A man came home from work and his children ran to him and called out “Ayah! Ayah!”

His neighbor got very upset and said to him, “Can you please tell your children not to call you ‘Ayah’?”

The man asked, “Why?”

The neighbor retorted, “Because my children call me ’Ayah’ too. They might get confused and mistake you to be their father.”

Source : http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/48834-umno-selangor

PS : One particular word has been replaced for a clearer context.