70+% of the population is Chinese wat, of course u see n hear
chinese lah...
another point...
no offence though, but it seems very much like the Peranakans in
S'pore. if wat is described realli happened in 2050, the definition
of "Singaporean" wld haf been changed to describe the "majority"
(seems to refer to PRC Chinese). by tt time, there will be
assimilation just like the Peranakan popn being assimilated into
the Chinese popn.
take a look at S'pore's past, there was an immigratn flux in the
early 1900s, n there where different categories of Chinese, n
different definitions of "Straits Chinese". onli the British
subjects (includes some peranakans) where considered local.
when the early elections where conducted in the 1940s/50s, most of
the population where immigrants, n ppl started to register for
citizenship. the concept of "local" resident in Singapore is
everchanging. the culture tt defines "local" is olso everchanging.
S'pore used to haf similar culture to tt of Malaysia, but
independence has added distinctive elements such as NS, even the
lingua franca has changed over the times. the influx of new
immigrants will add new elements to wat constitutes "Singaporean".
Unless we completely shut ourselves off like N Korea, the landscape
here will undergo huge changes. like it anot, globalisation has
shaped this place for centuries, we, as decendents of immigrants,
must learn to adapt like our forefathers, n not go soft in the
present comfort zone tt we haf for the past few decades.
who noes, u may find urself married to a PRC or "new immigrant", or
ur children will... (den "the singaporean" will cease to exist in
2050).
