Do you have a friend who “latah”?
Latah is defined as a psychological condition, observed in Malaysian cultures in which an individual, after experiencing a shock, becomes anxious and suggestible, often imitating the actions of another person.
For someone who has it, they are often the subject of teasing from friends and family because of their funny and spontaneous actions.
Photo via TikTok (Mr Obie)
A video on TikTok of a mak cik who has this being interviewed by a reporter recently went viral!
In the 28-second video shared by Mr Obie on his account, the mak cik is being interviewed by Astro AWANI and was reminding the public to take the COVID-19 vaccine.
After a few seconds into the video, the mak cik started lashing out despite not getting teased by anyone. So funny!
One netizen asked in the comments whether this is the after effects of the vaccine and one said that the mak cik made them want to get the vaccine because of how happy and unbothered she looked after receiving her jab.
The video has since garnered over 626,200 views, 43,700 likes and 863 comments at the time of writing.
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By: Aishah Akashah Ahadiat
