As far as I'm concerned, I sing the National Anthem in the
language it was written in - Malay.
With my family members, I honor my mother-tongue - Teochew.
In my understanding, the standard language in and for Commerce
here, is English of the British standards.
I order my meals at hawker centers in various Chinese dialects
(Hokkien, Cantonese, Teochew) & Mandarin, and as well in Malay
for Muslim Food. Unfortunately, I knew no one who'd teach me
Tamil.
Technically, most of us ARE multilingual. I'm not taken aback by
such a posting querying our ability to speak our National Language,
because we are made up of many different ethnic groups, races, and
religions.
In my opinion, it isn't just the standard way that we are outwardly
presentable to the eyes of those around us, but more importantly,
how we have stood and still are standing now, that matters
most.
Comparatively: in my wedding, my wedding car was just an ordinary
Toyota Corrola 1.6, and entire ritual was very simple and budget
minding. An associate I knew, had a very grand wedding - huge
luxurious wedding car and dinner - but his marriage lasted only one
year.
