OT: Hokkein as low class language?
 

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u wanna learn high class hokkien? i teach u.:D

感你拿 ( Thank you for receiving )

Quick, go use it on all yr high class ppl nw.:p

Re: OT: Hokkein as low class language?
 

In Singaporean society where proficiency in english is being seen as an indicator to the level of education and the socioeconomic status of the speaker, Hokkien maybe seen as inferior language. But I believe that in other asian countries such as China, or Taiwan, speaking Hokkien doesnt reveal whether the speaker is coming frm high class or low class background.

To say that, Hokkien is a low class language is definitely coming frm a narrow minded, bigotic point of view. Not surprising it is from someone who has sex with domestic helper regularly and also constantly promoting the morality in Singapore society, when he himself is a conflicted, paradoxical figure with no self identity whtsoever.

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I felt hokkien very friendly, local feel?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-S7S...e_gdata_player

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Dear Bro REG,


Hokkien as a language will never and should not be termed as L#% C#$%/ (i can't even bear to spell the words out in full to this sentence).

Hokkien speakers form the largest group of Chinese in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia.
Thus, you may have been exposed to those who used explicits in every sentence that they make and had been more or less "affected" "hooked" by it. ;p
I am exposed to such ppl everyday but i dn't see myself speaking that way.
It's more of "adjectives" to those hokkien speaking ppl.


Like your reference link, someone mentioned something like: "My grandmother speak hokkien in a normal conversational way....only my NS frds speak with the explicits".
Guess you had been in "bad company" if you find that what you hear n read is "low class".
Instead of going in circles saying "aiyah.. low class this low class tht".... maybe it's time you seek better company and indulge in much "higher class" lingo in your own definition"....

"Row row row your boat.. gently UP the stream.. merrily merrily merrily merrily life is but a dream". ;p


Well.. perhaps you have given yourself the excuse of "well... if you cant beat them.. join them.." thought after all :o


Gd day to ya.

Re: OT: Hokkein as low class language?
 

Why we gave you PR status? :o
You are anti-racial harmony in our society? :(
Perhaps we should revoke your status, license and deport you back to your tropical forest! :D

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OMG LA BRATTAH!!!

bRaddah do you kow that in Fujian province and in Taiwan they speak Hookkien lah, brattah????

Braddah are you aware that chinese in all its forms is widely ridiculed even today in the western worlds? But never mind lah brattah, you stupid lah and got frog in the well thinking....


BRADDAH

Re: OT: Hokkein as low class language?
 

Braaaaa dah... lol

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A lot of big time towkays also speaks Hokkien and Drive big Luxury cars. So are they consider as low class??

Re: OT: Hokkein as low class language?
 

mai hiew lan zhee kor siao kia la ... yee bo jiak yeo, tao nao pai liao bo ho say ... :D

let him talk to himself .. :p

Re: OT: Hokkein as low class language?
 

Braddahs the title of my thread ended with ?. Braddah was not a statement but rather a question to advance a discussion. Braddah, having said that one can say the elite status Chinese languages are in fact Mandarin and Cantonese. Most others considered jibberish Braddah. Braddah try to go to Beijing or Hong Kong and speak Hokkein and see if you get any respect. Fark in some Chinese cities (Tier 1 and Tier 2) you might even get your ass kicked.

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Dear Bro REG,

Allow "xiao di wo" aka "small bro me" to enage you in the discussion then.;p

When you post a Q, should you also explain to ppl where you are coming from?
Why do you want to ask this Q also?

If you think it's low class, may i kindly ask wht is your reason in saying such?


Thanks. :)



Note: If Bro REG does not reply to any Q of mine, it means you do not have any intention for discussion. You are just welll.. plain to see.... asking for "trouble" ;p

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he gotta 1st reply bro Apocalpyse's Q, which may require him another few centuries...:p

http://www.sammyboyforum.com/showthr...97#post6950697

Re: OT: Hokkein as low class language?
 

If you go to Taiwan and see, their variety and dramas all in Hokkein.

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Can I check with you, what language did force 136 and the british commanders used for Malaya and Singapore? :D