Cina People

Short Ninja SG

I wasnt wearing my reading glasses and I thought you said "I wish I was born in Ang Mo Kio" Shocked Why Bishan no good ar? Laughing

dumbdumb! SG

i used to stay in bishan ok. don't play play hahaha.

damn the video damn funny la.

i got hairy arms, and a cute butt too Embarassed

teraexa SG

Coming to think of it, I have zero tolerance towards those people who try to act gantang/banana by putting on an american or british accent and trying to act high class.

To them, they think the whole world revolves around just the Anglo-Saxon culture and they will not hesitate to put down anything they associate with Chinese or even Asian culture in general. To them, their greatest wish is probably to become a Westerner.

Personally I do not really bother telling these people off because it is really of no use trying to get a message into their thick heads which already has an inherent bias towards anything Chinese or Asian for that matter.

Yes I am from one of those 'elite' school and there are some who really are like that. Yet, I am always in comfort that the majority of the students in my school do not think like them. The bananas/potatoes are just a small minority.

There's nothing wrong with being associated with Asian culture. After all, we are Asians. There are also friends of mine who have an impeccable grasp of the Chinese culture and yet they are far from the 'low class/crass' stereotypes. They could even be more cosmopolitan and contemporary than these banana/potato wannabes.

Just my $0.0214 worth, including GST.

SumOne SG

I know, I'm just supporting your stand. Just don't get it with these people, just because they are poor in it they must despise people who are not poor in it.

digicharat SG

is this the right word?
post-colonial syndrome?

Spartans SG

haha Laughing but nowadays people prefer American accent more than British accent.

Hello Kitty SG

no! me is pro-Brit!

mochou SG

of cos, Hello Kitty was born in London.

jondizzle foshizzle SG

LOL what the hell...Singapore is like the only country that likes the American accent. It's probably the most hated accent in the world.

patdog112 SG

if i dun knoe how to speak english i wun be ashame.. if i dun know chinese i will feel ashame....

i am intersted in chinese all the way... failing any other subject i wont feel a thing but anything less than 65 for chinese i will feel sad..

Fastway SG

Sometimes you cant blame their incompetence in language. It's in their blood. Twisted Evil

passerbyJIA SG

me too. The thing is, majority of those who claim themselves to be "English speaking" and dont give a damn to Chinese, speak only Singlish or English with an unmistakably heavy Singlish accent. Honestly, I cant help feeling ashame of them - losers. btw, by majority, I mean >99%

Unfortunately, I am dealing with these hopeless losers day in and day out who can hardly finish a sentence, both spoken and written, without making serious gramatical mistakes. Whenever there is a chance, they will proudly say that their Chinese is poor because they want to imply to others that their English is good. I dont think anyone needs to know English well enough to tell that they aint "qualified" to be "bananas" as their English is too inadequate to be "white inside". How can they be "white inside" while they inherantly have no culture of any kind they can truly call their own! Asian culture? Please dont give Asian culture a bad name!!!

trendz SG

Let's zoom in to the two languages of English and Mandarin. I come from an English-speaking family. Both sides of my family speaks english. But i can speak mandarin pretty well too, although there is an English accent in my speech.

I see no disgrace in being a chinese who doesn't know how to speak mandarin. There are lots of whites in the States whose English isn't that good either. Some can't even spell as well as us.

Well, to me - Chinese is just a tool. You can't deny that English is - THE INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE. It is the MAIN gateway to communication. Chinese/mandarin will NEVER be an International Language. Even the Chinese are starting to make it compulsory to learn English, or at least a beneficial option.

The key to good communication is to allow yourself to be understood. I've got people speaking f*cked up English as though they come from China. F*ckin' terok. They got me f*ckin' fed up. Thus, when I see them struggling to impress me with their 'excellent' English, I switch to Mandarin and Singlish.

Imagine that situation when they're speaking to a foreigner - your usual Angmoh. If you're that Angmoh, would you like to have any business deals with them? [A chicken talking to a duck] Well, the same could be said for your Chinese counterpart. Laughing

The European countries, the States, etc ('the angmoh markets') and even India - how many really know how to communicate in Mandarin? I know that the Chinese market is there to be tapped, but the quality - be it labour, products and goods, services, etc ain't as established, renowned & 'value for money.' Like they say - 'you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.' Laughing

Why do English-speaking people stereotype Chinese-speaking people as low-class? Please take a look at your lovely Chinese Ah Bengs. Do you wanna unconsciously wear their cheena tags?

Oh, try flirting with an 'angmoh-pai' girl speaking in mandarin. She'll give you one tight slap and ask you to f*ck back to China. Laughing

One way to rid the barrier is to be effectively versatile in changing your way of speech according to situations. (ie. ability to code-switch, which is an advantage.)

Unfortunately, most Singaporeans can't. But fret not, Singapore loves cheenas, if you had noticed. Nobody cares if you're good in English. Rolling Eyes

TheGoodEarth SG

I pick a few comments here to comment:
1) chinese who can't speak chinese
2) people who act superior by speaking english only
3) languages in general

1) If you are born and bred in China - any dialect or language is still chinese, not necessarily mandarin! So, if I can speak dialects but not mandarin, am I not chinese? I had to correct this misconception when I was at a Speak Mandarin Campaign when a stupid professor made the comment that Chinese who cannot speak mandarin are not Chinese. I get his impression here too. So, to these people, you are the most stupidiest Chinese if you make or maintain this misconception.

2) There will always be INFERIOR complex people who have the need to prove their EGO by speaking another tongue - thinking that they are the 'educated' ones as compared to their chinese-speaking cousins. For a long time, people think that angmoh is superior. This myth is still in many minds, not only in SG but also in HK. These inferior complex people naturally look down on chinese-speaking folks. My suggestion is to ignore such pariahs, avoid speaking to them (as they have no brains), better to talk to your dogs or cats - at least they don't mind what language you use!

3) Languages - people on this Earth speak different languages or dialects. It is as natural as the colour of your hair or skin or facial feature. There is no such think as the superior race, the chosen people, god's children or whatever that renders one more superior than another. The need for superiority is really man's weakness and the cause of a lot of strives, wars, ethnic cleansing, racial riots, atrocities, blatant murders, senseless killings.
MY language is THE language. MY race is THE race. MY god is THE god. MY one is THE one! THINK THINK THINK!

dumbdumb! SG

hmm, it comes with the environment too. when everyone around you speaks broken english, you are bound to pick up bad habits that is thrown around.

likewise, some of my friends who studied in UK, their english improved a great deal, and came with an accent too haha. Mr. Green

so in the end, its not really our fault

passerbyJIA SG

What we are saying here is those Singaporeans who think that they are English speaking would stereotype Chinese speaking people as low class. Those who are truly English speaking typically are more tolerant.

Do I wanna unconsciously wear their cheena tags? No! I want to CONSCIOUSLY be one of them Razz

pokkagreentea SG

Good point. Environment and people can affect the way you carry your behaviour and your language. So unconciously, you will be 'influenced' in a way that you speak like your friends. e.g. your friends are mostly english-speaking ppl so you follow them and speak like english more often in your daily conversations.

wului99 SG

same views as u, just that if i dun have A grade in Chinese i would be depressed liao siao Embarassed

trendz SG

beng beng! mai an ni kuan leh. Laughing

DailyFreeGames.com SG

hahaha, I thought of this long time back, just never get around to post my thoughts, nice one. And may I add, some people got degree damn how lian lor, they look down on others lor, I am quite du lan lor, coz last time I don't study one, so when people give that kind of "i got degree you dun have" kind of attitude, i feel very du lan.

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