generally, isnt it a shame that a chinese cant speak
chinese or arent interested in conversing in chinese? the
same goes for a malay or indian who cant speak their own language
(never met one until today. but plenty in the case of
chinese)
i know a lot of people defended this situation by saying all
singaporeans study and speak english because of
survival.
but the unfortunate thing is a lot of local chinese arent
interested in learning chinese or are not interested in conversing
in chinese.
why? because the english language is more 'high
class'? i cant help but believe that many chinese actually
think or feel that way.
its the fault of our educational system that local chinese
can hardly speak the chinese language and
dialects.
i think it is only 'normal' for a mainland chinese to want to
converse in chinese with a fellow chinese, regardless of
nationality.
I think it is very inconsiderate for them to expect everyone to
speak Mandarin to them. This is not China, you can't expect
everyone to speak Chinese here because there are so many different
races and not all of them are fluent in Mandarin to begin with,
heck, it is not even their mother tongue!
Plus if we don't know Mandarin doesn't mean we do not know other
dialects. We speak English not because we think it is high class,
it is because it is an universal language which can be understood
by most people here, except for those who are unwilling to learn
and expect everyone to speak the only language that they know.
