quit abolishing singlish
we're always reminded to be proud to be singaporeans, but why is it never 'proud to be speaking singlish'?
time and time again we're encouraged though thankfully not at knife point, to speak good english. i do not give a damn about speaking good english. what do we get out of speaking good english? the aunty at the coffeeshop and the uncle selling fish at the market won't understand you if you speak proper english. example: i would like to have a cup of hot tea please. the aunty would probably look at you with her jaws hanging and say: simi taichi?
BE PROUD TO SPEAK SINGLISH. THERE IS NOTHING TO BE EMBARRASSED ABOUT. if the irish expect us to understand their thick accents and slang, why can't they understand if we talk like this la alamak stupid ar the irish.
yes i understand that good and proper english should be spoken when dealing with foreign clients, especially ang mohs. but only in business correspondence that i feel should we speak good english. amongst ourselves, just speaking singlish la.
we are singaporeans. we are a special nation. be proud of who we are. when we go overseas, speak singlish, eat with alot of sound and dig your noses in public! that way people know we're singaporeans! we're a small dot on the map but we're going to make singapore be seen and heard!
time and time again we're encouraged though thankfully not at knife point, to speak good english. i do not give a damn about speaking good english. what do we get out of speaking good english? the aunty at the coffeeshop and the uncle selling fish at the market won't understand you if you speak proper english. example: i would like to have a cup of hot tea please. the aunty would probably look at you with her jaws hanging and say: simi taichi?
BE PROUD TO SPEAK SINGLISH. THERE IS NOTHING TO BE EMBARRASSED ABOUT. if the irish expect us to understand their thick accents and slang, why can't they understand if we talk like this la alamak stupid ar the irish.
yes i understand that good and proper english should be spoken when dealing with foreign clients, especially ang mohs. but only in business correspondence that i feel should we speak good english. amongst ourselves, just speaking singlish la.
we are singaporeans. we are a special nation. be proud of who we are. when we go overseas, speak singlish, eat with alot of sound and dig your noses in public! that way people know we're singaporeans! we're a small dot on the map but we're going to make singapore be seen and heard!
posted by Mud at 5:47 AM
7 Comments:
you are one sick freak.
again, like ive said, why hold on to a sub-standard language as one of our trademarks?
its downright embarassing.
boooo!
p.s: u owe me drinks and a meal!
SINCE WHEN?!
my fren doesnt get it when i say im gonna drink TEA.
not until i say, TEH!
so yeah, we dont go kedai kopi and say, satu TEA-O. we say TEH-O.
you should tell your friend you want some teh-tek.
Afzal, your last comment was quite funny! Haha! Anyway, I wholeheartedly agree. Shareena, another friend of ours and I had this same conversation with some Indian guy at a hawker centre, and he was one of those holier-than-thou kind of fucks just because he went overseas to study. He didn't even know that nobody takes orders at a hawker centre! So yes, speak Singlish, but know when to speak it. BUT DON'T DIG YOUR NOSE IN PUBLIC, LAH.
Khalies.
ok. i'll scratch my balls in public then?
haha!tis entry is funny.. n ya at bangkok alot of pple noe we're s'poreans but not cos we eat loudly or DIG OUR NOSE IN PUBLIC! wat la u afzal.heh.IM BACK BTW!!
p/s: wanted to get u a tuk tuk mini at bkk. bt my bf said smthg which makes me soooo angry i didnt buy.so sorry.=)
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