In case you missed it, the Indonesian phrase has gone viral and worldwide, briefly being the number 1 item trending on Twitter. Om Telolet Om!, roughly translated means "Sir, Honk your horn, sir!", from the Dutch "Oom" meaning Uncle, and the onomatopoeia of the sound the horns supposedly make. It is believed to have originated somewhere in East Java, mainly by little kids standing by the side of the road asking bus drivers to honk their customized horns.
The phrase was then Tweeted at a number of international EDM artists, initially causing confusion. Inexplicably, as these things always go, these artist started retweeting the trend and it gained international attention once EDM DJs started sampling the bus horns in their music. For example Firebeatz in their YouTube video.
Like many other things that have gone viral, people who were born in the last century are forgiven if they have no idea what the hell the ruckus is all about!
Maybe it is harkens to a simpler and more innocent time, when just the honks of a bus can make someone happy.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-38391207
The phrase was then Tweeted at a number of international EDM artists, initially causing confusion. Inexplicably, as these things always go, these artist started retweeting the trend and it gained international attention once EDM DJs started sampling the bus horns in their music. For example Firebeatz in their YouTube video.
Like many other things that have gone viral, people who were born in the last century are forgiven if they have no idea what the hell the ruckus is all about!
Maybe it is harkens to a simpler and more innocent time, when just the honks of a bus can make someone happy.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-38391207
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