tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26639074.post2083468102333539338..comments2023-11-09T16:33:01.289+08:00Comments on Siao Lang Geng (Asylum in Hokkien): Don't Understand ChineseMockingbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06138644598929711369noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26639074.post-41449096253768894622008-06-06T16:59:00.000+08:002008-06-06T16:59:00.000+08:00To Le Radical Galoisien: In fact, most immigrants ...To Le Radical Galoisien: In fact, most immigrants from China are of Southern descent. That's why Cantonese is one of the most common Chinese dialects in any Chinatown of the world.Mockingbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06138644598929711369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26639074.post-75261629637599654802008-05-27T07:15:00.000+08:002008-05-27T07:15:00.000+08:00Mandarin is for the northerners. Most Singaporean ...Mandarin is for the northerners. Most Singaporean Chinese are of Southern descent. :)le radical galoisienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14684821442296479803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26639074.post-82657691179705777512008-05-26T12:21:00.000+08:002008-05-26T12:21:00.000+08:00To Teo Yi Chie: You're right. Chinese is something...To Teo Yi Chie: You're right. Chinese is something which we will lose eventually if we don't use at all for a long enough period of time. It's always good indeed to know an extra language. Knowing an extra language is akin to having an extra pair of eyes.<BR/><BR/>To Solid Snake: You're right. Calling a Chinese who can only speak English and not Chinese, a banana is really just a figure of expression, speech. The inside of a banana is always yellowish white. Sometimes the yellow is darker, sometimes it's lighter.Mockingbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06138644598929711369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26639074.post-20961327631950798922008-05-24T17:01:00.000+08:002008-05-24T17:01:00.000+08:00Anyway if you look carefully some banana is never ...Anyway if you look carefully some banana is never really white.Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752537348537954787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26639074.post-46164247238154767212008-05-24T02:30:00.000+08:002008-05-24T02:30:00.000+08:00It's a use-it-or-lose-it situation. I'm finding my...It's a use-it-or-lose-it situation. I'm finding my Chinese getting from bad to worse.<BR/><BR/>Gone are the days when I even think in Chinese. Maybe I should start again.<BR/><BR/>It's already good to know an extra language.Parkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17581208018640652394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26639074.post-28138685782226877022008-05-23T15:06:00.000+08:002008-05-23T15:06:00.000+08:00To Solid Snake: You're right, China nationals who ...To Solid Snake: You're right, China nationals who come to Singapore to work in customer service should learn at least some basic English. Better that they speak broken China-accented English than none at all.Mockingbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06138644598929711369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26639074.post-24132555987320723182008-05-23T07:45:00.000+08:002008-05-23T07:45:00.000+08:00learn some basic english*learn some basic english*Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752537348537954787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26639074.post-583495667444232772008-05-22T18:27:00.000+08:002008-05-22T18:27:00.000+08:00Western people are learning Chinese while Chinese ...Western people are learning Chinese while Chinese from PRC [those educated] ware learning English.<BR/><BR/>But I from my point of view I think those who end up taking customer service job should at least take some basic english. Not everyone is Chinese in this country.Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752537348537954787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26639074.post-81413586892041021842008-05-22T15:44:00.001+08:002008-05-22T15:44:00.001+08:00China nationals who are highly English-proficient ...China nationals who are highly English-proficient and even speak English with an American accent are the ones who are better off than their counterparts who are either not proficient at all or not as highly proficient as them. The latter are the ones who end up in foreign countries, taking blue-collar jobs like waiter, cashier. Of course those who are highly educated and English-proficient get lucrative white-collar jobs as professors, managers, etc.Mockingbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06138644598929711369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26639074.post-7272422382114129312008-05-22T15:13:00.000+08:002008-05-22T15:13:00.000+08:00During my time, Chinese subject was rare; perhaps,...During my time, Chinese subject was rare; perhaps, an hour a week for only few months, uless you went to a Chinese-medium shcool. Chinese characters were the old type, not simplified. So, self-learning and watching Chinese programmes help a lot.<BR/><BR/>BTW some bananas are also yellow inside.. even yellower than what's supposed to be yellow, haha! <BR/><BR/>Strange but it's a fact that so many mainland Chinese are learning English, speaking like Americans, and going to the West for education. Watch CCTV Int'l and you know what I mean ;)JOEPSChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07822845813011316611noreply@blogger.com