sometime i call this person puan or mrs... but this lady later correctrd me call me cik or miss

question...is it so honor to be called cik? i thought being single more sounds loser. ?

Sohai beta

I call them "oi"

Oi minah, mana nak dapat seluar dalam brand Kokidil?

married punya like to be called cik/miss because they feel young again

unmarried punya don't mind puan/madam because it makes them sound like they got value (instead of still single and nobody wants)

Don't know about cik but miss or ms is more prefer if you don't know her marital status or someone prefer to be recognized by her ability? (especially those successful woman) rather than as someone else wife.

Also the answer above my reply.

This post has been edited by HolyValkyrie: Sep 9 2021, 12:54 AM

Last time a made a call to gov office and asked to put me thru to cik xxxxx, just to make thing more neutral, but the guy who answered the call said she is puan bukan cik, nanti panggil dia puan xxxx.
I was like,ok , is it really matter to differentiate woman according to her marital status.
It just a salutation, why once call cik ,other guy can woo her?

Just shout 'ooiiii'

Call Kak feels more sincere, no?

This post has been edited by Vincy8925: Sep 9 2021, 12:58 AM

feel more dara

Call babe la

Kak is more like pasar malam style

Gomen female staff all refer as Puan regardless.

But the her male colleague insisted, he was the one who concerned about the salutation

Call kak jer. Simple

just call every lady Puan, if they want to be called Cik, they will let you know. not everyone will know if u're married

Call makcik. Kahwin or single sure scold u.

Business context I will puan to all, even if she is young (can be my daughter).

Outside I just use kak. Very awkward for me to call a young girl adik

dealing with gomen women boss is a nightmare I tell you

salah cakap GG

If outside call sis je, Billy.

Puan safer la, especially when dealing with official matters

Cik / kak use for Pasar malam

Million dollar question:

Tetek besar?

kalau tuan = puan

cik = aik? or bik?

The norm of address woman based on the marital status is no longer applicable nowdays. I remember reading the article about the woman in western countries, they are no longer want to use their husbands' family names because it has been practiced since medieval ages where women have no will and power to decide anything on themselves. Same goes to the salutation of ms or mrs.

puan = merrid
cik = single ready to mingle

The guy is simply kissing his superior ass in front of his colleagues for brownie points.
You are thinking too much.

cik sounds like calling lenglui, awek suka

puan sounds like calling ahso

If in business or formal setting, call puan. Whether the person is single or married is irrelevant, puan is to show respect. Use cik if only the person told you to call her cik instead.

In casual/informal setting, if you know the lady is single then use cik. If unsure, use puan first. Better to start on more formal then lower down.

Call miss or cik to be safe...

Call her pundek

EH SUNDAL

TS Melayu konon.

Kak lar. Dun care. If they said all the BS, i just said it is tanda hormat saya. Lel

This post has been edited by kcchong2000: Sep 9 2021, 08:54 AM

apa nama tak tau, saya nak tanya..

Sohai beta

I call them "moi"

Cantek, moi pakei seluar dalam brand apa?

See awek call her MAKCIK
See amoi call her AH SOH
See minachi call her AMA

For surgeons, they are informally addressed as Miss or Mr instead of Dr. So yeah i guess Miss is more atas.

Ms. not Miss. Different la. Surgeon not use Miss.
Ms pronoun shorter like Miz
Miss pronoun like (this)(hiss)