Originally posted by Hogzilla:
I think i went to Shanghai about the same time as you. I saw one
Sitcom, it is in, I believe, Shanghainese.
Mandarin is China's offical dialect, but you can't expect everyone
to speak purely Mandarin, right? Same thing in Singapore. Malay is
the offical language, but we don't speak Malay eveyday one,
right?
But them it's different. Singapore is so small. If you divide it
further, what's left? Besides, we have to keep in mind of one
problem that is in the way when we were just independent: Secret
Society. Different secret society bond itself with it's own
dialect, so banning dialect will undermine the secret society's
bond.
China is [b]BIG lor. They have a few dialect district
(there are disputes, some say 7, some say 8, even got people say
12. So I only say "few"), these district have their unique dialect
that differs greatly in grammar and pronouncation. Shanghai is in
heart of the Wu dialect district, it's naturally that they have TV
programs that are in their native dialect.
But I agree that it's high time to reconsider the ban.[/b]
Hmm..if we are going to be a global city, metropolitan, foreign
talent importing, economic city, i think there are more people
speaking arabic, german, india PRs. then would'nt it divide the
country even more?
furthermore, i think dialects will enhance the communities
cohesiveness, at least there a common topic to speak and learn
from.
p.s. i think no one plays secret society anymore, every play lan
games nowadays. lol
