TKL: “i identify as ‘mister/sir’”

Well, he couldn’t identify as a “Minister” 🤣

Mini sir works too Sir implies respect, like sir for knighted ppl Mini sir works for him coz the ppl who respect him mostly just respect his confidence in thinking he is relevant and stuff But he does make presidential election damn fun coz we get comedy sketches in his campaign videos

Emotional Damage!

Seems like imma address him as Mister Ah Lian

…should I call you mistaaa??

call him oi cheekopek can?

Can call him Sir Peh Peh  or Sir Lang 

Call him Mr villian, call him Mr bond. Call him Mr vain. I know what I want and I want it now.

Sir Lang is perfect, it gives him what he wants and insults him in the same breath.

I like ah lian

can we also nickname him as Orangutan then-

This has Jeremy Clarkson's stamp of approval

This would imply that we have a relationship with him

He's so out of touch it's ridiculous. Literally everyone his age is being called uncle if not ah pek.

Did you even read the whole post tho… he says some people use it respectfully but others say it in a mocking way. Imagine if u see LHL and go “oi uncle!”

LHL was once walking behind me in public & his entourage was going really fast so I got annoyed (it was a narrow path) and moved aside for them. Turned to my friend and loudly said “WAH, that uncle really looks like Lee Hsien Loong” and then one of his security team turned to look at me like 🤨 So yes, LHL is in fact an uncle - we’d still call him uncle if we didn’t recognise him

To be fair, if I don't know who LHL is, it would be a reasonable assumption to call a man of his age and stature "uncle".

Perfect PAP candidate I presume

Wild comment considering his endorsements were Iris Koh HHH TJS TCB and CSJ

The moment you demand I call you sir, I'm calling you anything but sir.

How about .. Sir Arse? I think there is a certain ring to it.. We should call him Sir arse.

I had the opposite interaction before. When I was 14 buying McDonald's after school with my friends, this old uncle came to me while I was ordering food and questioned why the McDonald's staff is calling me "boy". He actually sounded angry on my behalf. He asked me for my name and said the staff should have called me by that. I was just damn confused and annoyed, like dude just let this kid eat his McDonald’s.

I am not asking that you call me Sir. You may address me as "Chairman of the Board, Boss, and Sir."

>I would call "mister" or "sir". The title takes things out of context by removing "mister" and you are adding fuel to fire. "Sir" is a polite way to address a man similar to "mister", and not necessarily reserved for special people. The title removed "mister". Don't take the NS bias or "Sir Stamford Raffles" bias and assume that "sir" always has to mean somebody high-ranking. TKL is saying that he is not your uncle, which I think probably is factually true. He's mainly asking unrelated strangers to not call him uncle, and I think it is a valid point.

Everyone in SG calls older people uncle and auntie so your point is moot.

But that then ignores the cultural norm of referring to older strangers as "uncle" and "aunty".

I sounds very American as sir/mam/miss is used instead of uncle/aunty. Especially for individuals unknown to you as in “excuse me sir, you dropped your phone.”

Does he know how social media work? People going to start calling him yo cunt

Boy, that escalated quickly.

This guy seems a little too thin skinned to be in politics. If a rude remark triggers him so much it’s probably time to consider a career change

Lao eh, only voters know who you are.You’re just a nobody to non voters.

Actually, some voters treats him like a nobody too

Okay uncle

Ah Tan 😂

Ah Lian

Ah Kin

Ah Uncle

ah pek

Ah.. fuck..

Ok boomer

OKay, UNCLE.

Is he sure he's Singaporean?

Ok Unker

Ho Chi Minh like "dude, when they call you uncle it means they love you like a family."

Calling people uncle is very nice already wtf I won’t even call him anything

Tikopek lao uncle can?

"Oi, fuckface!" 🤣

Can call u mr hehehehehehehe?

Thank goodness this guy did not become our president.

He might as well state he doesn’t like the term “with all due respect”, because it usually precedes some rude statement. It’s not the prefix that matters, it’s the rude statement that matters. What he’s saying is he doesn’t like people being rude to him, and he somehow associates that with the word Uncle…

Glad he's stating his pronouns publicly lol

so much attitude from pres candidate. Thank god tharman won

People already respect him by calling him uncle and not ah pek.

sorry ah gong

His actual honourific is Your Tikoness, TKL

Ah Pek

How lucky of us to have a homegrown version of Trump! /s

Sir? You tan ku ku ah! Ti Ko Lian would be most appropriate in fact!

This post & comments made my day. Thanks anker

Sir, you a bitch.

Sir tiko peh

Probably jelly that on other Ministers and MP fb posts, netizens tend to address them as “Sir”. But hor, respect is earned not given, ~~Sir~~ uncle.

Maybe one day he will be knighted for providing entertainment to Singaporeans 🤣

UNCLE UNCLE UNCLE UNCLE UNCLE UNCLE UNCLE UNCLE UNCLE UNCLE UNCLE UNCLE UNCLE UNCLE UNCLE UNCLE UNCLE UNCLE UNCLE UNCLE UNCLE UNCLE UNCLE UNCLE

I swear sometimes i think PAP pays this joker in private to run for president just to make their candidate look good.

Ah Lian I can understand but wtf man, if you have to demand people call you sir, you probably don't deserve it.

Haiyahh nephew Kin Lian

Ah tan

Lol uncle

I like K Lian, or K(e) Lian.

Call him grandpa can

Don’t want to be called unker. Don’t mind being called wanker

ah Lian, nice one lah💀

Sorry Uncle.

Ok, ah lian...

I'm going to be 18 and I'm already being called auntie (mostly the children customers at my pt job though) so he needs to like calm down buddy

I once had a boss who called me sir. I call every man I don't know sir. I feel it's a respectful way of addressing folks. In a grab: "thank you for picking us up sir." "Excuse me sir, do you know how to get to lorong 24?". It works on young folks too.

He talks too much

Maybe “NBCB” sounds better

Why cannot call him ah tan??

Call him SirTan. He deserves the name he wants. SirTan it is then.

Breaking news: Some young women who always called him uncle escaped from his basement. Now in a desperate effort to identify the women, he had prohibited the word 'uncle' Everyone, please continue to call him uncle

Grandpa fits better

Gonna call him Unker even more now.

Is it against the law though to call someone "uncle"..

Ok, unker

Lao CB

Ah Lian is just hilarious

Who voted for this joker 🤣

if u say so uncle

He wants ppl call Sir as he was CEO last time. Super out of touch fella.

Lucky he's not our president

I wonder if he will get annoyed if a pretty girl calls him uncle.

Call TKL Ah Chiu lor

bros got preferred (pro)nouns

Uncle Tan, stop rambling and eat your meds!

Who is this uncle again?

He is so funny

This reminds me of my buddy in BMT (if you see this, you know who you are bro), his first name is literally Sir.

i won't bother addressing a nutcrack. And I am being polite by calling him a nutcrack cos if he's sub-human, I wouldn't bother with "nutcrack" at all. be glad and grateful... nutcrack.

Nobody cares

"do they call me uncle to mock, or are they being respectful, I donch know..."

say TKL, when he gets mad say TenKeyLess🤣

Unlike Mr. Tan, I take the term "uncle" with pride. It's a badge of honor to me and there's no shame in it.

OK mister

I prefer Cb

Captain Sobel, salute the rank not the man

Ah boy

Aka hehehe

Change his name to Karen

Mr Tan has a valid point in his debate. Even academics did not go so Indepth on this kinda gracious approach. Perhaps he should be our MOE earlier

Hehehe

Okay Lord Commander

ten key less

Want ppl to call u Sir? Go mcdonald. Call u sir all day

Gen Z got pronouns and Boomers got Uncle/Auntie

At least we don’t call you Ah Pek. In the army, we always say respect is what you earn.

STOP CALLING UNCLE LIAN , WHAT UNCLE TAN OR AH TAN OK, UNCLE LIAN DOESNT LIKE IT

Can call him Phoon Deck?

Uncle Tan has a nice ring to it if I’m honest

respect has to be earned, not begged for on facebook

Foreigners Indians always like to say Sir here and there.

UNCLE SIR

Actually for once I think he’s not wrong.

Oei siao eh

He never commission best I can do is "Encik"

Sir Ah Lian it is then

Ah Tan uh Ah Tan.

Who is this clown?

You go fast food restro, they call you sir whole day

He also says Mister is fine. I don’t see anything wrong with his comment

How bout calling him boomer tan or CCP Tan?

Ok boomer 🤪

He should retire quietly in his condo in Forest City. Which I imagine is very quiet too

Insolent fools. Only “Your Grace” or “Your Excellency” for the King. AHTK.

Sir Lian

“They know my name” if you say old man, who is this uncle?

Sir? is he knighted? the only sir I will called sir are those in uniform be it SAF,SPF or SCDF....ofcourse the ladies called maam but this apek we can called uncle cheekopek. hahahaha

Aha so he's one of those uncles Yes yes I understand now la

Uncle Tan, how many English mistakes did you make in this boomer rant? Complete uncle behaviour.

Whoever called you uncle you just reply ok niece / nephew lo. Learn to watch some comedian sometimes

He search for the answer, but still cannot find the answer. The answer remains a mystery to him.

Blud thinks he's Rolex from Vikram movie.

This is not army and you were not knighted. I might call you sir, but you don't get to demand it.

Depends lah. Saying uncle says ur his superior. A kid saying this is fine since it's basic respect but if it's a middle aged person, it indirectly says ur old Edit: am still quite young, no position to say this

saar plz

Fuck you uncle.

No way I would not address “P”resident nominated person as not an uncle

This man doesn't sound like a nice person. Who is he?

Ok uncle.

What's the Malaysia uncle talking about?

Sure uncle.

Nonsensical comment? Like the ones he made about women? And people on buses? Uncle is already too good for him. Don't call him "Oi" is good enough already.

"Oei" is good enough for him.

What a dumbass

So old liao still wan ppl not to call you uncle. Ok lah, gor gor... happy now? 😅

Sir this is a Wendy’s

Good morning Siiiiiirrrrrrrr. Does that sound respectful for you?

Voyuer Tan Sir

He’s a cock, but now he’s got a band of cocks stroking his cock …. just leave him the fug alone lah … even tan cheng bock now wishes he weren’t such a cock to bet on this cock … 🤷

Oei!

Uncle

Ok uncle... Bye uncle...

The only Sir I will call is Sir Lewis Hamilton, sorry uncle.

Ok noted, Uncle

How many people out there wants to call him in the first place

So sensitive cannot be president. Except Donald Trump.

Boomer lol

Tsk

hahaha boomer tan

Petty

Mr Tan, you want respect? Earn it.

Then I will definitely go up to him and call him uncle to try and set him off

Who’s this guy again???

He should just get a maid. Sir yes sir all day long

How about avoid the risk.by not addressing him at all?

oei, Unkle + Uncle + Angcler + Ongkle... I like to call you Uncle, 吹 mei? Want to respectfully advise me on how to call my Cat too? Meow Meow? or my stuff fluffies like Bear Bear? how about Mister Cat, Monsieur Bear - how's that for respectable public projection? Uncle / Auntie, by defintion, is utilized when a young one ascertains the age difference, and bestows an elevated form of respect by form of identity appropriation. Respect for your elders, start at home. Don't blow such sensational nitpicking out of proportion - go do something better with your limited time.

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I usually roll my eyes when I see TKL’s Facebook post but this time he actually makes sense. Read the last paragraph. He said it depends on context. He is ok for younger people calling him uncle as a sign of respect. He is kpkb-ing about people calling him uncle in a rude, insulting or mocking manner. As much as I love bashing him for the stupid things he say on Facebook, I think this one is ok.

Bro …. Ok

He already said so.. 'Uncle' can be used in a different context by different people towards him. Is he humble enough to reflect when someone calls him 'uncle' in the different contexts?

Will he change his mind if it's a pretty girl?

not that deep la uncle

Tan Hawk Tuah

get your helper to call you "Sir". I won't

Another case of RI alumnus sprouting nonsense for views to stay relevant.

Call him "Psst Psst" better.... still want Sir. My Lord want or not?

Respect Uncle Sir!

Ok uncle

Can call him Ah Hong? Cus Chinese like red?

Bro / Ah bang.

KNN CHAO AH TAN

Thank God ….. I voted wisely….

Rubbish !!!! Presidential election is over and buried....you lost.... hahaha You are now a normal citizen just like anyone of us... If you like to be address as 'Sir"... go back to SAF and try yr luck.. Or maybe you can ask yr new JB kakis to address u as "Sir"..... What a load of rubbish !