Service Staff Who Can Only Speak Chinese

~N3RD~ SG

Went to Europe months ago and this ang moh asked me where're you from... I replied Singapore... He said, wow... Singapore's a nice city... I've been there before, merlion right? & It's in China am I right? ..................................................

rainee SG

I think tourists will advise their friends to avoid singapore unless they can speak chinese

There are already tourists from Japan who seem to be complaining about that. They had thought that Singapore is very big on English so they actually spent time to learn that language before they came over, and even bought electronic Japanese-English dictionary to help them along. But when they reached here, they found out the shop owners kept talking to them in Chinese instead.

charlize SG

Therein lies the huge potential problem Singapore will have as a tourist destination in the near future.

Only Mandarin speaking tourists will feel welcomed.

av98m SG

Therein lies the huge potential problem Singapore will have as a tourist destination in the near future.

Only Mandarin speaking tourists will feel welcomed.

haiz..and it becomes a vicious cycle. given enough time singapore will be populated only by the chinese.

dragg SG

lets boycott shops that employ non-english speaking staff.

haha.

charlize SG

lets boycott shops that employ non-english speaking staff.

haha.

No point.

They have enough Mandarin speaking clientele to support them.

rainee SG

lets boycott shops that employ non-english speaking staff.

haha.

There are too many of them you wouldn't be able to survive if you did that.

Rock^Star SG

Seems that citizens of the west are still asking where Singapore is after all these damn years. I tot F1 alrdy put us on the world map? We reached first world in 1 generation?? We are known to have bright mathematicians in our elementary schools? USA uses our textbooks?? Russia wants to model after us??

We are not as famous as the papers make us out to be, it seems.

Rock^Star SG

We are invaded, confirmed. Show me any chinese restaurant u have been to which doesn't employ PRCs. Likewise for foodcourts, dept. stores etc etc. This is just the first step. Next we will see educated chinamen compete with us for fresh entry engineer, banking, finance, legal jobs etc.

udontknowme SG

i just thought of something. you guys are complaining abt speaking chinese.
but i had an issue with english.

my mom got into a cab one day and told the driver where we wanted to go. he turned around and went 'HUH?'. so my mom repeated herself. and he went 'huh' again.
so then i repeated what my mom said. in singlish. and he said (something along the lines of) 'orhhh!!!! next time don't speak like ang moh lah. i cannot understand one'.

hehe. my mom was very amused. =P

798 SG

either way we r TIONG-ed!

it's a good thing i'm more comfortable in speakin mandarin.

n one more thing, sinkies r not very good in english either, tok bout criticise others yet making a fool of themselves.

mancha SG

The sales person is always right.

Not the customer.

This is the progression from

The government is always right.

Not the citizen.

rainee SG

either way we r TIONG-ed!

it's a good thing i'm more comfortable in speakin mandarin.

n one more thing, sinkies r not very good in english either, tok bout criticise others yet making a fool of themselves.

This is not about being able to speak perfect English. We are not expecting the people in the service industry to be able to speak perfect English, as long as they can understand and converse with the customers in basic English.

mancha SG

I hope the PRCs would learn Hokkien.

Already I have seen a Bangla coffee stall assistant speaking Hokkien.

Kuali Baba SG

Well, their point is that it applies to local staff as well. My Indonesian roomie has been on the receiving end of unnecessary presumptions far too often.

dragg SG

There are too many of them you wouldn't be able to survive if you did that.

so it is the fault of the employers who doesnt provide english orientation lessons.

Kuali Baba SG

so it is the fault of the employers who doesnt provide english orientation lessons.

I think it's the fault of both. As employees, they should be sensitive to the needs of their various customers and have the initiative to improve their product knowledge and fluency in spoken English.

rainee SG

Yea agree. Some employers provide the courses but the employees do not take it seriously.

Meat Pao SG

last time (about 8-to-10 years ago), when i playing those yahoo games and they ask ASL
i say 36/f/singapore, they will ask is singapore is part of china
i say no..

but i think now, i can proudly say........... yes....... soon........

Ehem.....

I see you always said you are 36 years old........

rainee SG

What's the Mandarin word for "mui fan"?

Today I said "mui fan" to one of the China people in my canteen and I ended up being served a plate of mee hoon instead.

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