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Old 07-25-2005, 07:20 AM
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In Thailand, they have this beer named "Singha."

Singha means lion and is pronounced "sing" (aspirated).

However, if you were a Filipino, you would read it as Sing-ha. "Sing-a" means something like to expel mucus from the nose.
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