"Twitter is a Burmese word that is derived from Twot-tee Twitter which is the same meaning in English" said Daw See, a Burmese old lady who is the founder of Twitter Inc in USA.
Her name "Jack Dorsey" is the corrupt-pronounciation of the original Burmese name Daw See.
Having an intention to congratualate the Burmese iT expert and promote Burmese words world-wide, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, pro-democracy leader of Burma expressed her desire to use "Twitter" just before her release from house-arrest.
Ma Zagar Bauk (her name is mistakenly pronounced as Mark Zuckerberg), another Burmese young lady was unhappy for that news as Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was not interested in her Facebook.
"I am upset for that. I think Daw Suu does not want to use my Facebook because it is not a Burmese word", 26-year-old Burmese young lady told Burma Strange News. She emphasized that she will use Burmese names for her next Social Networking Services.
Please continue posting in English version as most of the our second generation who were grown up in overseas are unable to read Burmese any more. They still have interest in Burma, but teenagers' interest is different from mature adults. Your well written English posts may be a venue to attract and make them keep in touch with latest Burmese affairs.
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