“You don’t say “Hi”, you say “hihi”.
Perhaps it’s without a doubt that many of us have experienced the kind of rush, anxiety and anticipation when we’re texting certain people whom we consider romantically significant in our lives.
We take for granted that the little things we do; the time it takes to respond, the pictures, the smileys, the space between letters, upper case and lower case, and the number of “ha” in a laugh can actually make a difference on how the other person perceives it; and perhaps also reveals what is really on our minds before we hit “send”. Believe it or not, human interaction in virtual space is still as complicated as it is in real life. 
In the latest video by Germani Network, we’re thrust into the bubbles of 3 friends dealing with separate scenarios involving text messaging with girls. Joseph and Edrei represent typical real-world reactions of some guys when they’re texting their crushes, while Sidney represents the cynic/wingman who provides technical advice on text-psychology to Edrei, although ironically doesn’t seem capable of applying it to himself. The advice he gives, of course, is to be taken with a grain of salt. On wounds. Each character provides comic relief in unique forms that caters to different people.
In coming up with the script, the three of us wrote scenarios for our own individual scenes. Much of the inspiration without a doubt comes from a combination of personal experiences and hypothetical scenarios; all carefully written (and sometimes ad-libbed) to make it as relatable and (relatively) realistic as possible. Shit guys say when texting girls marks Germani Network’s return to the popular formula of contemporary Malaysian Youtube, making lighthearted fun of everyday situations in the most exaggerated manner possible. It also marks the possible revival of the “Shit X Say ” phenomenon that began with “Shit Girls Say” back in 2012. As the old saying goes, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
