I don't care whether some mother fucking ccb people will think I am a PAP charlatan when I say this.
The move to educate the Proud Singaporeans to speak mandarin is for everyone's own good, and own sake.
Just before 1997, Hong Kong people were very condescending towards PRC people, or the mainland people. Today, I guarantee you, almost 80% people and above in Hong Kong speak fluent Chinese, and they know the advantages.
The sleeping dragon is already awakened, and now the Hungry Dragon is gobbling up big companies globally... enter the dragon age!
Don't care if you're from Singapore or not, born or bred, here it comes.
People from North America, and Latin America are putting their kids to Mandarin Courses in pre-school (Kindergarten)
Africans are sending hordes of people to Beijing to forge long term connections, and learning the language (Mandarin)
Central Asians are studying in China Universities in Beijing.
Not to mention, China is setting up Confucius SCHOOLS all over the world, with the sole purpose of spreading the culture, and teaching Mandarin.
Singaporeans, wake up lah, don't be such a cock in the well, and don't know the world development.
Today, there are 1.4 Billion Mandarin Speaking Chinese, compared with a dot in 1 degrees north, with only 5 Million people (say 75% Chinese), besides, Singapore economy is more of a form of parasitic in nature, without the neighboring host like Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos, PINOY, and CHINA, Singapore would not be what it is today.
Mai Hao Lian lah! go and study Chinese for your own good.
It is not about pride anymore, it's about your very own survival... if you don't do business with China in this decade, you're fucked for good.
Be humble, and learn. Zap me all you want, fuck me all you want, call me a PAP charlatan, I don't care.
This truly got nothing to do with PAP.
It's got to do with your lazy ignorant ass.