Hotmail, is just to catch people attention, that you can check Yahoo or Hotmail here.
Also, do you know that there are a lot of people out there, only know Hotmail or Yahoo mail? When you told them Gmail, their response is: huh?
[...] reading some of the responses in the previous post, I realize that there are some misunderstandings. So I better clear things up before it gets out of [...]
@alexallied
Yeah, but they should have used more generic terms like Internet, printing, games, burn CD, etc.
@ShaolinTiger
I hope I did not offend you in anyway. I wrote a post to explain my points. I was just pointing out their spelling mistake, not grammar or speech. Anyway, the mistake could have been human error. So, I wasn’t making fun of their linguistic capabilities.
@hanneng
I have no idea some of them do not know of Gmail. Anyway, my argument stays. Cybercafe provides Internet access. You can access anything (hotmail, yahoo mail, gmail, chess website, etc) on the web. Therefore, there is no need to list out the websites one by one. Generic terms like the ones I mentioned would suffice.
ok so if I need to be an ahli to enter.. how do I apply to be an ahli if I can’t get in?
Do I sign up at our local Shell Station or Tescos?
@Boss Stewie
Haha. I thought of that as well. Anyway, I don’t agree with their business strategy. Why force someone to become a member before they can use the Internet there? Isn’t that just “chasing away” customers? Memberships should be used to give incentives like discounts, not forced upon customers.
As far as I am concerned, in Cyber Cafe License, The front glass should be transparent. To have a black/dark glass is strictly prohibited. What has the municipal been doind? They set the requirements and yet they approve licence for those who are againts it.
Another thing is what do they mean by entertainment? what kind of entertainment do they have? Snooker table in there (this is the first thing come accross my mind when u see a cyber cafe with dark glass entrance)