[Sg] - Rice : The Uncomfortable Truth Behind Why We Hate Atas Accents

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gbhomie 157 points 7 hours ago
Ang moh in Sg here. In my first week of NS my PC told me to "stop speaking slang." Claimed he couldn't understand me! I gathered he actually meant that he didn't understand my accent. Insisted I speak Singlish, which to me was like me putting on a fake accent.

https://www.ricemedia.co/the-uncomfortable-truth-behind-why-we-hate-atas-accents/

 

[UltimaOnline]

How black people try to "sound white" on important calls​

 

[Balls2U]

What about this kind of accent?

 

[superpower]

What about this kind of accent?

Educated Standard Singaporean accent. Fluent, well articulated, good command.

How many Sinkies speak like this nowadays?

 

[mojito]

Educated Standarad Singaporean accent. Fluent, well articulated, good command.

How many Sinkies speak like this nowadays?

I speaks very well in person, just like my hero sir lky.

 

[syed putra]

What about this kind of accent?

Cambridge?