diff --git a/slack/chat.py b/slack/chat.py
index c6764bf..bbf8f60 100644
--- a/slack/chat.py
+++ b/slack/chat.py
@@ -6,6 +6,18 @@ from . import auth
 from . import users
 from datetime import datetime
 import textwrap
+import re
+
+
+
+def __text_parse_uid(text):
+    res = text
+    for uid in re.findall("<@(.*?)>", text):
+        uid = uid.split("|")[0]
+        user = slack.users.info(uid)
+        res = re.sub("<@%s(.*?)>" % uid, "@%s" % user.user(), res)
+    return res
+
 
 
 class Message:
@@ -21,6 +33,7 @@ class Message:
     def __str__(self):
         lines = []
         for line in self.__text:
+            line   = __text_parse_uid(line)
             lines += [ "" ] + textwrap.wrap(line)
         text = "\n	".join(lines)
         time = self.__time.strftime("%I:%M:%S %p")
diff --git a/slack/users.py b/slack/users.py
index 81ca1dd..c23e7f3 100644
--- a/slack/users.py
+++ b/slack/users.py
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ class User:
             return self.__user
         return ("%s %s" % (self.__first, self.__last)).strip()
 
+    def user(self):
+        return self.__user
+
     def email(self):
         return self.__email