Jejeje and Jejemon

Question

There's a recent phenomenon among the Filipino youth and it's called "jejemon". It's a way of writing text messages (SMS) that to me is absurd, to say the least. Our Department of Education is even already discouraging the use of this "language" among students because they are afraid of its effect on proper language learning. I am bringing it up here just for your information because the "jeje" part of "jejemon" is said to have been derived from the Spanish way of writing "hehehe" and the "mon" from the Japanese "Pokemon". I am surprised to learn too that Jejemon is already in Wikipedia and Urban Dictionary. Nothing to be proud of.

Wikipedia: Jejemon

Urban Dictionary: Jejemon

Well, at least, they are studying a language and another culture. I just hope that it remains a "foreign" language. - 0074b507, May 29, 2010

It's really just misspelling almost everything so it looks like a different language already. - Rikko, May 29, 2010

Answer 1

Kids will be kids jeje

To me it looks like it would be hard work to understand it.

I know, but it looks like it's the absurdity of it that makes it popular with the youth. - Rikko, May 29, 2010

Indeed, maybe another way of rebelling against the pressure to behave in more sensible and mature ways? - galsally, May 30, 2010

Answer 2

Looks almost like a whole new sub-culture thing happening...

I hope they outgrow it. - Rikko, May 29, 2010