6 May 2010

Hen here or teh wei?

Worried about the demise of the Chinese language here? I think we have more to worry about:

Overheard in a fast food outlet at Compass Point (Sengkang):

Foreign worker counter staff: "Hen here or teh wei?"

Customer: ???

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Yes, of course the counter staff meant to say "Having here or take away?"
It's bad enough that at some fast food restaurants, we have Singaporean counter staff asking the customer questions in a robotic and speeding bullet manner but when the foreign help start modifying their sentences...... I shudder to think what will happen to the English standard here.

So, my advice to the Singapore leaders. We should be more concerned about the standard of English on this tiny island.

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