“I’m a Malay, not a coloniser” – M’sian Student Bashes His Online Math Teacher for Holding Lessons in English

A viral video showing an online Mathematics lesson by a Malaysian teacher left netizens reeling in anger due to the comment left by one of his students, which many labelled as rude and lacking in manners. 

Originally shared by @damie.s on TikTok, garnering 1.4 million views, the video has made its way to other social media platforms, including a viral post with over 1.2 million views on X (formerly Twitter).

A Malaysian student bashes his online Math teacher for holding lessons in English

In the video, which shows the online Math class on a laptop, the teacher, known as Fathi, can be seen giving what looks like an Algebra lesson on a virtual whiteboard in English.

However, the lesson was interrupted when the teacher noticed a comment left by one of his students, known as Shamil, who criticised the teacher for holding the lesson in English.

The comment read,

“I’m a Malay, sir, not a coloniser.”

Taken aback by the comment, Fathi then replied to the student, asking him what made him write such a comment.

The teacher calmly asserted,

“Can I know Shamil? Do you feel great when you say something like that?

“Do you feel you’re very ‘Malay’? Or that you’re at a higher level? Is this something taught to you all this while?”

Fathi added that his lessons are actually in both Bahasa Melayu and English. Moreover, the teacher stressed that he was not teaching the students Math so that they could only be a “Jaguh Kampung” or someone who’s only a champion in their own backyard.

Watch the video here:

Malaysians give their 2 cents on the video

In the replies to the X post, many Malaysians found the student to be lacking in manners and felt sorry for the teacher for having to deal with such a student.

One commenter noted that the teacher looked to be holding back his anger and called the student rude.

Another commenter echoed the same sentiment but praised the teacher for still being soft-spoken after experiencing such rude behaviour.

So, what do you guys think of the whole situation? Share your thoughts with us in the comments.

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