6/3 I notice a lot of foreigners say "Oiii." Is that our equivalent of
"hey" or "dude"?
\_ It's spelled "Oy!"
\_ Do you mean the French for "yes"?
\_ that would be "oui"
\_ I believe it's the Japanese.
\_ Aussies, Brits, and the occasional Kiwi say "Oi." Mel Brooks says
"Oy." Japanese punks say "Oiii." In the first and last, it's like
our "hey!" but in the second, it's more like "oh, brother."
\_ I like "aiya!". Even the blacks, hispanics and whites say it
at the poker card club
\_ That one gets a lot of international play: aiyaiyai, or aiya,
either way. |