Nigel Farage's UKIP Goes Viral In SE Asia After Misinterpretation

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A pro-Brexit poster from the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) has grabbed the attention of the masses in Malaysia and the Philippines for all the wrong reasons.

Nigel Farage and a UKIP promotional banner repeatedly refer to women’s genitals in a comical way due to language difference.

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Asian Correspondent reports:

The photograph of Nigel Farage, leader of UKIP, and a fellow party member during a press conference has been shared widely on social media. The banner bears the words “I’m voting UKIP” repeatedly, and placed so that the word “UKIP” is side by side by side.

Malaysians and Filipinos have pointed out that it appears to also spell “PUKI”, which is widely known in both countries as a vulgar word for ‘vagina’ or ‘c**t’.

Britons who have found out the meaning of the rude word have been tickled, particularly in the wake of Brexit, when just over a week ago, the U.K. voted to leave the European Union.

This picture of Nigel Farage is now trending in Malaysia because “puki” means … oh dear pic.twitter.com/vXRsLO0Wj9

— Jeremy Vine (@theJeremyVine) July 1, 2016

Going viral now back in Malaysia.

Will leave you guys to Google translate ‘PUKI’ in Malay. pic.twitter.com/4KpbQIS2Uj

— James Wong (@Botanygeek) June 30, 2016

Delighted to learn that this photo is being shared in the Philippines, where “puki” means vagina (via @BizPears) pic.twitter.com/lqy3whfwp3

— Luke Lewis (@lukelewis) June 30, 2016

UKIP: the gift that keeps on giving. pic.twitter.com/1keL60vijB

— J. Ali (@junayed_) June 30, 2016

Brexit was largely championed by Farage, leading to the glee of those who voted remain to find that his party name translates into a rather vulgar word.

But that’s not all – even Farage himself has not escaped the hilarity. The name Farage sounds similar to the Malay word ‘faraj’, which also translates to vagina.

This is pure schadenfreude at its best and an exact description of what Nigel really is. (Translate PUKI from Malay) pic.twitter.com/hNJJNl4J6V

— LA Thomas (@AlmightyPopcorn) July 3, 2016

No wonder @Nigel_Farage hates foreigners. Puki means c*nt and Faraj ( Farage) means vagina in #Malay lol pic.twitter.com/zcovYisN8c

— Zainah Zain-Ismail (@KLCanolog) July 1, 2016